The NCAA approved a study in 2014 to explore the effects of concussions on athletes. Here are their findings, so far: Student-athletes removed from play immediately after suffering a concussion return to play roughly two days faster than those who continue to play after the injury. Student-athletes hesitant to report concussions are not only doing more … Read more
NSR scouts from across the U.S. have hit the AVCA Convention. Held this year in Columbus, Ohio, site of the NCAA semis and finals, the American Volleyball Coaches Association annual conclave brings together the top college, high school and club coaches together under one roof. It is an amazing sight to see. Robert Cagle is … Read more
Santo Stephens is not someone you easily miss when he’s nearby. At 6’4″ and 250 pounds, Stephens has a dominant physical presence, to say the least. For instance, it has become a normal thing for everyone in an NSR meeting room to turn their heads his way when Santo enters the room. Yet, unless someone whispered … Read more
You don’t have to go far to discover the difference between National Scouting Report and its competitors. First: Internet and telemarketing-based recruiting services are a waste of time. Or so say the many families that have used them. Then some of those families get offered the opportunity to be a part of the NSR Scouting organization. … Read more
Rod Woodson, Jon Kitna and Marty Hurney share more in common than the NFL. Each has selected NSR to promote his kid to college coaches. Understand, please, these are extremely well-connected people. They have experienced every step of the recruiting process. What college coach would not know their names? Not many, that is for sure. … Read more
NSR scout Ken Carlyle has truly experienced an incredible journey. A high-school, two-sport phenom from Memphis, Tennessee, Carlyle was highly recruited in both baseball and basketball coming out of Briar Crest Christian High School. If that school’s name rings a bell, rightfully so. A few years after Ken graduated along came a young offensive lineman … Read more
Take two essential ingredients out of a recipe and it’s ruined. Everybody knows that. But the back story is that you’ve wasted your valuable time and hard-earned money in the process. You can compare cooking to recruiting. Don’t laugh. I’m about to make my point, so stay with me. There is a recipe and then … Read more
National Scouting Report and youth coaches are a perfect match. Coaches are challenged every day, every practice and every game to teach their athletes fundamentals, game tactics and overall team strategies. Those things alone take up nearly all their time. In fact, most people would wilt under the work required to develop individual skills, teach … Read more
National Scouting Report, America’s largest on-the-ground high school scouting organization, is pleased to announce an exclusive, long-term partnership with Pocket Radar, the world’s only pocket-sized speed radar device. “NSR is thrilled to be partners with Pocket Radar,” said Robert Cagle, NSR Vice President of Public Relations. “Pocket Radar CEO Steve Goody is a visionary thinker. … Read more
Connections can only take you but so far in today’s recruiting environment. No one knows that truth better than Marty Hurney. See, few people on the American sports scene have the depth of football connections Hurney enjoys. It would not be much of a stretch to say he knows nearly every college and pro head football … Read more
