Groundbreaking Step Could Redirect the Future of Football Nationwide A new rule established last week by the Ivy League turned heads across the football landscape. In an effort to reduce concussions, the League mandated that member teams only have two full-contact practices per week during the regular season, or three less than the NCAA allows.  … Read more

Travel Football Has Arrived and Prep Coaches Don’t Like It A story published by USA Today this week describes how the recent National Federation of State High School Associations annual meeting spent a good deal of time discussing and worrying over the growth of 7-on-7 All-Star football tournaments.  Seems the coaches are concerned they are being left out while … Read more

Face-to-Face Meeting Could Be the Deal Maker To finally sit in front of a college coach and discuss your future is the culmination of a long series of exciting as well as nerve-racking events.  The ups and downs of the recruiting process can be that way.  Any current or previous athletic scholarship holder will confirm … Read more

Putting Priorities in Order Could Catapult You to the College Level Your future as a potential college student-athlete can all be capsulated in the next 12 months, August 1, 2011 through July 31, 2012.  Over that time frame, you will put yourself, athletic talent and academic record on the line for college coaches to scrutinize meticulously.  … Read more

Self-evaluation Essential to Steadily Getting Better Suiting up and preparing for practice is not the most appealing thing to do for most high school athletes.  It’s work and there are no accolades to be had at the end of the sweating and toiling part of sports.  But, a coach putting you through a series of repetitive drills is where an … Read more

Fatigue Is the Enemy, but It Can be Overcome with Good Choices As the heat beats down in mid- to late summer, know that this is your time to shine. As other athletes wilt under the extreme conditions, you have the opportunity to separate yourself from them by taking better care of yourself before, during … Read more

2012 Recruiting Up and Running College coaches are getting back into their offices and starting the recruiting process following a much deserved few weeks away from the fray.  Of course, major NCAA DI programs rarely take time away from the grind, but in all, they’re back!  To high school grads in the 2012 class, the … Read more

Living in the Moment is Okay, but Keeping an Eye Ahead is Smart As a youngster today, you are constantly asked to live in the moment.  Advertising and marketing grab your attention and pull you toward the here and now.  The implication is that life revolves around fun and immediate satisfaction with a blind eye toward planning and … Read more

There’s Nothing More Appealing to Coaches Than a Hard-working, Humble Athlete Think of it this way:  You are a college coach facing a crucial decision — who do I want to spend nearly every day with for 10 months a year over the next four years?  Do you choose the over confident, ego-driven prospect with obnoxious parents, or do … Read more

Cubicle Counselors Can’t Provide Firsthand Knowledge NSR‘s business model is simple:  Put well-trained, high school athletic scouts on the ground in their communities, allow them the freedom to find, evaluate and enroll deserving prep prospects, and then expect them to provide firsthand knowledge of their client-prospects to college coaches through detailed, accurate scouting reports and one-on-one contact … Read more