HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS
THE HIGH SCHOOLS WE SERVE
MC Esports Academy serves ALL high schools in McHenry County Illinois and surrounding areas. If your high school doesn't offer a competitive esports club, team, or program, then we invite you to join ours. With our partnership with the High School Esports League (HESL), our high school esports teams go up against other high school teams in the quest for the coveted HSEL National Championship. On average and depending on the game, there are between 500-5000 high school and private academy teams that compete at any one time.
THE VALUE OF OUR ESPORTS PROGRAM
One of the biggest misconceptions about esports is that it just a big waste of time that will get you nowhere. This idea about esports could not be further from the truth. University/collage and professional opportunities generated by esports have skyrocketed over the past 5 years and are not slowing down. According to NACE, LFG, NJCAA, ECAC, EUA, and other collegiate esports organizations, there are almost 2,000 colleges and universities with esports programs with over 20 million dollars of scholarship money available to students each year. Even crazier, approximately 4-5 million dollars worth of scholarships go unused each year because some colleges and universities are unable to recruit enough students for their programs. Click/touch on the buttons below to search for colleges and universities that have esports programs and offer scholarships.
The value and importance of our program is to give high school gamers opportunities to compete with their peers and most importantly help them gain experience and exposure so they can get recruited by a college or university and maybe even snag some of that scholarship money. In addition, our students learn important life lessons along the way such as self-confidence, communication, respect, team work, commitment, time management, gaming life balance, winning, and loosing.
The value and importance of our program is to give high school gamers opportunities to compete with their peers and most importantly help them gain experience and exposure so they can get recruited by a college or university and maybe even snag some of that scholarship money. In addition, our students learn important life lessons along the way such as self-confidence, communication, respect, team work, commitment, time management, gaming life balance, winning, and loosing.
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PROGRAM DETAILS
Our high school program is very simple. HSEL competition is seasonal; spring, summer, and fall. Team commitment is very important but not required for the entire year. We have students who compete in just one season a year and others who compete all year round. During each season, teams will typically practice (scrim) 3-4 days a week and compete in an official HSEL match once a week. The games offered for high school students are: Rocket League, Overwatch, Valorant, and Minecraft (Survival Games).
Since our esports arena is still in development, our students practice and compete from their homes using their own equipment. However, once a week, all teams get together in-person to discuss previous game play, prepare for the next match, and receive a weekly lesson from our coaches.
Since our esports arena is still in development, our students practice and compete from their homes using their own equipment. However, once a week, all teams get together in-person to discuss previous game play, prepare for the next match, and receive a weekly lesson from our coaches.
COST
The tuition cost for our program for each game per season is $95 per student. This includes: HSEL Battle Pass to compete, team practices, special team events, coaching, team management, and exposure to collegiate varsity esports programs.
SCHEDULE
Click/touch the button below to see the current practice and competition schedules.
