{"id":4293,"date":"2011-06-21T15:24:16","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T21:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nsr-inc.com\/\/?p=4293"},"modified":"2011-06-21T15:24:16","modified_gmt":"2011-06-21T21:24:16","slug":"when-to-begin-jumping-into-the-recruiting-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/when-to-begin-jumping-into-the-recruiting-process\/","title":{"rendered":"When To Begin Jumping Into the Recruiting Process"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now Is Not Too Soon for Most College Athletic Prospects<\/strong><\/p>\n

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NSR softball prospect, Mikaela Aiken, class of 2014.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Competition.\u00a0 It’s what fuels America.\u00a0 From businesses of all sizes to the smallest classroom in the smallest of rural towns, competition is an ever present, unavoidable\u00a0element of our lives in this country.\u00a0 Our economy is shaped by it.\u00a0 Our thoughts are influenced by it.\u00a0 And, our motives are, more often than not, driven by it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Attempting to earn a college athletic scholarship is as competitive as any business wrangling on Wall Street.\u00a0 Thousands upon thousands of young athletes are in a hard core\u00a0battle for only a few available scholarships.\u00a0 So, when\u00a0they make the decision to become college prospects, it’s on and it’s on in a big way.\u00a0 Any prospect or parent not aware of this can be left standing alone in the end.\u00a0 Only about one in ten high school prospects move up to the college level.\u00a0 Landing in that top ten percent requires more than sitting back and waiting, thinking college coaches will come knocking, or believing that merely playing second-season sports will do the trick.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When do you start, then?\u00a0 There is really only one good answer to this recurring question.\u00a0 And, that answer is now<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Someone you are competing with for the scholarship you want started working toward it yesterday; another kid the day before that; and another one the day before that.\u00a0 They are already doing things which give them not just an advantage, but a decided, clear advantage.\u00a0 They aren’t doing what everyone else is doing, that is, taking the ciruitous path.\u00a0 They are smarter than that.\u00a0 Instead, they are taking the most direct route possible to connecting with college coaches.\u00a0 Their profiles, skill\u00a0and game videos are getting to coaches quicker than yours.\u00a0 Their resumes are landing on more college coaches’ desks than yours.\u00a0 More coaches have these\u00a0athletes\u00a0on their “white boards.”\u00a0 And, finally, more coaches are coming to see them perform in person because of a\u00a0common sense decision they and their\u00a0parents elected\u00a0— they are enrolled with NSR.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Start today because tomorrow someone else will be committing to getting the attention, and scholarship, you want and deserve.\u00a0 Start today and you will have a chance to be in the running for scholarship money and a roster spot.\u00a0 Start today and see your dreams realized.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sure, good or great helps, but neither guarantees success.\u00a0 An athlete can be exceedingly accomplished, but without proper guidance, even the blue chip athletes can fall short of achieving their ultimate dream.\u00a0 An absence of circumspect and common sense can derail any prospect.\u00a0 And derailment means falling back and falling back means the loss of opportunities which should have been within reach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now Is Not Too Soon for Most College Athletic Prospects Competition.\u00a0 It’s what fuels America.\u00a0 From businesses of all sizes to the smallest classroom in the smallest of rural towns, competition is an ever present, unavoidable\u00a0element of our lives in this country.\u00a0 Our economy is shaped by it.\u00a0 Our thoughts are influenced by it.\u00a0 And, … 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\/4293"}],"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=4293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4293\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}