Front Page Athlete is a new social media and personal development app for young athletes and is about to take the social networking world by storm. With the success of their Indiegogo campaign, this new concept will shortly take center stage on the web. Atlanta, GA – 3/3/2014 – There are few things in life that are more empowering to young people than group sports. Sports create camaraderie, healthy competition and go a long way in building self-esteem. Now there is a new component – Front Page Athlete.
FPA is the world’s first and only social network and personal development site designed specifically for young athletes. Now in its beta test phase, the new network is being funded with a small Indiegogo campaign, which will allow the FPA team to complete programming and market the site to the more than 35 million potential users in the U.S. alone.
“A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove, but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.” –Forest E. Witcraft
Team sports are obviously a social experience. It gathers people together, both in teams and in the stands. When a young person is developing, a sense of self-esteem is vital. Team sports provide the support and camaraderie of peers and is one of the most powerful confidence builders for kids.
There are many other positives that come from playing sports, such as the fact that young athletes are 90% less likely to get involved with drugs, female athletes are 80% less likely to become pregnant and kids that play sports are 2 to 3 times more likely to graduate high school. In addition, 72% of corporate executives played sports when they were young.
In a survey conducted and listed on Statistic Brain, 90% of kids who play sports say that they’d rather play on a losing team then warm the bench on a winning team. Two-thirds of them say they play just to have time with their friends and just over 70% say they don’t even care if the score is not kept.
http://www.statisticbrain.com/youth-sports-statistics/
“it’s clear that youth athletics is a powerful and vibrant market for our mobile app,” commented Caryn Russell, co-founder of Front Page Athletes, “and that our unique network with its focus on interactions with professional athletes and personal development will be a huge hit. Front Page Athlete will have a powerful and positive impact on young athletes everywhere.”
Front Page Athlete takes a somewhat different approach than other sites like Facebook. It focuses on athletes and provides them with opportunities and tools to connect with each other through their sports. Additionally, the site will allow young people to connect with their professional athlete heroes and receive messages from them on a daily basis. The site is not just another Facebook clone. It’s a unique and carefully planned system to provide positive reinforcement for kids and to help them develop into better and more successful people with true integrity and character. A contribution to this worthwhile business will not only be profitable but socially responsible and help young people grow into the leaders of tomorrow.
About the FPA Team
Caryn Russell, CEO and Co-Founder
After graduating Summa Cum Laude with her law degree, Caryn chose to follow her heart by playing professional racquetball for 12 years, culminating in the #1 World Ranking in 1989. Caryn also coached at the Olympic Training Center for 11 years and was inducted into the U.S. Racquetball Hall of Fame in 2001. Since her retirement, Caryn has been an entrepreneur, successfully building three companies from the ground up.
Robin Whitmire, CCO (Chief Content Officer) and Co-Founder
Robin also played professional racquetball, becoming a National Pro Doubles Champion in 1989 and Olympic Festival Qualifier in 1990 and 1991. After retirement, Robin pursued her pharmacy education, building and managing all aspects of the daily operations of pharmacies with annual gross sales in excess of $5m.
Visit the Indiegogo campaign and see how you can support this innovative and worthwhile company:
http://igg.me/at/FrontPageAthlete/x/5914118
You can also follow FPA and the team on Facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/FrontPageAthlete?ref=hl
Keep up to date by following the team on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/FrontPageAthlet
Media Contact
Company Name: Front Page Athlete
Contact Person: Caryn Russell
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City: Atlanta
State: GA
Country: United States
Website: http://igg.me/at/FrontPageAthlete/x/5914118
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