Let's Talk About eSports Partnerships

With the eSport's world continue to grow around the world, so is the access to it throughout several generations. One of the main topics in the competitive playing field, are should pro-teams help sponsor and promote eSport genre games to the public. This would include both high school and college programs. One of the most recent news was that NFHS or the National Federation of State High School Association has partnered with PlayVS to form school level eSports programs.

The thinking behind this deal remains the following. If colleges around the world are offering education towards professional play, than shouldn't there be programs to help students become better prepared before college?

The recent deal with the NFHS and PlayVS includes that nearly 19,000 members in high school will actively become apart of several programs, classes, competitions, and other meetings to help round out players as they progress into their eSports field. The price to currently become a member is a fee of 16 dollars per month, and will also include the internet and infrastructure to learn on.

Currently the types of platforms that are being taught include multiplayer online battle arenas, fighting and sports. With the already increase in popularity, ESPN has already made several coverage of the current state of this partnership as it continues to grow.