by The Sports Diva, TSD Magazine
So athletes think they can get involved in social networking sites now. Lebron James, Peyton Manning, and Derek Jeter have put their money behind WePlay.com, a social-networking site aimed at young athletes.
"weplay is the ultimate destination for the youth sports community. Our mission is to enable and enhance the joy of sports for kids, families, coaches and fans both online and on the field. We take this mission seriously, so we built a fun, educational, informative and safe site that allows people to connect, share, learn and have fun! We also bring this community together with our weplay pros: Derek Jeter, Jennie Finch, Lebron James and Peyton Manning and many more-- all of whom played on youth sports teams. They know firsthand what all the research says, that children learn valuable lessons by playing sports that benefit them later in life. They learn important skills like leadership, teamwork, winning, losing, good nutrition, good health and perseverance." (WePlay.com)8.6 million dollars was invested into this startup. Not all by the athletes of course. Deep Fork Capital forked over most. On the site you can win a trip to meet Derek Jeter in New York, read blogs from some of your favorite athletes (not just on Yardbarker anymore), join groups, and pretty much anything you could do at all the other social networking sites you are already on.
So for all you young jocks and cheerleaders (Pop Warner cheer and dance is a founding partner so I'm thinking they can join too) go ahead and join. It's cool. Just something else for the other students to either envy or make fun of you for it. Just depends on how popular you are.
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