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

On-the-ground Scouting Pays Off for NSR’s Paul Hux Let’s say that you take a young, high school catcher from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, you scout her a few games, meet her and her parents after a game, interview her with her parents at their home, and then make the decision to enroll her as an NSR prospect.  She’s … Read more

  Recruiting Has Become More Intense On the Coaches’ End Bad publicity is something college coaches are well aware of these days.  Nearly every morning they are welcomed with online news of another college student-athlete or coach that has made a bad decision and been caught.  This troubling trend has coaches squeamish about everything from who … Read more

JUCO Bad Rap Undeserved; Many Athletes Thrive Going straight from high school to a four year college is sometimes not the best route for high school student-athletes.  But, there is a terrific alternative which many parents and athletes discount or overlook, junior college.  At NSR, our scouts often run into scenarios which lend themselves to … Read more

Former NSR Prospect One of America’s Top College Signal Callers   Oklahoma Sooner quarterback and former NSR prospect, Landry Jones, is featured in the 2011 edition of Lindy’s Sports 2011 football preview as a top Heisman Trophy candidate.  The highly regarded magazine puts Landry second in the running behind Heisman favorite, Andrew Luck of Stanford. … Read more

It’s Not Just You and Your Friends Any More The popularity of Facebook and its impact on American culture continues to grow in unique ways.  College coaches are now using the world’s social media leader as a way to find out more about prospects. With the growing trend of young people communicating more through Facebook … Read more