College Scouts are on the ground in Allegheny Region.
The staff at NSR is dedicated to finding scholarship opportunities for athletes in Allegheny Region that possess the talent, desire, and motivation to compete at the collegiate level. We provide athletic evaluations, academic guidance, and an in-depth education on the recruiting process. Upon successful evaluation and qualification into our program, National Scouting Report will provide the appropriate link between the student athlete and over 2,000 colleges and universities across the country.
NSR prides itself on having scouts on the ground across the country and around the world, checking out our prospects firsthand and making sure they are the quality athletes that we are proud to represent. If you see an NSR scout at your next event, be sure to ask them any questions you may have about college recruiting, and how NSR can help secure the futures of young athletes.
Parents, where are you in the recruiting process?
If you are a high school student athlete competing in any of the 32 men or women's NCAA sanctioned sports and want to continue playing at the college level, contact one of our Company Scouts today for a personal interview and evaluation.
College Coaches, look to NSR for quality prospects.
If you are looking for high caliber student-athletes for scholarship and recruiting consideration, visit NSR's Prospect Search or request prospects on our Coaches' Request form based on your specific needs. Each athlete has been personally scouted, interviewed, measured against our strict qualifying standards, and recommended by NSR.
Do you need athlete information nationwide or internationally? Search our database. There are thousands of qualified prospects listed throughout the nation and in countries like Australia & South Africa. We maintain a video of each prospect and we will be glad to send you a copy free of charge. Call us toll-free at 1-800-354-0072.
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We seek your guidance and honest evaluations regarding the talent level of the athletes that you coach. If you have any athletes you feel can compete at the next level, please fill out our Coach's Evaluation Form.
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Florin Marton
fmarton@nsr-inc.comCell: (304) 641-0453
Coach Florin Marton brings to the National Scouting Report 30+ years of college coaching experience and expertise. During this time, he has recruited thousands [literally] of prospective student-athletes for the collegiate teams he coached. If anybody has mastered the art of college recruiting, it is coach Marton. He knows what college coaches are looking for and what qualities are most desired in the young athletes to be successful in college, both athletically and academically. Moreover, coach Marton knows the collegiate system better than most, having coached for a long time both in the NCAA and NAIA systems. Such, his advice will carry significant weight with both receiving college coaches and prospective student-athletes and their families. Florin Marton started coaching during the final seasons of his 14 years professional playing career in Romania as he earned his National Coaching License. Marton began by coaching at the youth levels before spending time as a player/coach with CFR-Victoria Caransebes of the Romanian National Leagues. Marton came to the US in 1991 and began working with youth clubs in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Starting in the Fall of 1993 he served as an assistant coach at Carleton and Macalester Colleges in Minnesota, both at the same time! (He says: I must have been the only coach in the world to coach two different college teams, at the same time despite the fact they were playing against each other in the same conference) In 1994 Florin Marton took over as the head coach at Carleton College. From Carleton, coach Marton went on to coach both men's and women’s college teams in Iowa, Wisconsin and West Virginia. To round off a very successful coaching tenure coach Florin Marton also won the WVIAC Championship in Mens Tennis in 2006 (Soccer Conference Championships were in the bag already) which earned Salem International University its only NCAA National Tournament participation. In a storied college coaching career that first began in 1993 in Minnesota, coach Florin Marton has built and rebuilt teams from ashes to perennial powerhouses. Over the years, his college teams won 5 Conference Championships both on the mens and women’s sides, in two different sports. Florin Marton earned a Masters degree in Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Timisoara, in his native Romania. For Soccer he also holds a National Coaching License from the US Soccer Federation.
Ron Vrana
rvrana@nsr-inc.comCell: (412) 298-6850
Since 1995, Ron Vrana has been an Area Director for National Scouting Report where he has assisted over 2,500 high school athletes earn college athletic scholarships. Vrana is also the owner and scouting director for the Paramount Scouting Bureau. Having run baseball, basketball and softball showcases since 1997, his events have drawn athletes and college coaches from numerous states and Canada. Having extensive college recruiting experience, Vrana coached high school sports for 18 years, producing numerous individual and team champions in track, basketball, football and softball. He also officiated high school baseball, softball and track, and ASA softball. Ron has held positions in sports information at the college level, and public relations and promotions in professional baseball.
Ron earned his undergraduate degree in secondary education from Flagler College, where he played college baseball. He earned his Master's degree in communications and public relations from Shippensburg University. A former teacher and executive director of a national education foundation, Vrana earned numerous national awards for curriculum development and is listed in Who's Who in American Education, Who's Who Among American Teachers and Who's Who in American Business.