Scholarships Available for Southwest Baptist University's Varsity Program

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Wow very cool. I filled out the form but accidental entered in the wrong year of graduation. I attempted to resubmit so if you see two from a single person that is probably me :)

I got it! I will respond tomorrow with information about next steps!

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Questions,

What are the value of these scholarships?

How does this apply to in-state vs out of state tuition?

Is this undergrad only or does it also apply to graduate level?

Hello Maximum Morde, Much like traditional sports, the value of the scholarship will be determined by a player's personal ability and potential contribution to the team. The exact value is something that will be tailored to each recruit. Depending on a player's academic standing, and game skill, they could be offered up to a full-tuition scholarship.

We are a private institution and do not have different tuition amounts for in-state vs. out of state.

With the current development of collegiate competitive esports in the Collegiate StarLeague, ULoL, and the newly formed National Association of College eSports (NACeSports), it is likely that only undergraduate students would meet the eligibility requirements for competition. Because of that potential, we are currently only recruiting undergraduate students. This includes future high school graduates and current college students.

I honestly would love to recruit a couple of transfer students for the Spring 2017!!

Thanks for your questions, Chris Allison Head eSports Coach Southwest Baptist University SBUBearcats.com

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As a person who played college baseball I think Esports should follow the same exact guidelines as all other collegiate sports. When it comes to player eligibility, age and transfer status ad what not. It is cool that a programs like this are starting to develop I think its awesome. Like I said I had played college baseball and now I'm currently a teacher and coach. so it is really awesome that you are are seeing these programs that allow students with not a high athletic ability to compete in esports and also a way to help students pay for education with how much higher learning costs now a days. wish this was around when I was in college. would have been fun.

It is definitely a blast watching this all develop. The NAIA has actually founded a new organization, the National Association of Collegiate eSports (NACeSports), who will be the governing body for all schools with Varsity eSport Programs! Within a year, most of the recruitment and eligibility requirements will mirror the NAIA and NCAA.

This effort is reaching an entirely new generation and genre of student athletes!

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how are you a coach and bronze 3 makes no sense

Valid question! In traditional sports, we see two types of coaches: 1) The former pro player who turns coach and 2) The coach who cannot do, but can teach. I fall into the second category. I started playing League in January of this past year and mostly play for fun with the guys on the team. However, that is not where I contribute to the team as a coach.

I have worked as a defensive coach for a collegiate level lacrosse team. I also used to work in the mental health field and have expertise in communication training. My past experience is in data analysis, macro strategy planning, and creating efficient communication practices so that members on the team can work efficiently and seamlessly as they work together to accomplish shared goals and objectives. I facilitate practices in a way that my team works to sharpen each other, grow each other, learn from each other, and ultimately make themselves better and the team better. I use my players' skills and expertise to push the rest of the team and subsequently achieve high level performance.

I hope that answers your question...let me know if you have any others!

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Hi there,

I previously attended Mercer University, also a Christian private school, for two years. I had to leave due to financial issues. I am currently not enrolled in college but I want to be! I am currently ranked Diamond 5 and would love to go to school to play on a LoL team! I was wondering if it would be possible for me to be eligible? I went ahead and filled out an application :)

You are absolutely eligible as an undergrad! I will send you an email response to your recruitment questionnaire and that will outline the next steps for you! We are recruiting as early as Spring of 2017!

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Have any questions for us??

If we live out of state but would love to apply. How would we go about doing so? Also if we have no college experience but would also like to join the college how would we also do that?