Enter This Essay/Short Video Contest for a Chance to Win $1500 and a Fall Trip to NYC!

We want to know how playing sports changed your life and give you the platform to share that story. 

Grand prize will be awarded:

  • $1000 Scholarship + $500 Amazon gift card
  • Paid trip to NYC to present at NextUp: The Youth Sports Management Conference

Submission window has ended.

The SPORTSDOG Storytellers Contest:

The SPORTSDOG Storytellers Contest invites student-athletes grades 10-12 to create and submit their story via essay, 90 second video, voice recording, speech, etc. Tell us why you play, an exciting game-winning moment, or how sports positively impacted your life.

Here are some prompts to consider:

  • Tell us your youth sports story—how did you start playing? Why do you continue to play? How has sports impacted your life for the better? What lessons have you learned?
  • Describe an unforgettable moment in your youth sports career—maybe it was a big win, a point you scored in a clutch moment, a failure that taught you something important, an award, or something unrelated to the score at all. What lessons did you learn? What made this moment so unforgettable?
  • Can you tie any of these stories or moments back to the LeagueApps SPORTSDOG Values? Sportsmanship, Passion, Openness, Results, Team, Student of the Game, Difference Maker, Own Your Role, Grit

How to Enter

Through July 22, 2024, read the Official Rules and submit your entry (including your contact information). Only online submissions will be accepted. 

Five finalists will be selected and announced by August 5, 2024 and the Grand prize winner will be selected by August 19, 2024. Winners will be notified by email. 

All written submissions must be limited to 500-words and video submissions must be a maximum of 90 second, uploaded in MP4 format.

Submission window has ended.

Prizes:

Finalists
Our judging panel will select five finalists who will each win a $500 Amazon e-gift card to and have their SPORTSDOG story featured on LeagueApps’ blog—an opportunity to have published creative work before college. 

Grand Prize
One Grand Prize Winner will be selected from the five finalists to receive an additional $1000 scholarship and be invited to share their story in-person with the youth sports community at NextUp: The Youth Sports Management Conference in New York City on October 16 & 17. 

Timeline

  • April 27:  Contest announced
  • May 13-July 22:  Submission period
  • August 5: Finalists announced
  • August 19: Grand prize winner selected 
  • October 16-17: Grand prize winner shares story at NextUp in NYC!