{"id":7299,"date":"2013-05-14T13:47:53","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T13:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nsr-inc.com\/blog\/?p=7299"},"modified":"2013-05-23T14:04:55","modified_gmt":"2013-05-23T19:04:55","slug":"summer-offers-high-school-prospects-opportunities-to-shine-on-big-stages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/summer-offers-high-school-prospects-opportunities-to-shine-on-big-stages\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer offers high school prospects opportunities to shine on big stages"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6934\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nsr-inc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Combines-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6934\" alt=\"Camps are a time to put everything on the line for college coaches.\" src=\"\/\/nsr-inc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Combines-1-300x167.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Combines-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Combines-1.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camps are a time to put everything on the line for college coaches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Summer of 2013 will be filled with camps, tournaments and other events for high school prospects to put all their talents on display for college coaches.\u00a0 Regardless of age, this is a time to shine on some of the biggest stages.<\/p>\n<p>Summer camps on college campuses are set up for coaches to supplement their income, yes, but they are also where they first set eyes on future recruits and start the all-important relationship building process.\u00a0 Coaches will of course be looking for skilled athletes, but arguably just as important are the work ethic and attitude of the athletes.\u00a0 A camper can have really good talent, but a poor attitude can spell the end to their hopes of being noticed and recruited.\u00a0 On the other hand, a youngster with marginal-to-above-average talent that demonstrates a keen desire to learn, the ability to quickly duplicate what they&#8217;ve been taught while demonstrating gritty determination can stand out in the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Club and travel tournaments\u00a0have grown to overwhelming numbers, but when the door opens and a coach walks through, prospects need to make their presence known\u00a0by\u00a0hustling and working harder than\u00a0anyone else competing.\u00a0 Coaches notice this and they take note when\u00a0athletes don&#8217;t take plays off.<\/p>\n<p>As an overview, the odds are against high school athletes in today&#8217;s recruiting model.\u00a0 There are just too many athletes for\u00a0the\u00a0few\u00a0available\u00a0scholarship or\u00a0roster\u00a0spots.\u00a0 But, when\u00a0opportunities present themselves, athletes should be prepared to act and shine\u00a0through that narrow window\u00a0from\u00a0which college coaches will be viewing them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Summer of 2013 will be filled with camps, tournaments and other events for high school prospects to put all their talents on display for college coaches.\u00a0 Regardless of age, this is a time to shine on some of the biggest stages. Summer camps on college campuses are set up for coaches to supplement their &#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/summer-offers-high-school-prospects-opportunities-to-shine-on-big-stages\/\">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":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7299"}],"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=7299"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7315,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7299\/revisions\/7315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}