EVAL is a platform that connects aspiring collegiate esports athletes with college programs. It provides players with tools to showcase their in-game performance through analytics and virtual combines, while offering coaches a data-driven scouting system to identify and evaluate talent.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
The collegiate esports landscape presents a fragmented recruitment process, making it challenging for talented players to connect with college programs and for coaches to efficiently identify prospective student-athletes. This disconnect hinders the development of structured college esports pipelines and limits opportunities for players seeking scholarships.
Solution
EVAL provides a centralized platform designed to streamline college esports recruitment. The platform offers players tools to showcase their in-game performance through advanced analytics and participate in virtual combines, directly presenting their capabilities to college coaches. For coaches, EVAL delivers a robust scouting system that leverages data-driven metrics to identify and evaluate potential recruits. The system also supports leagues in creating structured pathways for player development and scholarship allocation, fostering a more organized and accessible collegiate esports ecosystem.
Target Audience
The primary users are high school and collegiate esports players seeking recruitment opportunities, college esports coaches and programs looking to scout talent, and esports leagues aiming to build structured recruitment pipelines.
Features
- Player profiles featuring integrated performance analytics from supported esports titles.
- Virtual combine functionality allowing players to demonstrate skills under standardized conditions.
- Coach dashboard for player scouting, filtering by game, skill metrics, and academic indicators.
- Tools for leagues to manage player pipelines and facilitate scholarship opportunities.
- Secure communication channels between players, coaches, and league administrators.
- Data aggregation and visualization of player performance trends over time.