Matador eSports Team recruiting new players
July 3, 2023Scholarship opportunities available for full-time students
Yuma, AZ (July 3, 2023) – The Arizona Western College eSports Team is looking for dedicated players hoping to level up their competitive gaming skills.
Talented gamers are being sought to compete this fall playing Overwatch 2, Super Smash Bros, Valorant, League of Legends, Rainbow Six Siege, and more at the National Junior College Athletic Association Esports (NJCAAE) level.
Quentin Hennig with AWC eSports shared that his dream for the program is to have multiple sub-teams for each game the NJCAAE offers. He also plans to set up a YouTube channel to be used as a platform to livestream matches and for players to showcase game highlights.
"I hope to grow the eSports program through the idea of competing at a high level of success. Obviously, that won't come overnight, but the idea of excellence in the matches and in the classroom is what I think appeals to many students. My goal for this program is to have it be an asset to AWC, to the students, and to the community," said Hennig.
Players are required to be full-time students, maintaining a good academic standing, with a declared degree path. Scholarship opportunities are also available for team members.
Compared to his experience coaching other sports, Hennig shared that eSports is set up in a way that it’s more physically inclusive to students.
"The interesting thing about eSports, to me, is that all the participants have the same floor, regarding the game itself. It's not like in basketball where everyone is of different heights and speeds and weights. eSports is a more physically inclusive sport than its peers, meaning that no matter how physically strong someone is, they have the same chance to succeed as anyone else playing the game," Hennig said.
"The differences in eSports tend to be a bit more strategic in nature with one of the only exceptions being a player's experience with a game. Finding those strategic differences can be a very fun and exciting process."
Visit azwestern.edu/esports to sign up or learn more about the program.
Contact:
Quentin Hennig
eSports Lab Technician
Arizona Western College
Quentin.Hennig@azwestern.edu
(928) 580-3062