A typical day for a college scout starts early in the morning, with phone calls to coaches, prospects and prospects\u2019 parents. One of the greatest things about being an NSR college scout, getting close to prospects and their families during their road through the recruiting process.<\/p>\n
NSR scouts help their athletes any way they can, from preparing them for their official visits to advising athletes on how to handle calling a coach and everything in between.\u00a0You see, being a college scout isn\u2019t as easy as one might think. We work for the kids and their families, but we also work to please and deliver for our college coaches.<\/p>\n
When a college coach calls us and tells us the needs he or she has for the upcoming recruiting classes, we have to find current prospects who match the coaches needs and can play at their level. A lot of times we can use our resources and networks to find the \u201cdiamond in the rough\u201d via a high school coach, travel-ball coach, or instructor. Sometimes, it\u2019s during a time when no showcases and or camps are going on, which gives scouts the opportunity to see athletes and evaluate them to find what we\u2019re looking for to fill a college coach\u2019s needs.\u00a0These are just a few things that NSR scouts do.<\/p>\n
Robby Wilson, Director of Softball Scouting for NSR, describes what it is like being a college scout: <\/span>\u201cConsider the months of December and January for myself alone: two college softball coaches conferences, three travel team organization workouts, three showcase camps, three facility meetings discussing how to help our NSR softball prospects. All while logging 3,658 miles in my truck and approximately 1,500 miles in the air. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
All of my travel doesn\u2019t include the rest of the NSR softball scouts nationwide, who are out evaluating and scouting their athletes. In addition to scouting and evaluating, a significant portion of the job is educating kids, parents, and sometimes coaches on the truths of the softball recruiting process and dispelling 99% of the myths they\u2019re reading online.<\/span><\/p>\n
Another one of the best parts of being an NSR softball scout is not being behind a computer, and this Spring will be no different. We\u2019ll be hitting the road in every corner of the U.S. There\u2019s no shortage of college softball programs and coaches looking for kids in the upcoming classes, and therefore our need to find those athletes continues to rise. During the Spring, when college coaches are busy with their team and season, there are only a few ways they can recruit athletes that meet their needs or keep an eye on athletes already committed to their program.<\/span><\/p>\n
If we don\u2019t know about you, chances are, neither do college coaches. But if you\u2019re 100% sure you want to play in college, we\u2019ll create the opportunity to scout you if there isn\u2019t one… get started in the process today.<\/a>\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
How do you get started? You fill out the request to be scouted. From there, you\u2019ve got school ball, tournaments, lessons with your instructors, and even video for our scouts to be able to evaluate you.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t have any of those? Once the Scout contacts you, he\/she may be able to come work you out themselves and evaluate, or even better, get in touch with your coach and schedule a workout for your team. Regardless, if you\u2019re out there and feel like you have the tools to play in college, it all starts here. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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