Dramatically Improve Your Chances of Catching An Offer We see thousands upon thousands of high school prospects each year whose stated dream is to play college athletics. They’ve thought about it for years. Talked about it with family and friends. Yet, so many of these talented, young athletes never get beyond wishing and hoping. Why? They and … Read more
A fan of the University of Alabama’s football program has allegedly poisoned two live oak trees at historic Toomer’s Corner on the campus of Auburn University last week as an apparent act of retribution for the Tigers’ regular season win over the Crimson Tide and eventual NCAA Division I national championship. The Atlanta Journal and Constitution’s Web site ajc.com reported that … Read more
Focus on Your Ultimate Objective Until You Find “It” Assume nothing as you search for everything you want in a college. Far too often high school prospects take the word and opinion of others about which schools and programs are excellent, good, okay or unacceptable. Those opinions are based on their unique perspectives, not yours. The … Read more
Senior OL Is Much More Than Your Typical Jock Adam Bennett, a senior offensive lineman from Romeo High School in Bruce Township, Mich., has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Ferris State University and play for their football program. Bennett led a 2010 RHS offensive line which paved the way for 1,872 rushing yards, 1,464 passing … Read more
Spruce Creek Guard One of Sunshine State’s Top Players Over the past two years, Dalton Barnes has emerged from relative obscurity to being widely recognized as one of the top guards in Florida high school basketball. He is a junior at Spruce Creek High in Port Orange, Fla, and his NSR scout is Dave Johnson, Area … Read more
Receiving a letter from a college coach does not mean your kid is being recruited. Coaches send hundreds, if not thousands, of these letters to prospects every year. Why? Coaches want… To see which kids respond and show reciprocal interest To get more detailed information such as stats, academic standing, email address, schedule, etc. To add … Read more
NCAA President Mark Emmert paved the way for reform in his inaugural speech at the organization’s annual convention last week in San Antonio, Texas. In particular, Mr. Emmert announced his intention to close the loopholes which resulted in wide criticism of the association’s eligibility rulings in the matters of Auburn’s Cameron Newton and five Ohio … Read more
Defending Has Become a Lost Art at the High School Level Say all you will about the faster pace of basketball today and the higher scores being put up, but in the end, college coaches still want to recruit high school prospects which are fundamentally sound on the defensive end of the floor. Time and … Read more
Get Things Rolling, but Head In the Right Direction Over the next few paragraphs, we’re going to give you some potential recruiting directions you can take with your kid. Check which one you are already on. Then, check out the lowdown on what you’ve chosen to do. Finally, read and follow our recommended course corrections. Perhaps we … Read more
Parents Enrolled Daughter Early in Both for Maximum Affect Alexa Gerchman had just completed her freshman year at Dunmore High in Pennsylvania and was playing in a summer, travel softball tournament when an opposing coach approached Alexa’s dad, Mark. “Your daughter is the best shortstop here,” the coach told Mark. With that, Mark got on the phone … Read more
