Hanna Laube has climbed to the top in Canadian youth volleyball. Recently named as a setter on the nation’s developmental program, Hanna is also making her mark in tournaments across the United States. Gold medals, top team finishes and championships are nothing strange to this 5-foot-10 junior standout from Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary School … Read more
“The box”. Every sport has a recruiting box. Volleyball is no exception. Not all athletes are a Division I fit. But no matter the level you want to play, college coaches check “the box” first to see if an athlete looks like a fit on paper. What box do you fit in? In Division I, … Read more
No family is perfect. No team is perfect, either. It is how teams work through and around their dysfunction that matters. Like families with divergent interests, values and beliefs, teams can be hard work if they truly want to stay intact. At National Scouting Report, our scouts watch prospects every day at games, matches, meets, … Read more
“What we got here is failure to communicate.” Remember that famous line from an old, old movie, Cool Hand Luke, starring Paul Newman. The person who said it, Strother Martin, was a famous character actor who delivered the line to perfection. That line also relates to college recruiting. Breakdowns in the recruiting process often can be … Read more
College coaches should not be toyed with by parents and prospects. Yes, there are some appropriate things parents can do and/or request from coaches, but every coach has a limit. Not knowing that particular point of no return can result in a coach backing off indefinitely if it is crossed. Recruiting can be going smoothly. A coach is … Read more
National Scouting Report is an American success story. Founded in 1980 by Bob Rigney in Birmingham, Ala., NSR was America’s first college recruiting organization. During the past three decades, NSR has enjoyed continuous growth domestically and abroad. Current expansion, however, has the company moving forward at an unparalleled pace. Today, the company is firmly in the capable hands of … Read more
What’s the first thing college coaches notice when scouting and evaluating a solid prospect? Athleticism. Second? Grasp of fundamentals. Coaches will tell you that athleticism is perhaps the highest, desirable attribute. And when athleticism is coupled with a great attitude, coaches swarm. But add sound fundamentals to that equation and what you have is the near-perfect prospect, … Read more
You hear it all the time. From your neighbor, from a teammate, from a cousin’s friend that heard it from a college player they once knew. It seems these days that since the college softball recruiting process is getting earlier and earlier as well as getting more competitive by the day, everyone continuously seeks … Read more
Most people, some time over the next week, will be watching some football! Whether you are catching a college game on Thursday night, a high school game Friday night or a multiplicity of college games on Saturday followed by a professional game on Sunday – most of us are affected by football on some level … Read more
National Scouting Report loves to scout volleyball athletes. We DIG It! One thing is always true about a competitive volleyball player, they understand REAL teamwork with selfless play. Competitive volleyball requires team chemistry and great communication, among every position. Watching a great volleyball team is truly like watching a “well oiled machine”. On the other hand, a struggling volleyball team … Read more
