What is AthletesAdvisor.com?

From 1997-mid 2008, www.athletesadvisor.com served up millions of page views to knowledge hungry visitors looking for a variety of facts and ideas related to the general theme of helping athletes get better and also helping the student athlete find their way to college.

A lot has happened on the web since 1997 and the new site is designed to leverage the technology and community building features today's internet offers by opening up our content side to registered publisher who are experts in their field. By doing this, we in turn, give our readers more knowledge to grow with in many more areas that one person could ever provide themselves.

How do I publish content to the site?

If you have content or information that is helpful and informative to the public you are encouraged to register as a user on the site. Click on the "create an account text" in the User Login area to the left of this article.

As a publisher, we provide a robust platform to promote not only your expertise, but also your business. Each author has the opportunity to post information about themselves or their business along with contact information at the botton of their submissions. For example:

  Nancy Clark MS, RD CSSD (Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics) counsels casual exercisers and competitive athletes at Healthworks, the premier fitness center in Chestnut Hill, MA (617-383-6100). Her NEW 2008 Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook 4th Edition, and her Food Guide for Marathoners and Cyclist's Food Guide are available via www.nancyclarkrd.com. For online education and workshops, also see www.sportsnutritionworkshop.com.

In addition your articles will allow for readers to comment on the site and give you a chance to interact on a deeper level with the readers and potential customers/clients.

As an author registering, we do ask for you to provide a phone number for the sole reason of validating that you are who you say you are. If you don't provide the phone number, we can't approve you.

Once approved, you will be granted rights as a contributor and an interface to add content and manage your submissions. Each publication will be subject to approval by the site publisher.

How often can I contribute to the site?
As often as you would like, provided the content is fresh and appropriate. For example, a given author may re-post their weekly blog as an article with link backs if they see fit to so do and the content fits the purpose of the site. Another may submit a few articles a year.

Do I need to register to read the content on the site?
No, you don't, it is a free site and here for to increase your knowledge base. However, if you would like to comment on articles, join a discussion forum, there is an option to be a registered user. Simply register via the USER LOGIN section on the left hand menu. 

What kind of content can I post at www.athletesadvisor.com?

- Articles, interviews, FAQ’s, top 10 lists, press releases, book and video reviews, product reviews, tips and drills and any content that fits the mission of educating and informing college bound student athletes. Your content must be considered a resource, either as a “how to”,  “have you ever considered” or  “did you know” type of theme.

What sports or sport related topics do you support?

Our focus has traditionally been on high school and college sports and topic areas that would support enhanced performance in those areas. These have included:
- Nutrition
- Strength and Conditioning
- Sport Psychology and Mental Skills Training
- College Admissions
- Financial Aid
- SAT and College Prep
- Recruiting
- NCAA Rules

With the expansion of the site and the ease to which we are able to open the site up to contributors in other areas, we are happy to entertain adding more sports and sport related topics as long as they are topics which can be linked back to the mission of educating and enlightening college minded student athletes, their coaches and parents.

To suggest a new category, please contact us via the contact link in the top menu.

We are not a site for fans to discuss their favorite teams, athletes or to gossip about recruiting. There are plenty of options for that elsewhere. We are an information source for athletes to improve their game and hopefully make a successful transition to the next level, whatever that may be.  While we do have a discussion forum, it is meant to be a place to ask questions abot the topcis on this site and use the collective power of the commnity to learn as much as you can.

 ABOUT US
The Athlete’s Advisor was founded by Ray Lauenstein in 1995 and took the form of a subscription newsletter sold to high school athletic directors and guidance counselors looking for a one stop resource about recruiting, college admissions, athletic development, current trends, sports science and all things relating to the student athlete.

Utilizing his experience as a high school baseball coach, and a masters degree in Sports Psychology from Florida State University, Ray filled a need in the baseball market by writing one of the first comprehensive guides to the college baseball recruiting process in 1998,  Baseball: Playing Outside the Lines – A guide for players, parents and coaches. The book was sold commercially until 2008 and is now being re-written for a 5th edition to be available in the future.

Ray has managed the website www.athletesadvisor.com, a resource with hundreds of articles, book reviews and resources for the student athlete, since 1997. This site includes a partnership with noted sports nutritionist Nancy Clark, and Varsityedge.com, a leading recruiting information web site for student athletes.

In high school Ray was a three-sport athlete and played football and baseball at Hamilton College (NY) where he captained the baseball team in 1991. Following undergrad he enrolled at Florida State University in the Sport and Exercise Psychology program. During that time he coached baseball at perennial power Florida High and tutored in the FSU athletic department.

Ray just finished updating the 6th printing of   The Making of a Student Athlete with co-author, New England Interactive and Varsityedge.com founder Dave Galehouse.