A friend asked me, “What is today’s recruiting enemy #1?” The answer is simple and easy to identify. And it’s maddening, too. As a college scout for 13-plus years, I have watched families kill so much time. So my friend, what is recruiting enemy #1? It is without question wasted time. Parents vs. the Problem … Read more
Free throw shooting in basketball. Why is it so tough to consistently do well? After all, a player is standing still, 15 feet away from a non-moving target, holding the ball and with nobody defending. Why are so many players simply awful at this essential skill of the game? Since you asked, I have a couple … Read more
Press Release: HOUSTON, Texas — The National Professional Fastpitch organization the Scrap Yard Dawgs, announced an exclusive partnership with the recruiting organization National Scouting Report. This partnership will promote the growth of fastpitch softball throughout the state of Texas and its surroundings. “It’s a great opportunity for NSR to partner with these ladies, who have … Read more
The NCAA has instituted an innovative way to assist D-III athletes through the NCAA Eligibility Center. What is the NCAA Eligibility Center? From its inception, the NCAA’s Eligibility Center, formerly known as the NCAA Clearinghouse, has been where Division I (D-I) and Division II-bound (D-II) high school student-athletes have gone to have their academic records … Read more
College is where life begins, are you choosing the right school for you? It’s important to be careful and thoughtful when deciding where you want to go to college. Besides degree programs, academic success, and finances, it’s vital that athletes take into consideration what’s going to prepare you to start your adult life. Sometimes with … 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
Coaches are looking ahead when it comes to recruiting. Many are looking four or five years ahead and evaluating athletes, from afar, before they can contact them. There is a nearly unrecoverable mistake most families make in recruiting. They wait too late to start the process. They think they are already in, but they aren’t. … Read more
NSR scouts are noticing an unhealthy trend in college recruiting. Far too many prospects and parents are failing to respect their recruiting rivals, the other kids in the same graduating class also vying for scholarships. When this happens, they miss the fact that there are literally hundreds of athletes out there as good, if not … Read more
NSR scout Ken Carlyle has truly experienced an incredible journey. A high-school, two-sport phenom from Memphis, Tennessee, Carlyle was highly recruited in both baseball and basketball coming out of Briar Crest Christian High School. If that school’s name rings a bell, rightfully so. A few years after Ken graduated along came a young offensive lineman … 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
