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ACS Athletics Releases Innovative Customer-Driven Athletics Forms Builder Solution

ACS Athletics, the leading provider of web and mobile athletic management solutions for athletics departments recently released ACS Forms Builder, the next operations efficiency game-changer for their customer community.  ACS Forms Builder is an upgrade to the industry leading forms and workflow capabilities offered within ACS’s flagship product InControl™. The new tool offers athletics department staff easy to use capabilities to build, customize, collect and manage online student-athlete forms.

“The new forms building capability is another example of how the ACS Customer Community drives our company’s innovation and leadership position in athletics,” said Rayan Rutledge, ACS Vice-President of Operations. “ACS was the first vendor to offer forms and workflow automation tools specifically for athletics, so being the first to empower athletics departments with easy to use forms building capabilities was the next step in delivering the highest level of service possible to our customers.”

Since 2006, ACS has helped customers create over 1800 types of custom forms and collect over 1,000,000 forms electronically.  With this new tool, the ACS customer community has the control and flexibility to create student-athlete forms without any dependence on the ACS Athletics Client Services team. This allows compliance staffs to respond immediately to the constantly evolving landscape of NCAA, institutional and conference forms.

“Since implementing the ACS Athletics InControl system in September 2011, the University of Maryland Athletics Department has gotten amazing results in several areas, especially with the online student-athlete forms,” said Dan Trump, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Compliance, University of Maryland.  ”By giving us control to dynamically build and release new forms on our own, and easily change existing ones in real-time, ACS is giving our staff the freedom to do even more with InControl which has clearly become a game-changer for our department.”

“The ACS Forms Builder is incredibly powerful and very easy to use,” said Kevin Price, Senior Associate Athletics Director, University of California, Riverside. “Our staff created and tested half a dozen online student-athlete forms in about an hour.  ACS is giving us the control and freedom we need to get the job done.”

“As part of our continual efforts to give our customers more control over their system, the custom forms builder tool will be the first in a series of enhancements released to help our customers further streamline operations,“ said Philip Engle, ACS President and CEO.  “It has been a pleasure working with our customers over the years and creating customized forms based on their needs, however, the technology has advanced to a point where this easy-to-use tool can now be put directly in the hands of our customers, and we’re excited to be the first company in this industry to provide this capability.”

ACS has a decade long history of being first to market with cutting-edge technology solutions.  For more information, visit www.acsathletics.com or contact ACS at sales@acsathletics.com.

About ACS Athletics

ACS Athletics (ACS) is the leading provider of integrated web and mobile solutions for increasing operational performance and reducing risk in collegiate athletics departments.  ACS gives customers a competitive advantage by providing an integrated, holistic approach to managing athletic department operational, compliance, student-athlete information and communications on one platform.  ACS customers are more efficient, organized and compliant, and are better positioned to communicate and develop relationships that are vital to their success.  ACS proudly services athletic departments in the top conferences including the Atlantic 10 Conference, Atlantic Sun Conference, Big 12 Conference, Big East Conference, Big Sky Conference, Big South Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big West Conference, Capital Athletic Conference, Centennial Conference, Colonial Athletic Association, Conference USA, Empire 8, Ivy Group, Mid-American Conference, Missouri Valley Conference, Mountain West Conference, Northeast Conference, Ohio Athletic Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, Pacific-12 Conference, Southeastern Conference, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Sun Belt Conference, The Summit League, West Coast Conference, and Western Athletic Conference.  ACS Athletics was founded in 1999 and is a privately held company headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Stetson University Athletics Department Selects ACS Athletics to Improve Performance and Assist Coaches

AUSTIN, TX – Stetson University, a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference and the Pioneer Football League, has selected ACS Athletics as its recruiting and operational technology provider. The Hatters will implement technology solutions in the areas of recruiting, compliance monitoring and roster management in an effort to improve staff performance, reduce risk, and provide coaches with cutting-edge recruiting tools.

“With the ongoing growth of the Stetson Athletics program, we recognized the need to be more efficient in managing the recruiting process,” Stetson University Director of Athletics Jeff Altier said. “But, streamlining and simplifying the recruiting process is just part of what our partnership with ACS will allow our staff to do. We will be able to better manage and track student-athletes throughout their time at Stetson in order to provide the best possible experience for each student.

“From recruitment, to academics, health care and publicity, our partnership with ACS will enable our staff to better serve the needs of every student-athlete through their years of competition and on to the ultimate goal, graduation.”

With ACS Athletics InControlTM software, Stetson will automate many of the paper-driven processes that previously existed within the department and streamline the management of recruiting and student-athlete information. Further, ACS solutions will allow Stetson coaches to focus more on building relationships in the recruiting process and enhancing the experience of current student-athletes.

“Its exciting to be working with a growing athletics program such as Stetson University,” said Phillip Engle, ACS President and CEO. “Jeff and his staff are committed to operating a competitive athletics program with integrity, and our team is excited about helping the Stetson staff and coaches succeed at a very high level for years to come.”

About ACS Athletics
ACS Athletics (ACS) is the leading provider of integrated web and mobile solutions for increasing operational performance and reducing risk in collegiate athletics departments. ACS gives customers a competitive advantage by providing an integrated, holistic approach to managing athletic department operational, compliance, student-athlete information and communications on one platform. ACS customers are more efficient, organized and compliant, and are better positioned to communicate and develop relationships that are vital to their success. ACS proudly services athletic departments in the top conferences including the Atlantic 10 Conference, Atlantic Sun Conference, Big 12 Conference, Big East Conference, Big Sky Conference, Big South Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big West Conference, Capital Athletic Conference, Centennial Conference, Colonial Athletic Association, Conference USA, Empire 8, Ivy Group, Mid-American Conference, Missouri Valley Conference, Mountain West Conference, Northeast Conference, Ohio Athletic Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, Pacific-12 Conference, Southeastern Conference, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Sun Belt Conference, The Summit League, West Coast Conference, and Western Athletic Conference. ACS Athletics was founded in 1999 and is a privately held company headquartered in Austin, Texas.

About Stetson University
The Stetson University Athletic Department strives to provide students with a sound educational experience through a holistic and collaborative athletic program that allows students to develop intellectually, spiritually, socially, and physically. Excellence is pursued through participation in a successful Division I, NCAA program, superior coaching, interaction among coaches, faculty, students, and staff, and a diversity of student-athlete activities based on a liberal-arts education. Students develop leadership through sport participation and community activities. In unison with the University Mission, the Athletic program helps students pursue truth by actively recruiting and providing a diverse and caring environment that values and commits to the rights and fair treatment of all people regardless of race, religion, or gender. The Athletic Program (Department) encourages its student athletes to be morally sensitive and contributing citizens through active forms of social responsibility.

Stetson University competes in the Atlantic Sun Conference and Pioneer Football league, sponsors 18 sports and provides athletics participation opportunities for more than 300 student-athletes.