{"id":2585,"date":"2011-01-05T13:13:48","date_gmt":"2011-01-05T19:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nsr-inc.com\/\/?p=2585"},"modified":"2011-01-05T13:13:48","modified_gmt":"2011-01-05T19:13:48","slug":"nsrs-cliff-weeks-conducts-recruiting-seminar-in-riverside-cal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/nsrs-cliff-weeks-conducts-recruiting-seminar-in-riverside-cal\/","title":{"rendered":"NSR’s Cliff Weeks Conducts Recruiting Seminar in Riverside, Cal."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The following is a re-printing of an article written by Gordon Clemmer for The Riverside Sports Examiner in Riverside, CA, on December 18, 2010.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

The Winning Edge; What does it takes to play at the collegiate level?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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NSR's Cliff Weeks speaking in Riverside, CA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Being a standout athlete in high school is no longer a guarantee of playing time in college, let alone the highly sought after scholarship.\u00a0 Parents and student athletes from throughout Eastern Riverside County gathered Saturday at Desert Sports Center<\/a> in Palm Desert to learn what it takes to play college sports.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Michael Butler, owner of Kinetix Health and Performance Center<\/a>, began the seminar by outlining the importance of diet and nutrition.\u00a0 Butler discussed the dangers of steroids and human growth hormones as well as over the counter products found in many health food stores.\u00a0 Butler also warned of the unintended side effects of common energy drinks, which can be found in the backpacks of most high school students.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As the Director of Sports Performance, Butler has worked with several elite athletes who have realized daily practice with their high school or club\/travel team is no longer enough in today\u2019s highly competitive field. \u00a0With college tuition rising each year, parents across the nation are looking to give their children every possible advantage in an attempt to secure the ever-elusive college scholarship.\u00a0 Kinetix offers complete nutritional guidance and support to its students in addition to carefully designed workout programs designed to be sports specific allowing young athletes to maximize their potential.<\/p>\n

Next up was Cliff Weeks from the National Scouting Report<\/a> (NSR).\u00a0 Weeks and his staff of college scouts roam the fields, courts and courses of Riverside County in search qualified student athletes for colleges nationwide.\u00a0 Mr. Weeks explained to the eager group of athletes the different divisions (I-III) in the NCAA as well as smaller colleges which are part of a different governing board called the NAIA.\u00a0 An epiphany to many in the crowd, Weeks explained how colleges begin developing their recruiting prospects by tracking athletes as early as their freshman year in high school.\u00a0 He spoke of the importance of developing a recruiting plan as early as possible, one which includes the ability to furnish a prospective college coach with all of the information necessary to make an informed recruiting decision.\u00a0 This includes a player biography listing both athletic and educational achievements as well as coaching evaluations and personal references. \u00a0Special emphasis was placed on the importance of video, allowing coaches the convenience of reviewing an athletes ability from the comfort of their office.\u00a0 Weeks also emphasized; \u201cIf you don\u2019t have the grades you won\u2019t be recruited.\u00a0 College athletes have more requirements than other students.\u00a0 You\u2019re expected to practice, train, travel and play games all while keeping up with your academic requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n

The National Scouting Report is the #1 College Recruiting Company with offices worldwide.\u00a0 For 30 years they have placed qualified athletes with schools across the United States, establishing a success rate of over 90%.\u00a0 \u201cWe don\u2019t accept everyone\u201d Weeks told the group.\u00a0 \u201cColleges use NSR because they know we have scouted the player, interviewed them and their parents and have established they have the ability to be successful at the collegiate level.\u201d<\/p>\n

It stands to reason with the rise in college tuition and the importance of an advanced education in the highly competitive workplace that parents are looking for every advantage.\u00a0 As recent as ten years ago high school students could attend a local state university without the fear of accruing long-term debt.\u00a0 Unfortunately as state governments struggle and tuitions skyrocket, especially in California, the dream of attending college may never be realized by many qualified students.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Companies like Kinetix help players optimize their physical abilities as well as teach them healthy lifestyle skills, which will benefit them long after their playing days are over.\u00a0 Combine these skills with solid academic achievements, a strong work ethic and the right opportunity facilitated by companies like NSR and parents are well on their way to assuring their children\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

For more information on Kinetix you can contact Michael Butler at (760) 200-1719 or email at michael@kinetixcenter.com<\/a>. To find out more about the National Scouting Report contact Cliff Weeks at (760) 238-2267 or email at cweeks@nsr-inc.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The following is a re-printing of an article written by Gordon Clemmer for The Riverside Sports Examiner in Riverside, CA, on December 18, 2010.\u00a0 The Winning Edge; What does it takes to play at the collegiate level? Being a standout athlete in high school is no longer a guarantee of playing time in college, let … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585"}],"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=2585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}