The Next Few Years Will Be the Most Interesting and Influential of Your Life There is a full-length feature film being made at this moment. No one has any idea if it will be a box office hit or a flop. And, the only the person who can manipulate the outcome is you…because it’s a movie … Read more
Take Charge of Your Future with Hard Work in the Classroom There is one semester left this year to impact your GPA. Don’t slack off now. And if you’ve been promising all school year to buckle down on your studies, do it now or suffer the consequences. It’s within your power to make good things … Read more
Trust: It’s the Thing Which Separates NSR from Other Scouting Services Who do you want representing you? A scout who can speak firsthand to a college coach about your abilities and attributes, or a talking head whose intimate knowledge of you as a person, an athlete and a student is limited to what can be … Read more
This Little Gesture Can Inspire Even After a Dressing Down Never underestimate the value of a pat on the back. Whether it comes from a parent, a coach, a teacher or a teammate, this simple act of appreciation goes much farther than most people realize. When I was a kid playing youth ball in a small community, … Read more
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
There are downsides to social media and this fact became evident recently. We have learned that this past week four girls from Stillwater (MN) High’s hockey team were handed one-game suspensions for posting on Facebook a hanged teddy bear wearing jersey number 34 with the caption, “Another successful bear hunt.” In their subsequent game against … Read more
Good Intentions Aside, Your Coaches Can’t Get the Job Done “Our coach is handling all that for us.” How many times have we heard that sad recruiting story? Too many to count. And then, when those same parents and kids look up as the senior year arrives and nothing has been done, it’s a pitiful thing … Read more
With all the Super Bowl brouhaha over, thankfully, we turn our attention to basketball and tournament season. Although still a couple to a few weeks away, teams are nonetheless already scrambling for higher seeds. In high school hoops, tournament basketball is arguably the most exciting event of the year. The air becomes thick with fan anticipation as the regular season winds down. Must-win games … Read more
What is the significance of being invited to a particular school’s sports camp? College athletic programs hold sports camps, usually in the summer, for two main reasons. First, this is an opportunity for coaches to make extra money. In fact, some of them do quite well and count on this extra income to supplement their … Read more
