ATLANTA, Ga. (March 9, 2021) – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors in partnership with Morehouse Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), announced today an effort to grow national sport participation and related metrics among youth by sponsoring a Youth Sports Symposium.
The Youth Sports Symposium is a virtual opportunity for member institutions to connect with local youth sports organizations and elementary schools to educate young aspiring athletes on non-traditional sports. The core goal of the SIAC and Academy Sports & Outdoors partnership is to leverage the relationship between SIAC schools and their local communities to help increase the participation of underrepresented youth in non-traditional sports. SIAC coaches and selected student athletes will invite local youth to learn the rules and techniques of sports such as baseball, softball, volleyball and tennis.
In addition to the Youth Sports Symposium, the SIAC, in partnership with Academy Sports & Outdoors, will be giving a $5,000 conference donation to a local Atlanta youth organization. Academy Sports & Outdoors is also working with each Member Institution to donate products and gift cards to a youth sports organization in their respective communities.
The SIAC Youth Sports Symposium presented by Academy Sports & Outdoors will be hosted March 18 at 12:30 p.m. EST. Highlights of the virtual events will be shared across SIAC member institutions and conference office digital platforms.
SIAC Youth Sports Symposium Information
March 18, 2021
12:30 p.m. EST
Via Zoom, Atlanta
Registration Link
About the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 14 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous six-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors eight men's and six women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit www.thesiac.com.
About Academy
Academy is a leading full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer in the United States. Originally founded in 1938 as a family business in Texas, Academy has grown to 259 stores across 16 contiguous states. Academy’s mission is to provide “Fun for All” and Academy fulfills this mission with a localized merchandising strategy and value proposition that strongly connects with a broad range of consumers. Academy’s product assortment focuses on key categories of outdoor, apparel, footwear and sports & recreation through both leading national brands and a portfolio of 17 private label brands, which go well beyond traditional sporting goods and apparel offerings. For more information, visit
academy.com.