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2013 Grad from Michigan Playing at a High Level Coach Rodney Palmer knew he had a special kid when he first saw the 6’6″  Jimmy Kodet enter the gym.  The lanky forward tried out for the Williamston High (Mich) varsity squad, but because Coach Palmer had a senior-laden squad, he was unsure if Jimmy would see … Read more

Learning How to Cope with Disappointment is a Must for College Bound Athletes Athletes at every level experience failure. A missed shot.  A mental error.  A lapse in judgment.  These are all common mishaps for athletes during competition.  It happens to every athlete at every stage of competition, but recovery can be a very difficult process, … Read more

Go Where Coaches Will Find You — NSR Recruiting starts with recognition.  That is, college coaches must identify you first before they can evaluate you.  Being on a travel or club team is not enough.  Winning your conference title is not enough.  Making the state playoffs?  Nope.  Making All-Conference?  No, again.  There is a huge amount of … Read more

Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel is in serious trouble.  The NCAA is now after his hide for lying to investigators as well as to his own athletic director at OSU for declaring that he had no knowledge of potential issues involving his players.  Why is it so hard for some people to step … Read more

Working Hard Can Never Take a Break for High School Prospects How many times have you seen really good youth league athletes flame out by the time they reached high school?  And, how many of those flameouts can be attributed to laziness?  It’s something we see everyday in high school sports scouting — that an athlete is pointed out to us who … Read more

Prospects Are Competing with Others with Solid Fundamentals Watching videos of the recent NFL combines,  it was very impressive to watch players at every position go through timed and fundamental drills for pro scouts.  Seldom would a participant sacrifice form for speed.  Their focus on the smallest details of their position should send a message … Read more

When the NCAA chose to ban its football coaches from subscribing to “scouting services,” it was a good-news, bad-news issue for us at National Scouting Report, the nation’s first and most revered high school scouting service in the world.  First, the bad news.  Most media outlets, apparently not knowing the difference between “pay wall” services … Read more

Good things happen to those who wait is a fitting adage for freshman outfielder and former NSR prospect, Max Hardman from Encinitas, CA, who launched a dramatic walk-off grand slam to secure the University of Redlands baseball team’s 9-6 victory over the 13th-ranked Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens last Saturday.  Hardman entered the game in the eighth inning and eventually … Read more

Your Starting Point is When You Set Your Sights on the Finish Line From the moment you know in your heart that wanting to participate in college athletics is a serious goal, recruiting for you starts.  It’s in the moment that everything you do in your sport takes added significance.  You are standing on the starting … Read more