UNITE

POWERED BY ATHLETE NETWORK

THE CURRENT + FORMER ATHLETE ENGAGEMENT SOLUTION

WITH PROVEN RESULTS

Designed by Athletic Departments Powered by Athlete Network

Finally, athletic departments will have Unite, a branded software solution to organize, promote, and track the programs and services offered to both current and former student-athletes. Unite powered by Athlete Network enhances the student-athlete experience and creates life-long relationships between athletic departments and their athletes.

Athlete Network Understands the Challenges of Collegiate Athletic Departments

Decentralized services over multiple locations
Lack of engagement with former athletes
Unavailable analytics, reporting, and measurements for current services
CRMs are not engagement platforms
Underutilized career and mentoring services

Top Requested Services by Athletic Departments

Career placement services
Mentorship program
Letterman’s Club/Alumni Engagement
Student-Athlete Development opportunities
Data insights, analytics, and reporting

Athletic Department Benefits with Unite Software

Organized and centralized services
Enhanced on-campus student-athlete experience
Dashboard providing tracking and reporting
Meaningful engagement and services for former athletes
Fundraising increases
Recruitment tool for coaches
Data, data, and more data

REQUEST A DEMO

“Through real data, partnering with Athlete Network has allowed us to enhance our student services for our guaranteed jobs placement program.”

Terry Mohajir

Athletic Director

Arkansas State Universty

“Athlete Network provides our staff, athletes, and sponsors the technology platform to guide Team USA athletes in their successful transition away from elite sport.”

Leslie Klein

ACE Director

United States Olympic Committee

“Our staff is excited to partner with Athlete Network and their new technology. However, our student-athletes and former athletes will be the true beneficiaries as we consolidate all our services in one spot on our own branded Wildcat Network.”

Gene Taylor

Athletic Director

Kansas State University

“We are excited to partner with Athlete Network as we continue to raise the bar department wide. Improving the student-athlete experience across the board from recruiting to career placement is a major priority, and we now have the additional tools to achieve this goal.”

Brad Wachler

VP For Intercollegiate Athletics

Lindenwood University

FAQ

What services will or can my athletic department offer?

Each school owns their technology platform, and it is meant to be a tool to enhance, not replace, current programs. Therefore, each athletic department will determine which services will be consolidated on their network. Our recommendation is that all current services, which are currently decentralized across a variety of different websites, will be offered to current student-athletes and former student-athletes via Unite powered by Athlete Network. Also, one major network feature is a robust mentoring program along with expanded career services, which can stand alone or complement current services.

What are the most requested services?

The top services requested to enhance the current student-athletes have been career services, internship program, and mentoring program. Services for former student-athletes and engagement have been mentoring, letterwinner's clubs, reunions, ticketing, and networking. The platform will also allow for links to other external websites and internal documents as needed.

Will we need to add staff to administer the partnership?

Absolutely not, and your network will actually reduce some staffing responsibilities. With the assistance of the Athlete Network provided account executive, the network has been designed to lighten the staffing burden. Athletic departments can plan to budget more efficient roles and responsibilities due to technology and data insights. A recommended best practice is to assign a graduate assistant, intern, or current staff member to manage the partnership.

Can we add sponsors or partners to our Network?

Absolutely. The inventory can be fully leveraged by the school or their appropriate rights holder. Many schools have indicated that the network has been budget neutral or even a revenue stream based on the new inventory of sponsors and partners.

Can we add local and regional employers in the career services area?

Yes. Current and former student-athletes will have a seamless experience when viewing national and local employer partners, regardless of origin. This will occur with no additional fees to the school or companies.

What about the issue of compliance?

Great question. We put a lot of thought and focus into this point. Compliance documents with detailed feedback and counsel from our current partners and their compliance departments are included in each network. In addition to these standard compliance documents, schools may supplement the software with additional verbiage, addendums, or completely replace the documents.

Will we have access to our data and reporting?

Yes, Athlete Network will provide a dashboard to all school specific data and reporting. Analytics, reporting, and data insights will be one of the most valuable components of the partnership.

How quickly we can launch our network?

We partner with you to build out a project plan and timeline based on our experience with dozens of networks. This can take anywhere from 4 – 12 weeks depending upon your availability and responsiveness to provide content, such as branding details, logos and images for the landing page and network.

Is our network password protected and secure?

Yes. Networks are closed to the public and require a unique username and password for each user.