The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Levels The Playing Field with the Ballogy Skills Assessment
The BSA Endorsed by NAIA Colleges for Recruiting
Kansas City, Mo. – June 10, 2021 – Ballogy Inc., the innovative software company revolutionizing the way youth and amateur athletes train and develop for their sports, announced today that the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) will utilize the Ballogy Skills Assessment™ (BSA) to discover future student-athletes. The BSA is a basketball shooting drill designed to assess a player’s shot-making skills and assign a certified score based on an objective testing methodology.
“Representing hundreds of colleges nationwide, the NAIA is in the business of intercollegiate athletics and giving talented young athletes an opportunity to play college sports,” said NAIA Director of Special Events and Sports Sponsorships, Austin Bennett. “We’re extremely excited to have the opportunity to incorporate the BSA score into our program standard for recruiting players.”
The Ballogy Skills Assessment is the result of extensive research and feedback gathered from middle school, high school, and college-level coaches and athletes. The assessment consists of 100 shot attempts, challenging players to make free throws, short-range, midrange, and long-range shots from various locations within a set time limit. Video of the test is captured in the Ballogy app and reviewed, verified, and scored by Ballogy Certified Coaches. The resulting Ballogy Score is saved to players’ profiles for increased visibility and exposure with collegiate-level coaches.
In preparation for the Ballogy Skills Assessment, Ballogy also offers a development plan for all athletes at any stage in their basketball journey. The Ballogy curriculum includes beginner, intermediate and advanced levels of development. Each level is composed of drills that apply to the skill level.
“Until now, there has been no industry standard or corresponding platform for young athletes to effectively measure, track, and benchmark their progress to help them reach the next level in their basketball journey,” said Todd Young, founder and CEO of Ballogy. “We are extremely excited to be able to deliver the first objective testing platform and have it endorsed by the NAIA, eliminating the hype and giving amateur athletes everywhere a real chance to get noticed at the collegiate level.”
Initially, the partnership gives Ballogy exclusivity to NAIA basketball and will later expand into 27 additional collegiate sports.
About Ballogy
Ballogy is an innovative software company revolutionizing the way youth and amateur athletes prepare for their sports. Ballogy’s unique performance tracking and analysis app and built-in certified testing program, enable young athletes to measure and evaluate their athletic development and improve their skills at every level of the game. Ballogy also provides a forum for individual players to connect, compete, network, and share with coaches, schools and teammates, via an easy-to-use app, giving young athletes visibility and access like never before. The Ballogy app is available for free in Google Play and the App Store. www.ballogy.com
About National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., is a governing body of small athletics programs that are dedicated to character-driven intercollegiate athletics. NAIA members provide more than 77,000 student-athletes with opportunities to play college sports, earn $800 million in scholarships and compete in 27 national championships. naia.org | @NAIA