National Scouting Report’s Vitality Prospects can be picked out instantly from any team. What are they? Thought you’d never ask. First, let’s start with this truth: NSR has a huge advantage over other scouting organizations, especially the ones that set up call centers, buy rosters and tell their “scouts” to call as many kids as … Read more
“Opportunities multiply as they are seized; they die when ignored.” Believe it or not, that sage advice was from a fortune cookie I recently opened. Not bad, I thought, and spot on in recruiting. Our job at National Scouting Report is to create opportunities that never would be available to prospects without our longstanding connections and … Read more
Imagine realizing your dream of playing college athletics and committing as a junior. Very cool. In addition, the school you commit to is a member of the Ivy League. Extremely cool. Meet Caitlin Barrett, a 2017 National Scouting Report lacrosse prospect from East Windsor, N.J. She attends the prestigious Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J. Caitlin … Read more
Want to be scouted for college coaches this summer? You have three choices: Show up at a tournament or showcase and hope to be discovered. Email all of the coaches whom you hope will scout that tournament or showcase. Contact a local National Scouting Report representative. Option 1 likely won’t do you much good. If … Read more
National Scouting Report baseball prospect Tyler Conklin stands 6-foot-6 with a 4.1 GPA. Think that catches the eyes of college coaches? You bet. However, Tyler’s best attribute is his desire to achieve the best on the diamond and in the classroom. “I have been studying baseball ever since I can remember and coaches say my baseball … Read more
Review Ashley Furst’s resume and you will see the quintessential National Scouting Report prospect. The 2019 softball prospect from Boone, Iowa, does not allow athletics to define her. Yes, she is a really good corner infielder, but Ashley is first and foremost a student. “I currently have a 3.88 GPA and am working on bringing that … Read more
Cammie Moore is the embodiment of “the harder you work, the luckier you get.” Look at this 2017 National Scouting Report prospect’s resume. You can’t help but be struck by its balance. First-team All-Area in basketball and top 5 percent in her class. First-team All-District and a member of the National Honor Society. MVP of the … Read more
National Scouting Report scouts are focused on finding college prospects. We do this in various ways. We could spot an under-the-radar athlete at a high school game, match or meet. We might recognize one at a tournament, showcase or combine. Or parents, coaches or athletes themselves contact us for a free evaluation. Regardless of where or how … Read more
Parents of college prospects can have some wacky ideas about recruiting. We’re talking “Twilight Zone” kind of stuff, not just your ordinary, run-of-the-mill, off-the-cuff, get-the-hook stuff. We mean out there. Let’s start by saying that if we at National Scouting Report, the nation’s oldest and largest college recruiting organization, had a nickel for each time … Read more
Arguably no woman in sports history is more identified with excellence than Pat Summitt. Her passing from dementia, Alzheimer’s type, reminds us how one person can change the course of so many other lives, given the will and the opportunity. Because of Summitt’s indelible influence, all of us at National Scouting Report who emulate and aspire to … Read more
