National Scouting Report

Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda – Didn’t!

No matter how long you have been around high school athletics, no matter what sports you have watched, and no matter whether it was male or female, we have ALL seen GREAT high school athletes that dreamed of playing in college but were not afforded that opportunity. We have all known of great high school … Read more

Soccer: The Truth About Recruiting

By:  Gil Barkey An interesting theme has been developing the last couple months speaking with college soccer programs about the recruiting of high school players.  This theme was brought to light when one of my players noticed that a college coach was registered to be at a tournament in California AND Illinois for the same weekend.   … Read more

Football Time at NSR

Wow, what a football weekend!  So many top teams went down this weekend. So much excitement across the nation.  Nothing quite gets the fall going like crisp weather and smash mouth football.  The first weekend in October was no disappointment.  Football enthusiasts are no doubt recovering from their weekend of gridiron mania.  Across the country, National Scouting Report was … Read more

Success – How Do You See It?

“Winning isn’t the most important thing, it is the only thing!” At first glance, we join together and exchange “high 5’s” and it sounds good! Words of a motivational speech delivered by a great motivator. But, is it really true? Is true success for our young athletes and even adults really measured by wins and … Read more

National Scouting Report and News-Press Media Group: Football Players of the Week 1

National Scouting Report and The News-Press Media Group have teamed to name Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for the 2014 high school football season for Lee and Collier counties in South Florida.

For week 1 the winners are South Fort Myers QB Keith Smith and Naples LB Max Joseph.

Week 1 Offensive Player of the Week is QB Keith Smith of South Fort Myers – Lee County Florida threw for 335 yards with 20 completions of 30 attempts for 3-T.D.’s and ran for 1 TD…Great game Keith!
Go HERE to see Keith receive his award from NSR’s Scott Hills.

Week 1 Defensive Player of the Week is LB Max Joseph of Naples High School – Collier County Florida had 15 tackles (2 for losses) , 2 caused fumbles (with 1 recovered) Defense only allowed 50 yards rushing with 27 attempts. Great game Max!
Go HERE to see Max receive his award from NSR’s Scott Hills.

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Football Recruiting : What is the Truth?

Most people, some time over the next week, will be watching some football!  Whether you are catching a college game on Thursday night, a high school game Friday  night or a multiplicity of college games on Saturday followed by a professional game on Sunday – most of us are affected by football on some level … Read more