About NSR Staff New Stats Put Spotlight on the Dangers of Cell Phone Usage While Behind the Wheel I was listening to our local sports talk show this morning on the way to work in Birmingham, Alabama, Jox945. A caller to the Morning Drive Show recited some staggering and alarming stats which he had gleaned from an insurance industry … Read more
Midfielder Shines in Efforts to Come to America Our Female Athlete of the Day is Victoria Battersby, a 2013 soccer midfielder from Immanuel College (High School) in Adelaide, South Australia. She carries a 3.0 GPA and wants to major in Health Sciences. In Victoria’s essay to American college coaches, she says, “I believe I will make a difference … Read more
Dynamic Running Back Led the Nation in Rushing in 2010 Our Male Athlete of the Day is David Mora, a 2012, 5’7″ 175-pound running back from Mason High School in Mason, Texas. He has twice been named the Texas 1A Player of the Year and last week was awarded the Most Valuable Player trophy following … Read more
Use the Time Off to Gain an Advantage The holidays offer high school prospects a perfect opportunity to regroup and get reorganized in their recruiting efforts. Lazy mornings, afternoons and evenings can be highly productive times which can open loads of doors to college coaches all across America. Know first that with the exception of … Read more
Courage Comes from that Unique Place Others Don’t Know Exists Time’s running down and out. Your team’s struggling to stay ahead, or to keep up. Your job? To lead. As a college prospect, it’s on you to pull the team through the tough times in a contest. It’s expected of you. But, where will you … Read more
It’s Time for You to Step Up to the Recruiting Big Leagues Halfway measures simply will not get results in recruiting. To borrow a popular phrase, you have to be “all in” if you expect college coaches to find, evaluate and recruit you. Relying on your club team tournaments, high school coach, local newspaper and the occasional email … Read more
The Way Coaches Treat Players Has a Long-term, Meaningful Impact Lessons can be learned by adults, too. And in athletics sometimes coaches forget that they are dealing with youngsters who are committing themselves to the team and the coach. Every coach should at times step back and consider how he or she … Read more
Take Action if You Want to Move to the Next Level Are you sitting there wondering when a college coach will call? Do you believe that if you make All-Conference, All-Region or even All-State that a coach will knock on your door? Are you hoping that if your team has a good year that a … Read more
Beware of Telemarketers Posing as Scouting Services Scouting services which return to clients and ask for upgrades are ripping off the innocent, pure and simple. It’s happening with so-called reputable scouting firms and it’s time this practice is exposed for what it is — a way to dig deeper into your pocket. When considering a scouting … Read more
Bring Your Parents Up to Speed on How to Get Ahead High school prospects, your world as a an athlete is much larger than you might think. Today college coaches are recruiting nationally, and internationally, more than ever. Look at our home page and every day you will see athletes from across the United States … Read more
