college recruiting

How To Be A Successful College Scout

August 24, 2016August 29, 2016 by NSR Staff

Potential Scouts: Apply Here! Where You’d Like to Scout: – Select One –Domestic (inside the U.S.)International (outside the U.S.) Your Primary Sport of Interest: – Select One Sport –BaseballCheerleadingMens BasketballWomens BasketballEquestrianField HockeyFootballGolfGymnasticsIce HockeyLacrosseSoccerSoftballSwimming and DivingTennisTrack and Cross CountryVolleyballWrestling How did you hear about us? – Select One –Zip Recruiterworkinsports.comjobsinsports.comFacebookLinkedinNSR Scout (referral)Former NSR Athlete (referral)Google / … Read more

High School Athletes Compete Under Unfair Lens

August 23, 2016August 22, 2016 by NSR Staff

It isn’t fair, really, that young athletes are scrutinized so closely. High school athletes, in particular, find themselves under the relentless lens from the time they begin playing sports in ninth grade until they call it quits. That is not a good thing. Truth is, our culture expects too much from athletes, but especially youngsters. A … Read more

Your Inside Look At The 2016 NSR National Meeting

August 22, 2016August 21, 2016 by NSR Staff

National Scouting Report scouts are back on the ground this week after returning from last week’s national meeting in Allen, Texas. National and international scouts attended four informative days of meetings at the Courtyard Dallas Allen, located about 25 miles north of Dallas. The agenda included new technology training; NCAA and NAIA rules changes; individual … Read more

How Much Does College Cost?

August 18, 2016August 16, 2016 by NSR Staff

During in-home meetings with potential National Scouting Report prospects and their parents, I always ask student-athletes if they know the cost of attending a four-year college or university. Their answer is almost always the same: “A lot.” I laugh. They laugh. But, in reality, it’s no laughing matter. Higher education is expensive — very expensive … Read more

NSR Prepares To Launch Evolution 2.0

August 17, 2016September 8, 2016 by NSR Staff

The evolution of National Scouting Report continues. NSR president Rusty Rigney announced this week at the company’s four-day national meeting in Allen, Texas, that Evolution 2.0 will be launched in September. The launch will come just nine months after the world’s oldest and largest college recruiting organization unveiled Evolution, a state-of-the-art, interactive portal system for … Read more

4 ‘Cool’ Lessons In College Recruiting

August 16, 2016August 16, 2016 by NSR Staff

“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

2 Major Ways To Cut The Cost Of College

August 15, 2016August 8, 2018 by NSR Staff

Numbers don’t lie when it comes to paying for a college education. According to the College Board, the people who administer the SAT, the average annual cost of a private college in America is $35,000. State-supported colleges cost an average of $10,000 per year. Regardless of which route a family chooses, they still face other … Read more

Young Pennsylvania Baseball Prospect A National Hit

August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 by NSR Staff

Call him “Matt the Bat.” Matt Yauger, a 2020 National Scouting Report baseball prospect from Levittown, PA, has been turning heads with his play against some of the top competition in the country. Standing only 5 feet 8 and 135 pounds, Matt can hit for average and hit for power. Playing for the Tri-State Arsenal … Read more

4 Half-Baked Ideas About College Recruiting

August 10, 2016August 10, 2017 by NSR Staff

Parents of college prospects have some weird, baked-in assumptions about recruiting. Some are founded on just enough info to steer them in the wrong direction. That is so dangerous when a child’s future is at stake. Some are really outdated to the point of making somebody in the recruiting business, such as a National Scouting … Read more

Why Parents Shouldn’t Promote Children To College Coaches

August 9, 2016August 8, 2016 by NSR Staff

I don’t know how to put it any more bluntly: Parents are lousy at promoting their own high school athletes to college coaches. And once they start down that road, they put their children in a deep hole. Recruiting is far more time sensitive than parents have a clue about. Every day counts from the time … Read more