{"id":7349,"date":"2013-06-12T15:36:12","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T20:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nsr-inc.com\/blog\/?p=7349"},"modified":"2013-06-12T15:36:12","modified_gmt":"2013-06-12T20:36:12","slug":"high-school-athletic-prospects-wait-too-long-to-be-in-the-recruiting-process-at-your-own-peril","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/high-school-athletic-prospects-wait-too-long-to-be-in-the-recruiting-process-at-your-own-peril\/","title":{"rendered":"High school athletic prospects:  Wait too long to be in the recruiting process at your own peril"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7234\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nsr-inc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Athlete-worried-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7234\" alt=\"Waiting on college coaches to find you is not an option in today's recruiting environment.  \" src=\"\/\/nsr-inc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Athlete-worried-4.jpg\" width=\"230\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Waiting on college coaches to find you is not an option in today&#8217;s recruiting environment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a tip worth paying close attention to:\u00a0 If you are a high school prospect, at any grade, get in the recruiting process now.\u00a0 Waiting has no advantages.\u00a0 None.\u00a0 Nada.\u00a0 Zilch.\u00a0 Got it?<\/p>\n<p>Put it this way &#8211; what&#8217;s the harm in jumping in early?<\/p>\n<p>So, what is it we know that you don&#8217;t know?\u00a0 Yes, we are a scouting service, but after 33 years of helping high school athletes get recruited and college coaches at every level of competition identify prospects, we should know a thing or two, right?\u00a0 No doubt.\u00a0 But, for grins, let&#8217;s put that scouting service thing aside.\u00a0 Agreed?\u00a0 Let&#8217;s talk\u00a0facts.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a fact that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>College coaches start\u00a0evaluating talent in the seventh and eighth grades.<\/li>\n<li>Only about one in fifteen high school athletes go on to play at the college level.<\/li>\n<li>Earning\u00a0post-season honors does not get you recruited.<\/li>\n<li>Playing club or travel sports does not guarantee college coaches will find you and evaluate you.<\/li>\n<li>High school and club or travel coaches are limited in their reach to college coaches.<\/li>\n<li>It is not a certainty that\u00a0a family connection to a college coach, administrator, employee, alumnus or booster will earn you a scholarship offer.<\/li>\n<li>Because you are the best player on your team that a college coach will recruit you.<\/li>\n<li>The poorer your grades the\u00a0less attention you will receive from college coaches, even if they know about you.<\/li>\n<li>The better your grades the more attention you will receive from college coaches, if they know about you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, what can you do?\u00a0 Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\">www.nsr-inc.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Click on Locations.\u00a0 Find the NSR scout nearest to you and find out.\u00a0 He or she can, and will, help you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a tip worth paying close attention to:\u00a0 If you are a high school prospect, at any grade, get in the recruiting process now.\u00a0 Waiting has no advantages.\u00a0 None.\u00a0 Nada.\u00a0 Zilch.\u00a0 Got it? Put it this way &#8211; what&#8217;s the harm in jumping in early? 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