PHNX + Coach Rivals = Impact

PHNX rose from a community of scholastic esports coaches (Coach Rivals) looking for ways to create an impact in as many schools as possible, as quickly as possible, so they could acquire the equipment, stipends, or player registrations they need as soon as possible. 

We also listened. We heard what coaches really need – basics just to get to the field. For the price and time to build a beautiful esports lab for one program, we can support the growth of hundreds of esports athletes in multiple schools. With micro-grants, we can move funds into programs faster so they can go further. So players can have jerseys to be seen or headsets to be heard. 

If you believe in the same mission as us, that all schools should be able to say “yes” to esports, let us know – we’d love to talk!

EsportsGear

Fall ’22 | Ongoing | Refferal Discount Program

Schools that came through the Coach Rivals community were connected directly to an EsportsGear + CR customer service hub. Each school then receives direct communication to a jersey artist and rep as they create custom-designed team jerseys. With a CR discount code, the program received steep bill discounts on bulk orders. Additionally, EsportsGear provides storefronts for on-demand team apparel and jersey ordering with a “kick-back” fundraising opportunity for the program itself. 

Why We Play

NASEF + Skillshot + Ghost Gaming + PC Crate

Fall ’22 | Ongoing | Documentary Campaign

Why We Play is a PHNX initiative to ask esports programs to create documentaries about their programs. The goal was to encourage programs to create self-promotional content to boost their program’s acceptance and awareness on campus and within the community. The program was test piloted in Fall of 2022, the submissions were turned into a promo video that was showed at EsportsSummit in Atlanta, GA.

Learn more and view submissions

Cloud9 Training Grounds

Fall 2021- Spring 22 | Referral + Scholarship/Financial Aid Fund

Coach Rivals partnered with Cloud9 Training Grounds to beta-test and pilot a remote coaching solution for scholastic esports programs. 

During the beta-period, Coach Rivals schools received coaching and provided feedback. The program went public the following season (Spring 22). 

PHNX received a rev share from referrals during the beta programs that was cycled back into a financial aid and scholarship fund in the spring campaign. 

This was an initiative started by a CR member who was participating in the general public Training Grounds program. When they discovered she was a scholastic esports coach, they started asking questions that ultimately led to “What if we provided supplemental coaching to scholastic programs?” At that point, the program was created.