Tom Baker

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[219 Sports @219SportsGroup]

In studio at talkSPORT this afternoon talking all things 219 Sports and our upcoming showcase tours in both California & New York.

A huge thanks to talkSPORT, it was great to speak about the exciting opportunities we have for our student-athletes.

[219 Sports @219SportsGroup]

Managing Director, Tom was on talkSPORT today talking all things 219 Sports, and our U.S.Showcase Tours.

A huge thanks to talkSPORT for having us on, it was great to speak about the exciting opportunities we have for our student-athletes.

[Tom Baker @TomBaker95]

@RossMackay111 Sub 3hr marathon in November, just started the training block. Based in Austin

[St Helens Star @sthelensstar]

Merseyside-born sports consultant to take UK students on 'trip of a lifetime' https://t.co/1hFv9lUwB7

[Tom Baker @TomBaker95]

@FlySWISS I have sent you a message.

[Tom Baker @TomBaker95]

@RossMackay111 Perfect for post miles 🧂

[Tom Baker @TomBaker95]

What an occasion it was Tuesday evening to be in attendance for one of biggest games on the College Soccer calendar so far this season.

#8 Marshall hosted #10 West Virginia for the Sun Belt regular season title. A sold out crowd of 3,157 were in attendance — a record for the state of West Virginia.

It was also great to spend some time with former teammate of mine, Rafa Simoes who is now the head coach of Marshall Women’s Soccer.

[Tom Baker @TomBaker95]

From playing together across the North West of England to facing off in Mississippi🇺🇸

A proud moment for us to see things like this happen. We had a total of five 219 Sports athletes competing in the same game.

Good luck for the rest of the season lads!

[219 Sports @219SportsGroup]

Teammates to Opponents | ⚽️🇺🇸

Great to see three 219 Sports athletes, Sam O’Neill, Orran Mushet, and Patrick Irving all play in the same game yesterday. Before heading stateside they were teammates back in the UK.

Patrick’s National Park side just edged the contest a 3-2.

[Tom Baker @TomBaker95]

219 Sports - Express 🤝🏼🇺🇸

Absolutely delighted to announce something that we have been working on for months is finally here.

Giving prospective student-athletes the chance to take control of their own recruitment process.

A new forward thinking recruitment process for student-athletes; through expert industry knowledge, community engagement, and a clear process plan.

Find out some more here: https://t.co/RJTr2vS1Zj

[Tom Baker @TomBaker95]

College 🏈 v MLS ⚽️

A question we regularly get asked is ‘just how big is College Sport’ the photo below should give you a little idea.

The stadium on the left is the University of Southern California’s football stadium that holds 77,500. The stadium on the right is LAFC’s that has a capacity of 22,000.

USC Athletics revenue - $146 million (projected $181 million for next season)
LAFC Revenue - $140 million.

To give some further context, the projected $181 million in revenue for this coming season at the University of Southern California would put their athletics department above several Premier League clubs including, Bournemouth, Brentford, and Luton.

There is no doubt the MLS is growing, with the Messi effect etc, but college sport is still head and shoulders above and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.

[Tom Baker @TomBaker95]

Student-Athletes 🗣️

When it comes to selecting a college choose the place that ticks the most boxes.

☑️ Academics
☑️ Athletics
☑️ Financial
☑️ Environment

Don’t just rely on one or two of the above. The more you tick the happier you will ultimately be with your decision.

[219 Sports @219SportsGroup]

Change is here.

Delighted to announce the launch of 219 Sports, continuing to guide athletes into life changing opportunities across the United States.

Interested in starting your own scholarship journey? Get in touch today.

[Tom Baker @TomBaker95]

Colorado📍⛰️

[Tom Baker @TomBaker95]

As an incoming freshman the first couple of weeks, even months aren’t going to be easy.

It’s more than likely the first time being away from home and in a brand new environment.

Work your way through that initial period and you’ll have the best 4 years of your life.

[Tom Baker @TomBaker95]

Final preparations - Fall 23’ ✅

[219 Sports @219SportsGroup]

A big thanks to everyone who attended on Saturday in Manchester.

It’s always great to get our student-athletes together who are heading to the US both this year and next.

Can see those players heading out this year have been putting the work in 🏃‍♂️

Pre-Season 🔜🇺🇸

[Tom Baker @TomBaker95]

Memphis, TN📍

[Tom Baker @TomBaker95]

Manchester ✅

[Tom Baker @TomBaker95]

“How big is college sport in the US?”

Here’s your answer.

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

The current NCAA volleyball attendance record is 18,755.

But Nebraska just sold 82,900 tickets in 48 hours for a match at their football stadium this fall.

That will make it be the 2nd biggest women’s sporting event in US history, behind the 1999 World Cup Final.

Incredible.

[Tom Baker @TomBaker95]

This is what it’s all about, seeing our student-athletes having both successful soccer careers and then graduate with their degrees.

A truly life changing experience, delighted we could be a part of Harry’s journey.

[219 Sports @219SportsGroup]

Graduation 👨‍🎓⚽️🇺🇸

A huge congratulations to Destination 219 athlete Harry Deveney who has graduated from the University of West Alabama.

Harry had a brilliant college soccer career at UWA, being First Team All-GSC and even had the #1 defence in the country last fall.