The Inescapable, Critical Role of Academics in Recruiting


National Scouting Report is dedicated to finding scholarship opportunities for athletes who possess the talent, desire, and motivation to compete at the collegiate level. We’ve helped connect thousands of athletes with their perfect college.

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A New and Informative Series for Prospects and Parents

Good academic performance is the optimum pathway for making college affordable for aspiring, high school student-athletes and their parents.

Academics play a crucial role in recruiting.

We often find that parents and prospects are surprised to learn that a majority of college athletes are not offered full athletic scholarships but instead are presented with scholarship “packages.”   This has been a common practice for years. 

College coaches have financial limitations (budgets) like any company or family.  In the NCAA, the control of athletic budgets begins with their mandating to member schools the maximum number of scholarships allowed per division, per team, per sport.  Then, in annual conference meetings with member college presidents in control, scholarship maximums are determined per sport, conference-wide.   Individual schools then decide on the budgets for each sport.  Finally, coaches are given an amount of scholarships they are allowed along with their operating budgets.  Talk about trickle-down economics! 

So, how does all this relate to a prospect’s academic performance?  Over the next few weeks, NSR will tackle this critical issue.  We will explore a number of inter-related components which impact and influence a high school prospect’s ability to attract college coaches through academics. 

We will answer key questions such as:

  • How are prospects academically “packaged” by colleges?
  • Do all NCAA colleges accept or admit prospects meeting minimum academic requirements?
  • Can the dynamics at home really change to improve academic performance?
  • How can a prospect academically break away from negative peer influences?

At NSR, we have long held the belief that athletics and academics share an inescapable bond.  Over the years, our success rate of over 90% can be tied to the excellent grades our prospects earned in the classroom.  We hope you will learn from our 25+ years of experience and will look forward to this excellent series.


National Scouting Report is dedicated to finding scholarship opportunities for athletes who possess the talent, desire, and motivation to compete at the collegiate level. We’ve helped connect thousands of athletes with their perfect college.

If you are ready to take your recruiting to the next level, click the Get Scouted button below to be evaluated by an NSR College Scout.

Get Scouted  Scouting Careers

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