Former NSR prospect and Niagara University Purple Eagle, Jordan Schwartz, was selected last week by the Oakland Athletics in the fourth round with the 132nd pick of the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Jordan, a 6’2″ right-handed pitcher and outfielder from Hornell, N.Y., is the second highest drafted player in NU’s history. Schwartz was the … Read more
Seven years ago, when Georgiana Salant became an NSR prospect in Southern California, her expectations were relatively simple – to play college golf. Today, Georgi not only can say that she accomplished that early goal, but that she has also achieved an objective which was incomprehensible when she was a high school freshman. Today, Georgi is a two-time First … Read more
Over the weekend, an interesting tweet came across my Twitter account. The first thing that caught my attention was that it was a re-tweet from Missy Tiber. Coach Tiber was the head women’s basketball coach at Belmont Abbey College near Charlotte, N.C., when I was an NSR scout. I visited the Belmont Abbey campus numerous … Read more
You’ve heard the numbers. On average only about 1 in 15 high school senior athletes go on to participate in college athletics. Many more want to, yes, but line up 100 seniors and you can count on a paltry 6.6 of them getting the opportunity to live their dream. So what makes the difference? What … Read more
Kurt Moore is a 2016 Goal Keeper from Woodland-Bartow High School in Cartersville, Georgia where he made the All-County Team as a freshman. Kurt plays club soccer with U16 Classic I Southern Soccer Academy 98 Elite. During fall 2013, Kurt tried out for – and made – the Olympic Development Program. And in April 2014, … Read more
As college scouts, we interview a lot of high school prospects. Whether a senior facing the final months of their prep careers or seventh graders about to enter the recruiting fray, one question consistently pops up: Will my coach help me? Good question. We seldom see these coaches refusing to help athletes and their families, … Read more
We hear it everywhere we go: “I want to play college sports.” That’s a worthwhile goal to be sure, but high school athletes and their parents must come to the realization that saying it does not make it happen. Competition for a college roster spot is more than local, regional or even national. It is now … Read more
February 5th, Wednesday, will be a wild one in college recruiting. That’s the day most high profile football seniors will be inking their letters of intent with big time programs. But remember, please, that the actual signing period goes all the way to April 1, so there will still be a lot of pens touching paper after … Read more
The spotlight always shines on our sports stars. This coming weekend’s Super Bowl and the hype surrounding it personifies the way Americans go about deifying those at the top. But a closer view of the athletes in support roles at every level of athletics makes us realize that they are the ones providing the infrastructure … Read more
NCAA members could have packed their bags last Wednesday afternoon and the Association’s national conclave would have been considered a major success after just one day of meetings. By agreeing to permit Division I coaches in designated sports* to begin making initial contact with high school juniors on September 1, a full ten months sooner than was previously allowed, college recruiting’s gatekeeper … Read more
