{"id":6765,"date":"2012-10-29T19:13:10","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T19:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nsr-inc.com\/blog\/?p=6765"},"modified":"2012-10-29T19:13:10","modified_gmt":"2012-10-29T19:13:10","slug":"parents-of-high-school-athletic-prospects-whos-got-your-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/parents-of-high-school-athletic-prospects-whos-got-your-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents of high school athletic prospects, who&#8217;s got your back?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6767\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6767\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nsr-inc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Gabby-Canibeyaz-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6767\" title=\"Gabby Canibeyaz 1\" src=\"\/\/nsr-inc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Gabby-Canibeyaz-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"262\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The parents of NSR prospect Gabby Canibeyaz knew they wanted a reliable source in their corner during her recruiting process.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Making your athlete&#8217;s dreams a reality is within your grasp<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A college scholarship offer can provide a family with as much as $200,000.00 in savings over four years.\u00a0 Not everyone sees this type of money, but even the average NSR prospect\u00a0enjoys upwards of $18,000.00 in their first year of college financial package.\u00a0 Assuming that\u00a0number, that&#8217;s a savings of $72,000.00\u00a0earned throughout a college athletic career.\u00a0\u00a0You may pick up your jaw from the floor now.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a\u00a0chunk of change, but if nobody&#8217;s got your athlete&#8217;s\u00a0back during the recruiting process, you could walk away\u00a0with zilch,\u00a0but it doesn&#8217;t have to\u00a0end that way.\u00a0 So, who does have your back?\u00a0 Who&#8217;s\u00a0your expert, the one\u00a0person you can go to for advice that&#8217;s well-founded,\u00a0based on up-to-date info and real world, current\u00a0experience.\u00a0 Who is truly tied into the recruiting process?\u00a0 Who do you have in your corner\u00a0that knows the ropes and can help you to be one of the lucky ones who moves forward to the next level of competition?<\/p>\n<p>Make no mistake, choosing the right person is essential.\u00a0 College recruiting is that competitive and its true for\u00a0every sport.\u00a0 Being able to rely on someone to reach the coaches, speak for you, have your back &#8211; that&#8217;s what can get you over the hump and help you to\u00a0capture not only\u00a0the attention of college coaches, but to\u00a0secure you offers.<\/p>\n<p>Parents, can you do it?\u00a0 Do you know how?\u00a0 Do you know what college coaches\u00a0really need?\u00a0 Is there time to do it right, to reach as many coaches as you genuinely need to reach to give your athlete a chance?\u00a0 Setting aside your biases for a moment, will coaches take you seriously?<\/p>\n<p>Do you really think that an\u00a0&#8220;inside connection&#8221; with a college will make it happen?\u00a0\u00a0Are there any coaches out there\u00a0that will stop their recruiting process and insert your athlete because they were asked to by that inside connection\u00a0who is really an outside, distant\u00a0voice?\u00a0 What&#8217;s the likelihood something of substance will\u00a0happen?\u00a0 Will that special someone&#8217;s pull actually push the coach farther away?<\/p>\n<p>Can you\u00a0expect\u00a0your coach to\u00a0set aside\u00a0what he or she is doing\u00a0every day to take on a promotional campaign for one of his\u00a0or her athletes, your athlete, when so much more\u00a0is at stake\u00a0at school, their workplace or at home?\u00a0 Will your athlete\u00a0be given the attention he or she deserves with this half-hearted, substandard effort?\u00a0 Even if your club has a &#8220;recruiting coordinator,&#8221; how does your athlete get the coverage and personal\u00a0promo when there are so many others involved, too?<\/p>\n<p>These are all things to seriously contemplate.\u00a0 This recruiting\u00a0opportunity only happens once for your child.\u00a0\u00a0Either\u00a0way it falls, it&#8217;s important to\u00a0realize that it will change your child&#8217;s life.\u00a0\u00a0If he or she misses out on the chance to play college athletics, it will be one of his or her life&#8217;s great regrets.\u00a0\u00a0However, if\u00a0you pick the\u00a0right one to have your back, the one that will make things happen in a big way, then that life experience will turn into\u00a0one of most\u00a0significant things to ever happen to your athlete.<\/p>\n<p>Choose\u00a0wisely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making your athlete&#8217;s dreams a reality is within your grasp A college scholarship offer can provide a family with as much as $200,000.00 in savings over four years.\u00a0 Not everyone sees this type of money, but even the average NSR prospect\u00a0enjoys upwards of $18,000.00 in their first year of college financial package.\u00a0 Assuming that\u00a0number, that&#8217;s &#8230; 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