Patent ID: 8606784
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for recruiting and rating sports players, the system comprising: a processor in communication with a data storage and a network, wherein the processor is in communication through the network with a plurality of client devices; a library of league information stored in the data storage, wherein the library of league information comprises: names of leagues, states in which each league resides, schools attended by the sports players in each league, a classification or division for each school, and school contact information; computer instructions in the data storage to form a user interface and present the user interface on each client device; computer instructions in the data storage to transmit messages to coaches or other personnel at the schools using the school contact information, wherein the messages comprise requests for the coaches to provide ratings, ability levels, and comments for each sports player in the leagues associated with the coaches, wherein the messages further comprise links allowing the coaches to view coach profiles within the user interface, and wherein the coach profiles are configured to receive the ratings, the ability levels, and the comments from the coaches; computer instructions in the data storage to average the ratings and the ability levels for each sports player; computer instructions in the data storage to present a recruiter profile in the user interface for presentation to college recruiters via the client devices, wherein the recruiter profile is configured to: computer instructions in the data storage to allow each coach or other personnel at the schools to input school information into the library of league information using a coach biography and school information portion of the coach profiles, wherein the coach biography and school information portion is configured to receive the school information via the client devices and user interface; wherein the school information comprises: names of the schools, the leagues, the states, the classifications or divisions, school phone numbers, names of counselors, counselor email addresses, names of athletic directors, athletic director email addresses, names of the coaches, coach email addresses, coached sports, lists of all sports players coached by the coaches that have played college sports, and a series of questions presented to the coaches for determining a power ranking for the coaches, wherein the user interface is configured to receive answers to the series of questions via the client devices, and wherein the data storage further comprises computer instructions to determine the power rankings using the answers; and wherein the series of questions comprises: a request for an indication of how many years the coaches have coached; a request for an indication of how many years the coaches' teams have been league champions; a request for an indication of how many years the coaches' teams have been state champions; a request for an indication of a number of wins on record for the coaches; a request for an indication of a number of post-season or play-off wins on record for the coaches; a request for an indication of a number of seasons that the coaches have been head coaches; a request for an indication of a number of years that the coaches have played sports; a request for an indication of where the coaches played college sports at; and a request for an indication of a number of past sports players coached by the coaches that are playing or have played college sports.