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
Take the Initiative and Sprint to the Finish Line The Big Push is on. High school senior athletes around the globe are squirming in their seats wondering if their dream to play college athletics will come true at some time over the next six months. If you are one of those seniors, take notes. It’s time … Read more
NSR Works with Local, Regional, National and International Media Outlets National Scouting Report proudly establishes partnerships around the United States with top-tier sports organizations. One such union is a very exciting sponsorship agreement with Panhandle Sports Broadcasting Television headquartered in Milton, Florida, which calls for NSR to have a presence at selected national and regional … Read more
What are my chances of being recruited if I am not listed on Rivals, Scout, or ESPN.com? About as good as they would be if you were listed with one of these organizations. These companies do not locate and scout players like top-notch, professional scouting services. They compile lists after these players have already been … Read more
I play for an elite travel team where everyone is good. How can I stand out when college coaches come to scout our team? If you’re a softball player, hit four homeruns in a game. If you’re a basketball player, score forty points. But if you can’t do some miraculous feat then you have to … Read more
