Recruiting envelopes are the unseen, little-known keys to prospects’ future. They are imaginary, yes, but nonetheless, every high school prospect has four of them. They arrive on Day One of the prospect’s freshman year. Choices, choices. The question at hand? Which one will they open and which ones will they ignore? These envelopes are sealed. … Read more
The United States Tennis Association and National Scouting Report partnered for the UTSA Southern Championships this past weekend. The event is the first of the USTA, NSR partnership that will continue throughout 2017. The tournament included some of the best 16 and under boys’ and girl’s tennis players from the 9 Southern States. 256 of … Read more
American sports fans will witness a phenomenon over the next two decades. Athletics at every level of competition will soar with youth sports leading the way. At no time in history will we have seen the number of stellar performances by high school athletes. Evaluating high-school-age prospects gives NSR scouts binoculars into the future. What we are … Read more
Dear Prospect, Who is working for you in recruiting today? And, what are they doing for you? Those are two questions you should ask yourself every day. Nothing is more important to your athletic future. You are competing with thousands of athletes for the scholarship offer you want so badly. And when you are in … Read more
The American Football Coaches Association hosts a national convention every year with the goal to improve football coaches through education, interaction, and networking. This convention is one of the largest networking events for college football, with more than 6000 coaches attending the four-day event every second week in January. This year, like every year, National Scouting Report … Read more
Are you kidding me? NSR scouts hear that in every prospect interview. It is the reaction we get upon telling families that there are very few full athletic scholarships in college. Parents are aghast at the revelation. Prospects are stunned. But it is real. It is true. Nearly all college athletes are on scholarship packages … Read more
Online recruiting services don’t do these sorts of things. After all, they are online. National Scouting Report does because we are the world’s oldest and most respected scouting organization. National Scouting Report scouts from across America are gathered this week (Dec. 5-9) at the National Fastpitch Coaches Association convention in New Orleans to meet and speak with … Read more
You don’t have to go far to discover the difference between National Scouting Report and its competitors. First: Internet and telemarketing-based recruiting services are a waste of time. Or so say the many families that have used them. Then some of those families get offered the opportunity to be a part of the NSR Scouting organization. … Read more
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
Everyone should be so lucky as to sit in a room full of new NSR scouts in training. With our home office team pouring over 1,000-plus candidates monthly, a daunting task to be sure, just being chosen makes them singularly qualified. Like with our prospects, NSR is not an open enrollment company for aspiring scouts. … Read more
