Club volleyball tryouts are over and teams have been made. Every player is excited to start practice with her new team because this will be the year she will be recruited, or will it? We see and hear it over and over again. “My daughter plays club volleyball so she will get seen. Her club … Read more
Hannah Towne had given up on scouting services! Then she met Sheila Thiery, a real life college scout for NSR. National Scouting Report is a college scouting and recruiting organization. Towne, a very talented volleyball player from Rochester, Indiana, was enrolled by her parents with a telemarketing scouting service, but something was awry – nothing … Read more
National Scouting Report and youth coaches are a perfect match. Coaches are challenged every day, every practice and every game to teach their athletes fundamentals, game tactics and overall team strategies. Those things alone take up nearly all their time. In fact, most people would wilt under the work required to develop individual skills, teach … Read more
No matter how long you have been around high school athletics, no matter what sports you have watched, and no matter whether it was male or female, we have ALL seen GREAT high school athletes that dreamed of playing in college but were not afforded that opportunity. We have all known of great high school … Read more
By: Gil Barkey An interesting theme has been developing the last couple months speaking with college soccer programs about the recruiting of high school players. This theme was brought to light when one of my players noticed that a college coach was registered to be at a tournament in California AND Illinois for the same weekend. … Read more
I was doing an in-home interview with an athlete and her family a week or so ago and they told me something I very regularly hear and while frustrating for them, it was an easy explanation for a change. The parents as well as the athlete began telling me how they’ve been showcasing with their … Read more
At National Scouting Report we make it our goal to help our athletes play at the next level. With about a 96% success rate, our athletes have the opportunity to play their sport in college. The dreams that many of these young athletes have come to fruition while we promote them and their abilities to … Read more
The spotlight always shines on our sports stars. This coming weekend’s Super Bowl and the hype surrounding it personifies the way Americans go about deifying those at the top. But a closer view of the athletes in support roles at every level of athletics makes us realize that they are the ones providing the infrastructure … Read more
The key to being recruited to play college athletics is building strong, positive relationships with coaching staffs. Sounds simple, right? But in reality, it’s tough to do. Why is it tough? Because you first have to be identified. And sending an email or a profile package to a college coach isn’t enough to get the job … Read more
Getting Angry Easily or Being Too Hard on Yourself Can Ruin Your College Future A college coach can be watching at anytime. You never know. So, when you make a mistake, what do you do? Throw your helmet, a towel or a fit? Do you hang your head and mutter under your breath? When you do these things, what’s a coach supposed to think? … Read more
