PG, Tatnuck Group Form "PG People"

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Perfect Game Teams with The Tatnuck Group to Create “PG People” to Provide Athletes and their Families with Innovative and Exclusive Personal Development and Career Advancement Tools

PG People is designed to help the next generation of elite athletes navigate their way through the challenges presented by changes to Name, Image and Likeness rules and social media

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced it has teamed with sports consulting and leadership development firm, The Tatnuck Group, to create PG People, a one of a kind initiative designed to help young elite athletes succeed on and off the field.

At its outset, the PG People initiative will provide youth baseball and softball players with a two-pronged approach to personal development and career advancement.

First, through Social Scout, The Tatnuck Group’s proprietary social media analysis tool, Perfect Game’s top tier elite baseball and softball athletes, and their families, will have access to invaluable insights to help the athletes raise their social media following, visibility and digital footprint. This aspect of the PG People initiative will help young athletes and their families navigate their way through the emerging Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) era of collegiate athletics, as well as help safeguard them from making mistakes on social media that may cost them a scholarship or impact their draft prospects.

Second, PG Fit Finder, a first-of-its-kind survey designed by The Tatnuck Group’s staff of professional development experts, will help an athlete identify those teams and schools that align with the player’s preferences for leadership, coaching, and team environment. This valuable tool will align a player’s personal strengths and desires with the team culture and learning environment they will thrive in. Also, through Fit-Finder, the Perfect Game athlete will have a unique opportunity to proactively demonstrate their character and leadership to coaches and scouts in a manner that was previously unavailable in the amateur sports space.

In early 2022, The Tatnuck Group will unveil a third prong to PG People, when it launches Champion Conduct, a 35-part series of personal development videos curated by iconic professional athletes. This unique, video-based, personal development module is being created and developed to improve performance, foster positive behavior, and emphasize the importance of philanthropic and charitable community engagement among athletes. Champion Conduct videos will feature professional athletes sharing their personal stories and advice on how to succeed on and off the field. More information regarding Champion Conduct will be released closer to its launch date.

“Perfect Game is committed to delivering best-in-class services to all of its participating athletes, regardless of age and ability. This innovative and first-of-its-kind initiative, PG People, will provide elite Perfect Game athletes and their families with invaluable tools to help them successfully navigate their way as they approach the collegiate and professional levels of the sport,” said Perfect Game Founder and President, Jerry Ford. “We look forward to working closely with The Tatnuck Group team of leadership and personal development experts to provide Perfect Game athletes with the tools they will need to maximize their potential in the sport and in life.”

“We are extremely proud and excited to partner with Perfect Game, a best-in-class organization that has given so many student-athletes a platform to improve their careers and lives,” stated The Tatnuck Group CEO, AJ Scola. “Through our partnership, we hope that more doors are opened for deserving student-athletes, and that those athletes find better success through their career trajectory. The PG People initiative is committed to helping athletes develop the skills necessary to be positive contributors to their teams, schools, and society."

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