Who Do You Trust, a real scout or a telemarketer? What is an Open Enrollment (OE) scouting service? These are in essence nothing more than telemarketing companies fronting as scouting services. Their intent is to sign as many unsuspecting prospects as possible, duping them into thinking that their methods will effectively get them … Read more
There Are Parallel Lessons to be Learned in Recruiting from This Weekend’s Impending Disaster As the hurricane Irene bears down on the East Coast of America this weekend, we are hearing a lot about on-the-ground Disaster Relief Teams and how they have been planning for years for potential catastrophic events like Irene. These teams of professionals … Read more
Our Presentations Point Toward the Target and We Hit It Every Time Parents of aspiring college athletes have loads of things to consider. To name a few: How much should we do, or invest in, to give our child the optimum shot at receiving a college scholarship offer? Which source of information can we trust as being the … Read more
There Really is an Alternative Which Can Put You Back on Track You are a high school senior with lots to offer a college athletic program. You have done all the things your coaches, parents and influential advisors have suggested. Your athletic stats and grades are solid. You’ve received at least a fair amount of credit … Read more
Compromising Our Core Values is Not an Option As 2012 NSR student-athlete commitments begin to arrive in our home office, it reminds us about the high quality of the prospects our company represents. NSR scouts are out in force every day across America and in five foreign countries personally evaluating talent at high school, club, … Read more
Editor’s note: NSR Southern California (San Diego) Area Scout, Dave Batzer, was recently interviewed by the Pomerado News in Rancho Bernardo, CA. Below are the highlights and excerpts of the article. Exposure key to landing scholarship By Michael Bower Rancho Bernardo (High) graduate Kristina Serhan landed a spot on the volleyball roster at UC Riverside with … Read more
Curious Ranking for Heisman Contender Rivals.com has come out with their Top 100 college football players for 2011. Perhaps the most surprising ranking so far in their countdown to #1 is that of former NSR prospect and Oklahoma Sooner QB, Landry Jones, at number 26. A consensus Heisman Trophy candidate, Landry put up gaudy numbers last … Read more
Gathering Highlights NSR’s Camaraderie and Dedication Last weekend National Scouting Report held its annual meeting for licensees and scouts at the beautiful Marriott Bay Point Golf Resort and Spa in Panama City, FL. It’s a unique gathering for an especially important reason — these were real high school sports scouts talking about their client-prospects, college recruiting, … Read more
No Question, Real Scouting Trumps Telemarketing Approach We’ve said it before, but it always bears repeating: a scouting organization should have actual scouts on the ground evaluating talent. NSR is proud to have pioneered the high school scouting business 31 years ago in 1980. Since then, NSR has never wavered from its focus on the basics — find and … Read more
Reaching the Mountaintop Is a Lifetime Endeavor Greatness is within each of us. But achieving it is a battle we choose to wage or ignore. It comes with tremendous sacrifice as we fight off outside influences which continually want to drag us back toward mediocrity. Prejudices, laziness, lack of focus and will, family history and … Read more
