Fall 2026 Archives - Esports Trade Association

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The Association

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Foundation

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Esports Academy

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About ESTA

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Esports Academy

Strengthening Our Community

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Visa Support Built for Esports

Esports Connected Podcast

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The Long Game

Our new white paper explores not how to launch an esports program, but how to make one last.

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Members

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Member Spotlights

Featuring members doing exceptional work

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Magazine Newsletter

Fall 2026

Fall 2026

The Fall 2026 issue of EsportsNext Magazine examines how the industry is finally applying the discipline it brings to scouting players to finding, training, and hiring the people who will run the business.

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Delivering The Talent

The Workforce Is Already in the Arena. DHL Figured Out How to Hire It.

Features

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Beyond The Roster

Why Esports Pathways Live or Die in the Teacher’s Room

Esports Scouts Its Players Relentlessly.

Now It’s Scouting the People Who Build the Business.

Spotlights

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Game On, Washington

The Pacific Northwest’s Esports Scene Has a New Home Base

Precision Imported

How JP Gaming Is Bringing Japan’s Best Gaming Peripherals to U.S. Players

Read the Fine Print

Justin Jacobson Is the Attorney Esports Talent and Businesses Actually Need

Beyond the Club

Turning Scholastic Esports Into a Career Pathway

First in the Nation

How JCSU Is Opening the Door to Esports Education at HBCUs

Business First

How Atlantic Cape Is Preparing Students for the Careers Behind the Game

Rapid Intel

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The Visa System Doesn’t Know Your Game

The U.S. visa system runs on recognition, and esports hasn’t earned it yet. While Congress stands still, the industry is building its own.

Esports Has a Freight Problem.

Paris Just Proved It.