PARTNERSHIP OVERVIEW
Where World-Class Academics Meet Passion, Purpose, and Performance
ICL Academy is a trailblazing educational provider, seamlessly blending world-class academics with mentorship from global icons and world champions. ICL’s award-winning education model leverages cutting-edge AI technology to deliver passion-based learning with passionate live teachers and real-world application, empowering thousands of aspiring youth worldwide.
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ICL Academy represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity that combines human connection and mission-driven impact that AI can never replace. We partner with leading media companies, global icons, sports leagues, and world champions, while also integrating advanced AI technology where applicable.
ICL Academy
Facility
Partnership
Opportunity
ICL Academy helps athletic facilities, clubs, academies, and training centers add a fully accredited, flexible academic solution without having to build a school from scratch. Through ICL, facilities can offer student-athletes a world-class education that aligns with training, travel, competition, recruiting, and long-term development.
Most athletic facilities already provide coaching, performance training, competition access, and physical infrastructure. What many do not yet have is a scalable academic partner that allows serious athletes to train during the day, remain NCAA/college eligible, and stay on track for graduation. ICL Academy solves that gap.
The Problem Athletic Facilities Face​
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Families want elite training, but they also need a trustworthy academic solution.
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Traditional school schedules limit daytime training and recovery.
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Many facilities lack the staffing, accreditation, curriculum, and compliance resources to operate a school.
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Residential or full-day academy models are difficult to scale without an academic partner.
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Parents often hesitate to commit unless the academic plan feels credible, structured, and college-aligned.
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Facilities lose potential revenue because they cannot offer a complete “training + school” pathway.
THE ICL SOLUTION​
ICL Academy provides academic infrastructure that allows athletic facilities to become full student-athlete development academies.
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ICL can support facilities through:
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Fully accredited grades 5–12 academic programming
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Live synchronous courses
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Asynchronous academic options
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Dedicated teachers
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Recorded seminars for traveling athletes
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NCAA academic guidance
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College counseling support
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Course planning and transcript support
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Flexible scheduling around training and competition
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Academic support structures that can be virtual, hybrid, or onsite
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Optional onsite ICL academic support specialists or teachers, depending on the partnership model
Partner Model Options
Model 1
Referral
Partnership
The facility introduces families to ICL as a preferred academic option.
Best for: Clubs, training centers, academies without full-time school ambitions.
Structure:
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Facility promotes ICL to families
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ICL handles admissions, academics, billing, and student support
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Facility may receive referral fee, tuition share, or partner discount structure
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Minimal operational lift for the facility
Facility upside:
Easy to implement, creates value for families, and can generate ancillary revenue.
Model 2
Preferred
Academic
Partner
ICL becomes the official academic partner of the facility or academy.
Best for: Facilities that want a formal education offering but do not want to operate a school.
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Structure:
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ICL is promoted as the official academic partner
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Facility and ICL co-market the pathway
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Students enroll directly with ICL
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Facility may receive tuition participation or partnership economics
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ICL provides academic advising and enrollment support
Facility upside:
Stronger brand positioning, more credibility with families, and greater revenue potential
Model 3
Hybrid Onsite
Academy
ICL provides academic program, facility provides physical environment and athletic training.
Best for: Serious academies, full-day training centers, soccer academies, tennis academies, golf academies, equestrian centers, hockey academies, and multi-sport campuses.
Structure:
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Students train onsite at the facility
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Students complete ICL coursework through live/asynchronous programming
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ICL may provide onsite academic support staff
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Facility may provide study space/classroom areas
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Students follow a structured daily training + academic schedule
Facility upside:
Creates a true academy experience and allows facility to charge premium programming fees.
Model 4
Residential Academy
Model
ICL becomes the academic engine for a boarding or residential athletic academy.
Best for: High-performance facilities, international academies, soccer clubs, tennis academies, golf academies, and emerging youth-to-pro pathways.
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Structure:
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Facility provides housing, meals, training, operations, and supervision
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ICL provides accredited academics, curriculum, teachers, counseling, academic oversight
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ICL may staff onsite teachers/advisors
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Facility bundles education into a premium residential tuition package
Facility upside:
Enables a full residential academy model without building an independent school from scratch.
Model 5
White Label or
Co-Branded
Academy
ICL powers the academic program behind a partner-branded academy.
Best for: Large facilities, clubs, or organizations that want their own branded academy but need academic infrastructure.
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Structure:
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Facility markets a branded academy
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ICL provides the accredited academic backbone
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Branding can be co-branded or partner-led
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ICL handles curriculum, academic compliance, transcript support, and teaching model
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Economics may include per-student pricing, licensing, or revenue share
Facility upside:
Allows the partner to launch an academy under its own brand while relying on ICL’s proven education platform.
Partner Model ROI Considerations
ROI Driver 1: Increased Enrollment
Adding ICL allows a facility to attract students who need a full-day or full-year development model.
Example: If a facility adds 25 full-time academy students at $30,000 per year, that creates $750,000 in gross program revenue. ICL’s academic parter tuition cost would only account for a fraction of that additional revenue, leading to short and long term gains for the partner.
ROI Driver 2: Premium Pricing
Facilities with academics can charge more than facilities offering training alone.
Example: A tennis or soccer academy charging $15,000 for training may be able to create a full student-athlete academy package at $35,000–$60,000+ depending on services included.
ROI Driver 3: Better Facility Utilization
Most athletic facilities have underused weekday daytime hours. A school-integrated academy fills those gaps.
Example: Training sessions can be scheduled during traditional school hours, allowing the facility to monetize time blocks that are often less profitable.
ROI Driver 4: Improved Retention
Families are more likely to stay when the facility becomes central to the student’s full development pathway.
Example: A student attending both school and training through the academy is less likely to leave for a competing program.
ROI Driver 5: New Residential or Destination Academy Revenue
With ICL as the academic partner, facilities can attract out-of-market, national, and international students.
Example: A residential soccer academy charging $75,000–$100,000 per student can justify premium pricing because it includes training, academics, housing, meals, supervision, and pathway development.
ROI Driver 6: Sponsorship and Partnership Upsdie
A full academy model creates more attractive opportunities for sponsors, brands, apparel companies, tech partners, and governing bodies.
Example: A facility with a formal student-athlete academy can pursue naming rights, uniform partnerships, event sponsorships, recruiting showcases, and streaming/content opportunities.
WHY ICL ACADEMY
IS THE RIGHT ACADEMIC PARTNER
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Accredited private school for grades 5–12
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Built for passion-driven students
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Proven with elite student-athletes
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Flexible live and asynchronous academic models
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Weekly live seminars with dedicated teachers
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Recorded sessions for travel conflicts
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NCAA academic guidance
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College counseling support
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Global student community
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Champion Mentor network
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Experience with tennis, golf, soccer, basketball, equestrian, winter sports, motorsports, acting, music, and content creation
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Ability to support virtual, hybrid, onsite, and residential models
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Faster to launch than building an internal school
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Scalable across one facility or multiple locations
ICL gives athletic facilities the ability to offer school without becoming a school.
ICL Student Geographic Representation
ICL students are located in nearly all 50 states, plus:
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Bahrain
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Canada
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Columbia
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China
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Costa Rica
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Egypt
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France
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Great Britain
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Greece
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Israel
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Jamaica
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Japan
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Kazakhstan
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Latvia
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Mexico
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Netherlands
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New Zealand
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Peru
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Portugal
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Qatar
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Romania
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Singapore
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Slovakia
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Spain
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Turkey
IVA JOVIC
ICL Student & WTA Star
How ICL Supports Student Athletes
What makes ICL Academy different is our focus on creating a personalized pathway for all students. Families meet with the ICL NCAA expert to evaluate their academic background, understand their goals, and create a plan that supports their passion. During these discussions, ICL’s NCAA expert and Director of College Counseling will outline the academic eligibility requirements for the colleges they are targeting, while also supporting their potential professional journey’s.
ICL incorporates elements of each students passion into the curriculum so that students remain connected to the game both inside and outside of the virtual classroom. Elements such as mental preparation and focus, physical conditioning and training, tactical understanding of the game, nutrition and recovery, and how to achieve your goals.
ICL provides its students with the flexibility to complete their course work when it’s most convenient for them. Each course the student is enrolled in has a dedicated instructor that will host a weekly 1 hour seminar. If a student happens to miss a seminar on any particular week, the session is recorded so that the student can go back at a later date to review the content. ICL also provides a fully async model if that Is a more preferred route for a particular student or partner.
To discuss partnership opportunities, contact:
Phone
480-216-7230
Dayton Hansen
ICL Chief Operating Officer