Announcing academy.bio

Over the past year, Academy City Sports has been a place to share the stories of athletes in our community. The work that goes into each piece takes real time, and the site itself takes real money to run.

I've turned down offers from families to pay for coverage, and I've stayed away from sponsored content. Neither of those felt right for what this is. But the question of how to fund the site was still there.

Today I'm launching a product that's my answer to it.

Introducing academy.bio

One of the things that comes up almost every time I publish a story is how much it hits the athlete and their family to see everything laid out in one place. The clubs, the coaches, the trials, the setbacks, the wins, the moments they'd half-forgotten. When you see the totality of it, the years of work and the achievements that came out of them, it lands in a way that a single highlight clip or a single trophy never does. Parents tear up. Athletes go quiet. It's the full picture, and the full picture is powerful.

You shouldn't need someone like me writing a 3,000 word article for that to exist. You should be able to keep that picture yourself, in your own words, and add to it as it grows.

That's what academy.bio is.

academy.bio is a profile page for athletes. One short, easy-to-remember URL that lives at academy.bio/your-username, built to be the single link you send to anyone who wants to know who you are as an athlete.

Your page can include the clubs and teams you've played for, your position, your graduation year, your stats, your achievements, your highlight reel, and your upcoming schedule. If you've got a showcase next month, an ID camp in the spring, or a tournament a scout might want to come watch, it goes on the page. It's built to be easy to update, so when a new stat comes in, a new team is announced, or a new achievement happens, you can add it in a minute and move on. As your career grows, the page grows with it. Nothing gets lost between seasons.

It's designed to actually look good. Not a form somebody filled out, not a wall of text, not a profile buried inside another platform. A clean page you'd actually be proud to share.

You control it. You decide what's on it, what stays private, and what changes. Your data isn't sold to advertisers, AI companies, or anyone else. The page is yours, and the information on it stays yours.

When a recruiter asks for your info, you send one link. When a coach wants to see what you've been up to, you send one link. When your grandparents want to follow your career, you send one link. Email signature, Instagram bio, business card, group chat. Same link, every time, always up to date.

How This Connects to the Articles on This Site

It's a product I believe in on its own, built for the same athletes and families I write about. And it's the way I'm hoping to help monetize the Academy City Sports website.

The longer-term goal is to be able to bring on other creatives to shoot, write, and share stories alongside me, so we can cover more athletes than I can get to on my own.

Why You Should Reserve a Username Now

During this pre-launch period, profiles are available at a one-time price of $69 for life. No subscription, no renewals. You pay once and the page is yours.

Usernames on academy.bio are unique. Once academy.bio/your-name is taken, it's gone.

If there's a username you want, whether it's your name, a nickname, your number, or something tied to your identity as an athlete, now is the time to claim it. Lock it in before someone else gets there first, then build out the page on your own time.

The shorter and more memorable the URL, the more useful it is. The good ones will go fast.

Head to academy.bio and grab yours.

More soon.