Jump Forward is a web-based company that offers athlete recruiting, reporting and compliance solutions to over 60 universities throughout North America. This innovative company undoubtedly redefines the world of college athlete recruiting as it makes it easier for coaches to view the reports of high school athletes and it’s the only company that proactively prevents NCAA communication violations.
Adam McCombs, founder and CEO, had a mission to completely change the face of college recruiting since many current professional NBA athletes were overlooked during the high school recruiting process. Currently, the amount of wealth and the rate at which it is being produced is growing at a staggering pace and was projected by Adam McCombs to being a 20-million dollar top-line revenue business. Being an innovated company, Jump Forward has the competitive advantage of being the first innovator in the market and by having a patent on the mobile application. However, the business is quite risky due to the technological aspect and the amount of capital required in expanding the business.
Adam and his team spend most of their time searching for and creating the best possible technologies to further enhance the world of college sports recruiting.
This sounds like a fantastic idea and an excellent way to integrate technology, however from an ethics point of view I question its availability to individuals. It seems to be discriminatory towards those who do not have access to or cannot navigate technology. It may be in the company’s best interest to establish a hard copy data base as well in order to overcome this discrepancy.