{"id":6177,"date":"2026-08-28T08:27:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/?p=6177"},"modified":"2026-08-28T08:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:27:39","slug":"usa-esports-team-manager-shares-lessons-on-leadership-at-ssc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/usa-esports-team-manager-shares-lessons-on-leadership-at-ssc\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Esports Team Manager Shares Lessons on Leadership at SSC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clerke-and-Wiseman-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"In this photo, USA Esports National Team Manager Daniel Clerke (left) and Maryville University senior Nick Wiseman (right) give a presentation at Seminole State College.\" class=\"wp-image-6178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clerke-and-Wiseman-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clerke-and-Wiseman-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clerke-and-Wiseman-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clerke-and-Wiseman-788x443.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clerke-and-Wiseman.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seminole State College hosted USA Esports National Team Manager Daniel Clerke (left) and Maryville University senior Nick Wiseman (right) for a presentation on Aug. 27 in the Jeff Johnston Auditorium. The event was hosted by the Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions federal grant program. Clerke discussed his philosophy of treating esports like other youth sports, using competition to teach discipline, teamwork, personal responsibility and the importance of physical and mental well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Esports-Lab-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"In this photo, USA Esports National Team Manager Daniel Clerke and Maryville University senior Nick Wiseman interact with SSC students and employees in the College\u2019s new Esports Lab on Aug. 27.\" class=\"wp-image-6179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Esports-Lab-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Esports-Lab-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Esports-Lab-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Esports-Lab-2-788x443.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Esports-Lab-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">USA Esports National Team Manager Daniel Clerke and Maryville University senior Nick Wiseman interact with SSC students and employees in the College\u2019s new Esports Lab on Aug. 27. Clerke visited SSC to present \u201cBeyond the Game: Leadership, Competition and Careers in Esports\u201d and discuss leadership, competition and career opportunities within the growing esports industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seminole State College hosted USA Esports National Team Manager Daniel Clerke (left) and Maryville University senior Nick Wiseman (right) for a presentation on Aug. 27 in the Jeff Johnston Auditorium. The event was hosted by the Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions federal grant program. Clerke discussed his philosophy of treating esports like other youth sports, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/usa-esports-team-manager-shares-lessons-on-leadership-at-ssc\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">USA Esports Team Manager Shares Lessons on Leadership at SSC<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,87],"tags":[206,45],"class_list":["post-6177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grant-programs","category-news","tag-august-2026","tag-nasnti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6177"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6180,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6177\/revisions\/6180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}