Basketball recruiting in April is big, if not enormous, for college coaches and high school prospects. Two crucial weekends Two weekends, in particular, present outstanding opportunities. From April 21-23 and 28-30, special individual and team showcase events happen across the United States. Consequently, that is when things get serious in basketball recruiting. Coaches see large … Read more
New NCAA football rules announced April 14 signal course changes in the FBS’s handling of camps, practices and recruiting. The rules primarily address these Association’s concerns: Prospects’ well-being during recruiting Players’ safety Players’ health Coaches? They get some relief on the front end of recruiting. However, they will be hard-pressed to get the same work … Read more
Springtime in college recruiting could not be a more exciting time. It combines the conclusion of one cycle and the renewal of yet another. We college scouts, involved in athletic recruiting every day, love it. There are signing periods, coaches filling next year’s rosters, prospects’ dreams realized (or not), and juniors gearing up for their … Read more
National Scouting Report is your reliable, accurate source for NCAA rules. Today we will cover three new softball rules. This season the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, PAC-12 and Southeastern conferences are mandated to experiment with three new pace-of-play rules during conference play, but only during the regular season. All other conferences, regardless of division, may … Read more
Last weekend National Scouting Report sponsored the championship court at the Junior Volleyball Association’s Rock n’ Rumble tournament in Cleveland. The event featured over 300, 12u-18u volleyball teams from some of the top clubs in the Midwest, Mideast, and Midsouth. The tournament took place at the Cleveland Convention Center in downtown Cleveland. Sponsoring one of the … Read more
Recruiting envelopes are the unseen, little-known keys to prospects’ future. They are imaginary, yes, but nonetheless, every high school prospect has four of them. They arrive on Day One of the prospect’s freshman year. Choices, choices. The question at hand? Which one will they open and which ones will they ignore? These envelopes are sealed. … Read more
The United States Tennis Association and National Scouting Report partnered for the UTSA Southern Championships this past weekend. The event is the first of the USTA, NSR partnership that will continue throughout 2017. The tournament included some of the best 16 and under boys’ and girl’s tennis players from the 9 Southern States. 256 of … Read more
American sports fans will witness a phenomenon over the next two decades. Athletics at every level of competition will soar with youth sports leading the way. At no time in history will we have seen the number of stellar performances by high school athletes. Evaluating high-school-age prospects gives NSR scouts binoculars into the future. What we are … Read more
Dear Prospect, Who is working for you in recruiting today? And, what are they doing for you? Those are two questions you should ask yourself every day. Nothing is more important to your athletic future. You are competing with thousands of athletes for the scholarship offer you want so badly. And when you are in … 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
