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
Parents of college prospects fall into three distinct groups. As a National Scouting Report scout, I’ve gone into many homes to interview prospects. I can confidently say that their parents fall into one of three categories regarding recruiting and recruiting rules: Those who know nothing. Those who think they know something. Those who think they … Read more
Attention parents: You are your student-athlete’s home academic advisers for 12-plus years. Sometimes this truth gets lost in hectic lives coupled with unrealistic expectations of today’s educators. Kids’ grades can become afterthoughts and, when that happens, sooner or later they suffer the consequences. At National Scouting Report, we urge you to accept this critical responsibility knowing that … 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
