{"id":2001,"date":"2010-11-19T09:24:47","date_gmt":"2010-11-19T15:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nsr-inc.com\/\/?p=2001"},"modified":"2010-11-19T09:24:47","modified_gmt":"2010-11-19T15:24:47","slug":"knowing-when-a-scouting-service-is-legit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/knowing-when-a-scouting-service-is-legit\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowing When a High School Scouting Service is Legit"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s on You to Make Certain a Scout and Company are for Real<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A “real” scout and company will have built relationships with regional college coaches. <\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

The recent shenanigans on exhibit by so-called agent\/scout Kenny Rogers in the Cam Newton recruiting brouhaha has cast an unfavorable and inaccurate light on the business of scouting and the activities of those associated with legitimate high school scouting organizations.\u00a0 Although Rogers’ role in the ruckus allegedly occurred\u00a0 following Newton’s transfer from the University of Florida and one-year stint at Blinn Junior College in Brenham, Texas, the word “scout” has surfaced enough that\u00a0Rogers’ involvement could confuse many parents, coaches and kids about legitimate scouting services.\u00a0 We’re here to clear up the murkiness.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Point One:\u00a0 As a foundation, it is important to know that Rogers was apparently tied to two different and conflicting businesses.\u00a0 It has been reported that Rogers worked for a Chicago-based professional athlete agency run by an Ian Greengross whose business\u00a0is currently under investigation by the NFL for “violating numerous provisions of the NFLPA’s agent regulations while recruiting and representing players.”\u00a0 In\u00a0an announcement\u00a0describing the complaint, Rogers\u2019s activities were also called into question.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Point Two:\u00a0 Rogers also has been connected to a sports camp company\u00a0known as Elite Performance Camps.\u00a0 Although the former Mississippi State football player’s name is nowhere to be found on the company’s Web site, it is widely known that Rogers\u00a0heads up the organization.<\/p>\n

Point Three:\u00a0 The high school scouting industry is closely regulated by the NCAA and any individual working both the professional and prep sides of the process, as Rogers apparently has\u00a0managed to do, is an obvious and direct conflict of interest.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Point\u00a0Four:\u00a0\u00a0Legitimate high school scouting organizations such as National Scouting\u00a0Report are held to a clear standard in regards to their scouts’ activities.\u00a0 Detailing all the nuances of the NCAA regs would be extraneous, to say the least, but suffice it to say that the NCAA tells\u00a0us that\u00a0we cannot do the following:<\/p>\n