This week's newsletter is packed with exciting questions, healthy recipes, inspiring athletes, local events you won't want to miss, and a must-read blog post! Enjoy reading this weeks newsletter!

You’re a college athlete who recently signed an NIL deal with a local business. You’re excited to promote it, but you’re unsure about the NCAA rules. Which of the following is true about NIL deals for student-athletes?

A) You can sign as many NIL deals as you want, but you must report all of them to your school.

B) NIL deals can only involve product endorsements, not cash payments.

C) Schools can offer NIL deals directly to athletes as part of their scholarship packages.

D) You’re allowed to sign NIL deals, but you cannot promote them during game days.

Strawberry Vanilla Overnight Oats

Ingredients

• ½ cup oats

• 3 tbs milk (any kind)

• 1 tbs ground flax seed

• ½ tsp vanilla extract

• ½ cup vanilla Greek yogurt

• 8 whole frozen strawberries (1/2 cup sliced strawberries)

• 1-2 tbs sliced almonds

• wide mouth mason jars or other pint size containers with lids

Instructions

1. Add oats to the Jar and then stir in the milk

2. Layer the remaining ingredients except for the sliced almonds, then stir til everything is combined

3. Put the lid on the jar and then put it in the refrigerator over night, or for at least 4 hours

4. Remove from the fridge, add almonds, and enjoy!

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This week, our swimming coach at The University of Illinois Sarah is in the spotlight! Check out her bio below and book your next lesson by going to our website!

Introducing, Sarah Hiestand

“Hello! I am Sarah Hiestand, a soccer player at the University of Illinois. I am from South Bend, IN and am hoping to be a physical therapist in the future. I love coaching kids and helping them developing their game :)”

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Hot Chocolate Hikes

Kids and their guardians are invited to join Bridget and Rose Ferichs, a mother-daughter team, to explore Allerton park during the winter season. The hike will include a walk around a park, a hot chocolate stop (recommended to BYO reusable insulted cup), and a story around the campfire. This will be held on February 5th at 2 pm, meet at the McDonald Family Trailhead. There is a $5 fee per person (adults are free with a registered child) and registration is required.

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“Take Care” Package Drive to Support LA Firefighters with PDHP and SaLT

The Park District of Highland Park is supporting the firefighters fighting the California forest fires in partnership with SaLT (Service and Learning Together) by creating “Take Care” packages. They are looking for the following items Chapstick, Liquid IV, Hand/Body Lotion, Socks, Healthy snacks, and hard candy. These items can be dropped off at the West Ridge Center (636 Ridge Road), Recreation Center of Highland Park (1207 Park Ave West), Deer Creek Racquet Club (701 Deer Creek Parkway), Centennial Ice Arena (3100 Trail Way). They are accepting donations until Sunday, February 9th.

Click HERE to learn more!

What is NIL? NIL stands for Name, Image, and Likeness and is associated with a college athletes ability to control and profit off of their identity. Before NIL college athletes spent long hours dedicated to their sport and to their studies with no options for them to get compensation. But several court cases brought up the injustice of this and caused NIL legislation to be put in place. In today’s blog post we will be looking at college sports before NIL, the court cases that led to NIL, and how college sports have changed with this new legislation.

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Based originally in Champaign, Illinois and quickly expanding across the rest of the Midwest, we at Top Tier make it our goal to connect you and your kids to high quality and successful college athletes across every playing field. We are currently offering lessons for several different sports from an array of elite college athletes. As college sports are expanding and becoming more popular throughout the country, we want to guarantee our customers can benefit from this great opportunity to receive quality training with flexible times. Check out our website to learn more.

The correct answer is A! (source: ChatGPT)