Introducing the Ember Academy
The world’s first performance training institute for aspiring esports players
The Ember Academy is the world’s first performance training institute for aspiring professional esports athletes. Esports is competitive video gaming and it’s huge (1, 2, 3). So huge that the most successful pro esports athletes are earning between six to seven figures annually — to play online video games!
The competition is so fierce that it is common for aspiring esports athletes to train up to eighty hours per week. These aspirants often put their entire life on hold — education, relationships, and other opportunities — for a slim chance at fame, glory, and money. Much like aspiring sports athletes and entertainers, most won’t make it despite thousands of hours of effort invested.
What if we could build on that investment to help young people develop transferable life skills? What if we could help our students apply lessons learned from the game to their personal life? What if we could turn esports into an engine for positive youth development?
That is what we are trying to do here at the Ember Academy. Yes, students will learn how to play games from a tactical and strategic level. But more importantly, we will help our students build discipline, mental toughness, self-awareness, and teamwork.
Weldon Green is the first Headmaster of Ember Academy. He will be leading a team of virtual and in-person trainers here in Santa Monica, California. We hired him because he is the world’s preeminent Esports Psychology Trainer. Weldon won’t like that statement because he is humble, but he has demonstrated results with some of the world’s best esports teams (CLG, TSM, FNATIC, and more). Weldon’s years of coaching and teaching is backed by academic rigor; he received a Master of Science in Sport and Exercise Psychology from the University of Jyväskylä in Finland.
Last but not least, we are honored to have CYBERPOWERPC and Razer join us as valuable partners. The Ember Academy is fully equipped with systems from CYBERPOWERPC and peripherals from Razer.
Open enrollment for the public will start on April 1, 2016. We are accepting a limited number of students to enroll in our beta player development program starting now. Please email us at info@ember.gg for more details or check out our website.
