2026 REACH - Student-Athlete Application

REACH 2025-26 | Student-Athlete Application
Please submit a completed application by Monday, March 16 2026, at 11:59 p.m.

Please reference the REACH letter embedded below for program details as well as an overview to this application.
REACH Letter for Student-Athletes
General Information

(Name, school, contact info, etc.)
Your Full Name*

First NameLast Name
Your Preferred Name (if different than first name)
e.g., Do you prefer to be called Mike instead of Michael?
Your High School*
Your Home Mailing Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Your Email*
example@example.com
Your Home Phone
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
Your Cell Phone*
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
Your Date of Birth*

MonthDayYear
Your Age (as of today)*
Full Name of Parent/Guardian*

First NameLast Name
Parent/Guardian's Email*
example@example.com
Parent/Guardian's Cell Phone
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
What is your relationship to the person listed above?*
Ex: parent, grandparent, aunt/uncle, or other legal guardian
Next: listing your school activities...

Academics, Athletics & Other Activities

Everything on this page is optional with the exception of your GPA and sports experience.
What is your current overall GPA?*
Please round to the second decimal point. (Example:2.87)
Please list the sports you played in high school, including level and years.*
Example: JV Track (2022, 2023); Varsity Track (2024)
Other Extracurricular Activities:
Please tell us about you community involvement:
Honors & Achievements:
Use this space for any information about your plans after high school, academics or athletics that you haven't already mentioned.
Next: The REACH Essay...

The Essay

Topic: Overcoming Adversity through Sports
REACH ESSAY TOPIC

Describe your experience with adversity, including how you accomplished your goals despite the challenges you have faced. Please cover how your involvement in sports helped you to overcome hardship as well as contributed to your sense of purpose and accomplishment.

Essays should be approximately 500-750 words in length. They will be evaluated for content, not writing style.
Please upload your essay as a .pdf file here. *

Please be sure to include your name as part of the file name, e.g., "Jane Doe-REACH Essay 2022.pdf".
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Please provide a brief summary of the major obstacle(s) discussed in your essay (2-3 sentences, max.). *

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Next: Release Forms...
(The hard part is over!)

Application Waiver

This waiver must be signed by the student-athlete applicant OR a parent/guardian if the applicant is under 18 years of age. The primary purpose of this form is to allow the SJSA to share your application with the REACH Scholarship Selection Committee.
I acknowledge and understand that I/or my child has been nominated for a REACH Youth Scholarship and that the San Jose Sports Authority may wish to publish or otherwise disseminate my/his/her response to the short answer question(s), essay or some portion(s) thereof. I expressly authorize the SJSA to publish, print, reproduce, and/or otherwise use the short answer response, essay and/or portions thereof in its (SJSA's) sole discretion.

Student-Athletes: Please use the form boxes below to enter your full legal name, e-signature, and today's date. If you are not yet 18 years old, a parent or guardian must also sign this waiver.

Parent/Guardian: If your child is not yet 18 years old, please use the form boxes below to enter your full name, e-signature and today's date.

For questions or additional information, please contact Darren Centi at darren@sjsa.org or (530) 305-3533.

Thank you!

REACH Youth Scholarship
c/o San Jose Sports Authority
408 Almaden Blvd, San Jose, CA 95110
Student-Athlete Full Legal Name*

First NameLast Name
Student-Athlete E-Signature*

Please contact the SJSA if you are unable to submit an electronic signature.
Date of Signature *

MonthDayYear
Parent/Guardian Full Legal Name (required if applicant is under 18 years old)

First NameLast Name
Parent/Guardian E-Signature

Please contact the SJSA if you are unable to submit an electronic signature.
Date of Signature

MonthDayYear
Name

First NameLast Name
Email
example@example.com
Next: Photo & Video Release Form...
Photo & Video Release Form

This waiver must be signed by BOTH the student-athlete applicant AND a parent/guardian. The primary function of this form is for the production/promotion of the awards show.
I hereby give permission for all portions of my child’s application, and images of my child captured before and during the REACH Youth Scholarship Awards program to be captured through video, audio, photo and digital camera, to be used solely for the purposes of San Jose Sports Authority’s promotion and publicity efforts for the program, and waive any rights or compensation or ownership thereto.

Student-Athletes and Parent/Guardian: Please use the form boxes below to enter your full legal name, e-signature and today's date.

For questions or additional information, please contact Darren Centi at darren@sjsa.org or (530) 305-3533.

Thank you!

REACH Youth Scholarship
c/o San Jose Sports Authority
408 Almaden Blvd, San Jose, CA 95110

Student-Athlete Full Legal Name*

First NameMiddle InitialLast Name
Student-Athlete E-Signature*

Please contact the SJSA if you are unable to submit an electronic signature.
Date of Signature *

MonthDayYear
Parent/Guaridan Full Legal Name*

First NameMiddle InitialLast Name
Parent/Guardian E-Signature*

Please contact the SJSA if you are unable to submit an electronic signature.
Date of Signature*

MonthDayYear
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Please upload your senior class picture, individual team roster photo, or other appropriate headshot for possible use for the REACH Youth Scholarship Awards event. (Ideal format: a high resolution.jpg or .png)*

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How your name should appear in all REACH materials: *
We will follow EXACTLY what you write here!
We Want To Get It Right!

We want your name to appear exactly how you prefer it to be in all materials for the REACH Youth Scholarship Program, such as our website, an event program and/or press release.

Whatever you put in the space above is what we will use, so please pay attention to spelling, punctuation, accent marks, etc.

Example #1:
A student named Thomas J. Smith may prefer TJ Smith or T.J. Smith.

Example #2:
A student listed in school documents as Victoria Pena may prefer Vicki Peña.

Example #3:
A student named Reginold Jones-Day may prefer Reggie Day.
Before you submit your application, is there anything else you'd like us to know?
You made it! If you're ready to submit your application, please just click the button below.

After you hit submit, you'll see a "thank you" message and you will receive a confirmation email. (The email will likely come from JotForm.com and it may end up in your spam folder.)

If you run into any technical glitches (you cannot upload essay or have trouble submitting application, you don't receive the confirmation email, etc.) or if you have questions about the REACH Youth Scholarship Program, please contact:

Darren Centi
Director of Events
San Jose Sports Authority
darren@sjsa.org
(530) 305-3533

Thank you for submitting your application for the REACH Youth Scholarship!
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REACH 2025-26 | Student-Athlete Application

Please submit a completed application by Monday, March 16 2026, at 11:59 p.m.

General Information

Academics, Athletics & Other Activities

The Essay

Application Waiver

Photo & Video Release Form

2025-26 REACH | Last Page!