The National Football League has this kind of program.
AAU
New Balance is an athletic shoe making company
An official sponsor of an event or organization contributes money or other assets to the organizations or organizers of the event usually in exchange for the right to advertise its connection to the event or organization. For example a sports shoe company might become an official sponsor for an athletic event or athletic organization.
Private Schools Athletic Development Association
Bright Lights is a nongovernmental and nonprofit organization who provide a strong, summer enrichment program that complements summer athletic activities.
RICE Principle
RICE Principle
This is to ensure that the people in the organization are not, to put it simply, stupid. Not saying that people who don't attend college are stupid, but it's not exactly difficult to pass high school. Also, playing basketball in college develops athletic and team skills in developing players.
national amatuer athletic assoc
RICE Principle
Athletic development can be seen in terms of the ability to play sports such as baseball, basketball, football, soccer, tennis, golf, ping pong, etc., or the ability to swim, bicycle, perform gymnastic exercises, lift weights, run, jump, and so forth. All of these things require athletic ability of some sort. Nobody has to do all of those things, but it is good to be able to do at least some of them.
Intramural means to occur within a certain school or organization. That school's athletic program is intramural to only that school.
In 1905 the Intercollegiate College Athletic Association was formed, which became the NCAA in 1910.