Water During the Game, Sport Drink Aferward Listening to JOX FM 94.5 in Birmingham today, they had a doctor as their afternoon guest.  He was talking about staying hydrated during all the heat we have now and can expect the next several months.   I thought about changing the channel, but instead decided to listen in for a … Read more

Your Mind Will Get Lazy If You Don’t Keep It In Shape First, let me admit out front that I have absolutely no scientific evidence to back up this claim, but from experience of watching thousands of high school athletes during the last 10  summers, it is my opinion that your mind can definitely get … Read more

Good Grades Lead to More Looks Think good grades aren’t a big deal?  Think again.  College coaches can admire your athletic abilities from afar, but if you don’t have the necessary grades to be admitted to their schools, far away is as close as you will come to getting a scholarship offer.  Coaches are tuned into good grades for other reasons, … Read more

And they said it couldn’t get worse.  Two months ago we predicted darker days were ahead when Jim Tressel’s unfortunate version of the truth was being challenged by the media and the NCAA.  Exposed emails communicating Tressel’s apparent knowledge of the scenarios in question and the subsequent, alleged cover-up have taken the once proud program deeper into no-man’s land.  … Read more

Freshman from Bastrop, Texas, Tosses Second Gem in School History Former NSR softball prospect and Texas Lutheran University freshman right-hander Jordan Mundine was recently named the American Southwest Conference West Division Pitcherof the Week.  Jordan tossed a perfect game with six strikeouts in an ASC West 8-0 win over Sul Ross State.  Her gem was the second perfect game … Read more

Put These On Your Must-do List This Summer Online research will give you a fairly good idea about what a particular college campus has to offer and what a coach is like, but nothing replaces seeing them in person.  This summer presents the perfect opportunity to make what the NCAA calls “unofficial visits.”  These are … Read more

Rookie Head Coach Captures Conference Honor Former NSR golf prospect and current Wagner College head women’s golf coach Christopher Fourman was named the Northeast Conference (NEC) Coach of the Year, after guiding the Seahawks to a fifth place finish at the 2011 NEC Championship last weekend. Fourman’s tutelage helped lead the Seahawks to their best … Read more

Freshman Golfer Ranked #3 in the Country Former NSR golf prospect, and current Williams College freshman, Georgiana Salant, from LaCosta High in Encinitas, Calif, helped the Ephs to an eighth place finish in the NCAA DIII National Championships held in Howie-in-the-Hills, FL.  The Ephs were ranked as high as third in DIII polls during the … Read more

It’s On You To Turn Bad Attitudes Into Good Ones It happens every summer.  As a college prospect, you prepare for the tournaments, meets and matches which can mean getting a scholarship offer from college coaches.  Then, in the dugouts, on the bench or on the sidelines, a teammate starts to complain about the heat, … Read more

Get Modern, or Get Lost Your future in college athletics depends on you having one — that is, a scout that continuously connects you with college coaches by making your profile info and video available to them 24/7.   But, what if you had a person and an organization getting the word out about you, counseling you, keeping you … Read more