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YSN Sports Broadcasting Academy - Mission Statement
Through an online curriculum and hands-on experience, our MISSION is “To provide unparalleled sportscasting instruction, life, communication and business skills benefitting high school students and recent high school graduates throughout their lives, whether they choose a career in sportscasting or elsewhere.“
ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
To be considered for admission, please be sure to have available and ready to submit/upload the following materials at the time of completing the application:
(Parent or Guardian must complete / submit application for applicants under 18 years old)
1. $75.00 application fee
2. Transcripts or Report Card
3. Essay - Please choose one of the following topics:
• Adult behavior/parent pressure on youth sports
• Girls playing in a boys sport
• What is more important, Competition or Having Fun? Why?
Tuition:
$495.00
Important Note: For parents who qualify and applicants who receive acceptance letters into the academy, PayPal offers no payments interest-free for 6 months.
$75.00 APPLICATION FEE:
PAY TUITION LATER:
Tuition Includes:
• 6-week live and interactive web-based training
• Academy polo shirt with academy Logo
• Academy microphone flag and wind screen
• Academy press passes
• Academy lanyard
• Academy certification
18 BENEFITS OF THE YSN SPORTS BROADCASTING ACADEMY:
1. Receive academy polo shirt, mic flag, web cam and headset
2. Expert preparation and early head start into the sportscasting field (If you ask any current sports broadcasting professional what he or she thinks of the YSN Sports Broadcasting Academy, our experience tells us you’ll probably hear something like…”I wish they had this when I was a kid”.
3. 6-week web-based curriculum from the comfort of home
4. Live and interactive communication with your instructor and fellow students from all over the U.S. during each class
5. Student/teacher ratio 10:1
6. Only 2 class hours per week
7. One-on-one coaching and sportscasting critiques by instructor via email and phone
8. Access to archived class material between classes
9. Receive an academy email address
10. Training developed by professional sportscasters for young aspiring sportscasters
11. Guests speakers - begin to establish relationships and contacts with professionals within the highest levels of the sportscasting industry
12. Community of learners - interaction and practice with classmates anytime/anywhere
13. Online educational experience (future of education)
14. Build confidence, poise, and composure and develop public speaking skills regardless of career choice
15. Proves to future college admissions committees and future employers that you have invested early in your interest in sportscasting as a career
16. Start sportscasting career now…before college
17. Competitive edge over peers also interested in a career in sportscasting
18. Graduates receive YSN certification
Student Technical Requirements
(Technical Support provided by the academy IT department):
• Computer access with high speed internet connection
such as DSL or cable - 1.5 Mbs/sec downloads connection
• Headset with microphone
• Google Chrome is the preferred browser. - Click Here to Download
Other acceptable browsers are Mozilla, Safari and Internet Explorer 9
