Time doesn’t creep along one slow second at a time. It zooms by at supersonic speed. Think about it. How long have you been playing your sport competitively? Five, six, maybe eight years? It has flown by unimaginably quickly, right? Looking forward, if you are a sophomore in high school and are lucky enough to go … Read more

Another former NSR prospect is making her mark at the next level.  Dayna Hunn, who hails from Williston High in Morriston, FL, is a first year softball player and she has earned a spot on Florida Southern’s senior-dominated lineup. Going into last Tuesday’s doubleheader, Hunn was hitting .385 with six RBI out of the #7 spot in … Read more

One of the top competitors in NFL history earned respect league-wide We were sad to learn this morning that Hines Ward has been released by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Arguably the most accomplished and famous NSR alum ever, Hines delivered on the field for the University of Georgia for four years and then became the all-time … Read more

Kelsey Donahue Kara Dickinson National Scouting Report softball prospect alums, freshman Kelsey Donahue and junior Kara Dickinson are the leading hitters for Florida Tech University after the first 19 games the season.  Their NSR scout, Dave Johnson, AD for North Central Florida, tells us that the duo are tearing it up as teammates.  Kelsey is hitting .429 … Read more

We are the scouting industry leaders because of our uncompromising standards How is it, you might ask, can a scouting service have over 90 percent of its senior prospects receive college offers? The answer is simple — focus on quality, not quantity. At National Scouting Report, our on-the-ground scouts are constantly on the prowl hunting … Read more

Coupled together they are a powerful I read a terrific quote this morning on Twitter: “The combination of high but attainable expectations & high standards are a twosome that is tough to beat!” Kevin Eastman, a coach and speaker, said those words and nothing could ring truer on today’s athletic scene. Expectations and standards are … Read more

We are very pround  to announce that Lauren Malachowski, a 2012 NSR swimming prospect from Austin Regents High School in Austin, Texas, who has committed to swim next year at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, has been selected as our Female Athlete of the Day.  Lauren’s NSR rep is Randy Evans, Central Texas AD.  Lauren, a specialist in the backstroke … Read more

NSR alum and current sophomore at Jacksonville University, Jacey Warner, is off to a torrid start to the 2012 college softball season. Last weekend Jacey hit a homerun against ACC power Virginia Tech and this week against the national title contender Florida Gators she made a running catch at the wall, turned a fired a bullet to home plate to nail the … Read more

National Scouting Report can turn your recruiting fortunes from bleak to bright What do you hang your hat on? If you could boil down all your athletic skills, what rises to the top and makes you special? Those are important questions every high school prospect wanting to attract college coaches in the recruiting process should ask and … Read more

Watch who you hang with, they could help to make you or prove to break you  We seldom read about the trouble that high school or college athletes get themselves into without learning that they were in the company of ne’er do wells at the time. Athletes are not loners, for the most part.  There’s … Read more