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Global Sports, Inc. (GSPN) is a web-based athletic recruiting service designed to bring high school athletes and college coaches together with the power of video and the innovative speed, flexibility and global reach of the Internet.

"The market for our services is in demand," says Anthony Rosa, CEO and founder of Global Sports, Inc. "Last year there was an estimated total of 6.5 million high school athletes participating in sports."

With the cost of college tuition on the rise, competition for scholarships are more cut - throat than ever. Athletes need a way to deliver fast, high impact and innovative solutions to help themselves get recruited.

"We realized that there are just too many athletes out there and colleges just can't keep an eye on everyone," Rosa said. "Thus, we developed a simple, affordable solution that will bring high school athletes to college desktops nationwide."

The company delivers TV quality video of high school athletic events and highlights to recruiting coaches seeking athletes through the Internet. It has partnered with industry leading Cisco Systems, JVC and Airborne Express to help promote student athletes to colleges nationwide.

"We would like to go international one day and bring athletes from all walks of life to compete in college athletics and most importantly, earn their degrees while doing so," said Rosa.

There are several case studies on this company. Here is one for instance, by Cisco Systems (formerly known as SightPath): www.sightpath.com/showcase or www.sightpath.com/global.

"I was not recruited coming out of High School, but I believed I could play college basketball for a prominent collegiate program," Rosa says. "I enrolled at the University of Miami in Florida, walked on without a scholarship, made the team, earned a starting position, earned a college scholarship, played on national television and earned my degree. I want hundreds of other athletes to experience what I went through. Help parents save tons of money, and make these athletes become productive citizens in society. Nothing will be handed to anybody. It must be earned!"

The company believes that not only will prospective student-athletes benefit from the exposure provided by Global Sports, Inc., but college coaches stand to gain as well by limiting their travel expenses and cutting the cost in recruiting budgets nationwide. By helping colleges and universities reduce the cost in recruiting and save money, schools will have the ability to finance other projects such as improving athletic facilities or sponsoring other sports.

Visit Global Sports's Web site at: www.gspn.net