Good Grades Lead to More Looks Think good grades aren’t a big deal? Think again. College coaches can admire your athletic abilities from afar, but if you don’t have the necessary grades to be admitted to their schools, far away is as close as you will come to getting a scholarship offer. Coaches are tuned into good grades for other reasons, … Read more
And they said it couldn’t get worse. Two months ago we predicted darker days were ahead when Jim Tressel’s unfortunate version of the truth was being challenged by the media and the NCAA. Exposed emails communicating Tressel’s apparent knowledge of the scenarios in question and the subsequent, alleged cover-up have taken the once proud program deeper into no-man’s land. … Read more
Freshman from Bastrop, Texas, Tosses Second Gem in School History Former NSR softball prospect and Texas Lutheran University freshman right-hander Jordan Mundine was recently named the American Southwest Conference West Division Pitcherof the Week. Jordan tossed a perfect game with six strikeouts in an ASC West 8-0 win over Sul Ross State. Her gem was the second perfect game … Read more
Put These On Your Must-do List This Summer Online research will give you a fairly good idea about what a particular college campus has to offer and what a coach is like, but nothing replaces seeing them in person. This summer presents the perfect opportunity to make what the NCAA calls “unofficial visits.” These are … Read more
Rookie Head Coach Captures Conference Honor Former NSR golf prospect and current Wagner College head women’s golf coach Christopher Fourman was named the Northeast Conference (NEC) Coach of the Year, after guiding the Seahawks to a fifth place finish at the 2011 NEC Championship last weekend. Fourman’s tutelage helped lead the Seahawks to their best … Read more
Freshman Golfer Ranked #3 in the Country Former NSR golf prospect, and current Williams College freshman, Georgiana Salant, from LaCosta High in Encinitas, Calif, helped the Ephs to an eighth place finish in the NCAA DIII National Championships held in Howie-in-the-Hills, FL. The Ephs were ranked as high as third in DIII polls during the … Read more
It’s On You To Turn Bad Attitudes Into Good Ones It happens every summer. As a college prospect, you prepare for the tournaments, meets and matches which can mean getting a scholarship offer from college coaches. Then, in the dugouts, on the bench or on the sidelines, a teammate starts to complain about the heat, … Read more
Get Modern, or Get Lost Your future in college athletics depends on you having one — that is, a scout that continuously connects you with college coaches by making your profile info and video available to them 24/7. But, what if you had a person and an organization getting the word out about you, counseling you, keeping you … Read more
Cowboy hats off to the great state of Texas. Word has come down that Texas is taking the lead by imposing tougher penalties on professional agents who prey on college student-athletes by luring them with cash, trips and other illegal benefits. With athletes’ NCAA eligibility threatened by scouts’ unethical antics, the Texas state legislature apparently felt that it was time to … Read more
It is always a great feeling when at NSR we watch one of our scout’s children accomplish so many great things in high school and go on to participate in college athletics. That’s the case this year as NSR basketball prospect, Mande Driggers, from Faith Christian Academy in Victoria, Texas, recently committed to Howard Payne … Read more
