Japanese student/Athletes from Athlete-Brand have had a huge success at US Collegeiate level.

Takashi Matsuo, Arizona Western College, AZ Baseball, OF, sophomore

Once led the league in hitting

Sakiko(Kiko) Tamashiro, Martin Methodist College, TN Softball, SS, junior
receive full scholorship at Martin Methodist College
two consective successful season at Glendale College, AZ
4th in hitting in the league in 2005 and 7th in 2006

Akiko Ando, Tacoma CC, WA Womens' Basketball, SG/SF sophomore
got a starting spot from freshman

Please contact here(contact)
if you have a spot for quality Japanese players

Use us as your new recruting tool!!!!!

About us

Since its founding in 2004, Athlete-Brand has been an affirming organization that strives to help student/athletes discover the full range of their talents and potential. Athlete-Brand creates and offers a challenging opportunity for the next step.

Talented Japanese players have no place to go
There are many talented athletes who just quit the sports not because they do not play anymore nor do have talents for the next level but because there aren’t many opportunities. Japanese college baseball teams are only 368 teams as opposed to over 1400 in the states. (Other college sports team have similar numbers or even smaller.)
According to a MLB scouts, quite a few of those who quit are good enough to play at the next level.

Fundamental, good attitude, work ethic
In general, Japanese players have done a lot of practices during the high school career. -They have practiced 365 days a year for three or more years, which means that they have solid fundamentals, high baseball IQ and work ethic as well as good attitudes.

The number of the Japanese athletes who want to play in US is growing and growing since more and more Japanese pro players have played in Major Leagues.
There are simply not enough opportunities for those players to showcase themselves to coaches ad scouts in US.

Creating the opportunity and support the players to challenge the opportunity is very important and that is our mission.

We need your help
Just like in the movie “Jerry McGuire”, “Help me, help you.”
Helping Japanese players will ultimately help you and your team, we strongly believe.

No scholarship negotiation
Japanese players just want the opportunity. There are quite a few players who appreciate the opportunity to be in the roster or be with the team. They are not looking for the scholarship. We, Athlete-Brand, will not negotiate the scholarship for the player but the opportunity to play. Of course, it will be accepted by the player if there is an offer. That will be up to the players and the family members. We just don’t think the scholarship as the negotiation tool.

To coaches,

Once again,
this is new, risk-free avenue to recruit the athletes that few coaches know yet.

Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in giving Japanese players opportunities
e-mail to: here

Sincerely
Shingo Nemoto
President/CEO
Athlete-Brand

Here are other characteristics of Athlete-Brand:

Support any level of athletes:
Athlete-Brand has also done the management of Olympic Gold Medalist and continues to support any type of athletes from world’s top elite athletes to 10 year old players who participate in a summer camp. (contract with Olympic gold medalist ended in 2006)

The founder, President/CEO, Shingo Nemoto used to serve many of top Major Leaguers in his former job. so we know how to treat athletes and that is what we are good at.

Education
The founder, President/CEO, Shingo Nemoto will teach three sports business class -sports business, Sports life/ industry Comparison between US and Japan, sports career design at Tokyuyama University, Yamaguchi from Spring 2007
He has published two sports related books –student/athletes guide to US sports world. –English in MLB, NFL, NBA
see more about Athlete-Brand and Shingo Nemoto

Sports Consulting
Offer the consulting to student/athletes, non-players(prospective trainers, sports management students, etc), schools and companies.

:Help college preparations
:Tryout, camp, showcase support: Help players who participate in US sports scene
:provide the opportunity to experience US sports scene to non-players(prospective trainers, sports management students, etc) 
:Sports business consulting  -consulted one of the largest company in the industry in Japan regarding a nationwide basketball project.
:Athlete management
:Training for student/athlete
:seminar

see more about Athlete-Brand and Shingo Nemoto

What we have accomplished

> Tryout / Showcase
:Arizona Fall Classic(Baseball)
:National Fast Pitch Tryout(softball)
:College Baseball tryout
:College Basketball tryout
:NWBL Tryout(Women’s Basketball)
:ABA summer League(Basketball)
:California Collegiate Summer League(Baseball)

>Summer Camp / Academy
:West Virginia University Basketball Summer Camp
:UCLA Basketball Summer Camp
:IMG Academy
:Five Star Camp
:Wally Joyner Baseball Clinic

>Athlete-Brand Alumni - player
:Arizona Western College(Baseball)
:Glendale CC(Softball)
:Scottsdale CC(Baseball)
:Tacoma CC(Women’s Basketball)
:Monterey BaySox(Baseball, college summer League)
:Finalist of Japanese Professional Baseball Team Tryout, Yokohama Baysters
And, a quite a few students who study sports related subject (e.g. Athletic Training, Sports Management, etc.) are at colleges and universities in all over the States.

>Project
:Assist Japan’s First Basketball scholarship “Slam Dunk Scholarship Program” that will send a Japan’s one of the best players to one of US premier basketball prep programs(South Kent School).

>Special Trainer Internship program -
:Visalia Oaks(Colorado Rockies Affiliate)
:Chicago Cubs Minor at Spring Training

>Athletic Training Special Internship
:University of California, San Diego
:Glendale CC, Arizona

>Basketball Coach Internship

>Baseball tutoring

>Book
:”America de Pro ni naru” (to be a profeesionaI in US)
:”Nekkyu Eigo”(English in MLB, NBA, NFL coverage)

WBC's World's No.1 Country -Japan
Japanese Baseball Prospects

High School, JC, etc

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