Athletes Make the Best Announces Sports Power Infrastructure Summer League With State Teams in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Nevada

Athletes Make the Best today announced the launch of the Sports Power Infrastructure Summer League, a national workforce and talent‑development movement connecting America’s athletes to the country’s most essential infrastructure careers. With 8.3 million student‑athletes competing in the United States and fewer than one percent going pro, the program creates a long‑overdue bridge between athletic skill and the industries that keep the nation running.

The initiative arrives at a critical moment. Over the next decade, 1.9 million infrastructure jobs will go unfilled, including roles in energy, utilities, construction, manufacturing, transportation, logistics, digital infrastructure, and tourism. Employers overwhelmingly prefer athlete‑trained talent, with 80 percent reporting athletes make stronger hires.

“The discipline that wins championships is the same discipline that builds America’s energy grids, ports, data centers, and transportation corridors. Your athletic DNA is not a sports credential. It is a career credential,” said Tenicka Chaney, Managing Director of Sports Power Infrastructure, underscoring the program’s mission.

The Summer League launches with teams in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Nevada, with additional states opening until July 31. Athletes ages 13 to 24 join their home‑state roster, participate in virtual huddles twice weekly, receive career education powered by LocalContent.com, and earn real commission income through team merchandise sales.

Every item sold is co‑branded with infrastructure career pathways and helps fund a national documentary series, reinforcing the connection between athletics and America’s essential industries.

The national goal is 100,000 items sold, representing just 1.2 percent of all U.S. student‑athletes, and serving as proof that athletes are the country’s most underutilized workforce.

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How Athletes Are Measured and Ranked

The Summer League integrates the Sports Power Rating, a standardized readiness score that evaluates athletes across three areas:
- Speed, Strength, and Agility through eight combine‑style tests
- Education and Career Readiness through a brief assessment
- Verified in‑person performance with certified evaluators

The composite score is weighted 40/40/20, creating a unified benchmark that reflects both athletic ability and real‑world career readiness.

About the Documentary: Athletes Make the Best Conversations

The Summer League fuels the production of Athletes Make the Best Conversations, a documentary series premiering Thanksgiving 2026. The series follows current and retired athletes who “heard the final whistle” and built meaningful careers in infrastructure fields including energy, technology, manufacturing, construction, maritime, transportation, hospitality, and tourism. The stories are unfiltered, unscripted, and real, offering the playbook today’s athletes were never given.

Each state team will select two women and two men to represent their state in the series, with final selections announced on August 23, 2026.

The Sports Power Infrastructure Summer League transforms athletes from uncertain competitors at the end of their sports journey into credentialed professionals with real earnings, real opportunities, and a documented pathway into America’s most essential industries.

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