We cannot overemphasize the impact of grades on the college recruiting process.<\/p>\n
Athletic ability is a coach’s prime target, but without the grades to support and complement an athlete’s resume, a prospect will be passed over. \u00a0That is the reason prospects, and their parents must understand the importance of focusing on core course grades throughout high school.<\/p>\n
College coaches answer four questions when they discover prospects they may want to recruit:<\/p>\n
Of course, coaches want to recruit athletes capable of competing at their level. \u00a0That may sound like a “duh” statement, but it is the foundation of any successful program. \u00a0Every roster spot is precious to coaches, and each recruited athlete is expected to contribute. \u00a0The scholarship money they spend on recruits is a true investment\u00a0in their programs and their institutions.<\/p>\n
But what comes next? \u00a0The answer is hugely important.<\/p>\n
We spoke to a veteran NCAA Division II coach whose school requires higher than the NCAA minimum grades and test scores. \u00a0We wanted to know how she went about selecting prospects to recruit.<\/p>\n
“I watch the game first, look at the brochure, then eliminate the kids that have less than a 3.0 because,\u00a0usually, even the girl who has a 3.0 is including A’s in gym\u00a0class.\u00a0 A team’s brochures inflate grades sometimes. \u00a0For those reasons, I like to see 3.5 and higher,” \u00a0she asserted.<\/p>\n
Every college has its admission standards. \u00a0Many are loftier than the NCAA’s baseline eligibility requirements. \u00a0That leaves kids with passable or middling grades in a bind – only so many coaches can recruit them\u00a0since those athletes can’t get into their schools.<\/p>\n
Here’s what we know: \u00a0the higher a high school athlete’s GPA and test scores, the more college doors that will open. \u00a0And the more doors that open, the more opportunities there can potentially be for the athlete.<\/p>\n
Our coach friend said, “We mix athletic with academic money, along with need-based dollars, grants, and loans to come up with financial packages for our recruits. \u00a0The better their core GPA and test scores, the more academic money we can throw their way,” she said. \u00a0“Our school is expensive, so while we try to reduce the amount families pay, the best way athletes can impact that is to maximize their grades and test scores,” she added.<\/p>\n
Look through NSR’s prospects<\/a>. \u00a0You will see a common denominator, regardless of the sport you choose. \u00a0That commonality? \u00a0Good to superb grades.<\/p>\n At NSR, we intentionally identify athletes with above average grades because our scouts know that those kids are far more attractive to coaches and more likely to land scholarships and roster spots. \u00a0It is a time-honored strategy which only makes common sense. \u00a0Coaches appreciate that NSR offers them top students as well as accomplished athletes for consideration. \u00a0Conversely, if we were not picky and allowed any kid to enroll with NSR, we would not be properly serving coaches.<\/p>\n Grades to us are just like they are for college coaches – second on our list of desirable traits in prospects. \u00a0It is a standard which has worked well for us for 37 years, and we are not about to change so that we line our pockets by enrolling a few more kids.<\/p>\n It is the right thing to do for our prospects and college coaches.<\/p>\n If you feel you have the grades and ability contact NSR<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We cannot overemphasize the impact of grades on the college recruiting process. Athletic ability is a coach’s prime target, but without the grades to support and complement an athlete’s resume, a prospect will be passed over. \u00a0That is the reason prospects, and their parents must understand the importance of focusing on core course grades throughout … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":14965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1299],"tags":[301,10,11,27,29,31,1073,1074,56,57,76,79,94],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13723"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13723"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13977,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13723\/revisions\/13977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}