Good Intentions Aside, Your Coaches Can’t Get the Job Done “Our coach is handling all that for us.” How many times have we heard that sad recruiting story? Too many to count. And then, when those same parents and kids look up as the senior year arrives and nothing has been done, it’s a pitiful thing … Read more
With all the Super Bowl brouhaha over, thankfully, we turn our attention to basketball and tournament season. Although still a couple to a few weeks away, teams are nonetheless already scrambling for higher seeds. In high school hoops, tournament basketball is arguably the most exciting event of the year. The air becomes thick with fan anticipation as the regular season winds down. Must-win games … Read more
Success Rests on a Prospect Possessing Four Characteristics It could be easily argued that earning a college basketball scholarship is one of the toughest of all undertakings for an aspiring high school athlete. It’s akin to finding a hair on the top of Dick Vitale’s head — it’s hard baby! Hundreds of thousands of American kids, not … Read more
Facing True Life Can Be Too Much for the Overindulged Every day our local newspaper posts digest versions of college athletic department press releases. These little ditties, about a sentence in length, throw news out to us freakish sports nuts who want to know a little bit about everything going on without being bothered with all … Read more
Four Other Programs Will Also Ink Classes February 3rd might be a banner day for NCAA DI & DII football programs, but meanwhile just down the hall coaches in four other sports will be anxiously waiting to see which high school seniors have chosen to sign with their programs. Field hockey, track and field, cross country and … Read more
Spruce Creek Guard One of Sunshine State’s Top Players Over the past two years, Dalton Barnes has emerged from relative obscurity to being widely recognized as one of the top guards in Florida high school basketball. He is a junior at Spruce Creek High in Port Orange, Fla, and his NSR scout is Dave Johnson, Area … Read more
Receiving a letter from a college coach does not mean your kid is being recruited. Coaches send hundreds, if not thousands, of these letters to prospects every year. Why? Coaches want… To see which kids respond and show reciprocal interest To get more detailed information such as stats, academic standing, email address, schedule, etc. To add … Read more
NCAA President Mark Emmert paved the way for reform in his inaugural speech at the organization’s annual convention last week in San Antonio, Texas. In particular, Mr. Emmert announced his intention to close the loopholes which resulted in wide criticism of the association’s eligibility rulings in the matters of Auburn’s Cameron Newton and five Ohio … Read more
Get Things Rolling, but Head In the Right Direction Over the next few paragraphs, we’re going to give you some potential recruiting directions you can take with your kid. Check which one you are already on. Then, check out the lowdown on what you’ve chosen to do. Finally, read and follow our recommended course corrections. Perhaps we … Read more
Take the Initiative and Sprint to the Finish Line The Big Push is on. High school senior athletes around the globe are squirming in their seats wondering if their dream to play college athletics will come true at some time over the next six months. If you are one of those seniors, take notes. It’s time … Read more
