1) When you receive a questionnaire from a college coach, respond at once. It’s important that your child should fill out the information. Then, using one of the self-addressed envelopes, send the questionnaire to NSR’s Home Office. Don’t delay. Getting on the recruiting board as early as possible is a big advantage.
2) Keep your Elite web page up to date. Anytime your child has accomplished something (academically, athletically or personally), use one of the Update Forms in your NSR Prospect Package to submit this vital data. If any articles are written about him or her in the newspaper submit them so they can be posted, too. College coaches want to get to know more about your child. This is the best way to keep them up to speed on any progress made.
3) Let your Personal Recruiting Coordinator know when your child has received interest from a college coach. We will then communicate directly with that coach to see if there is a match – that is, we will do our best to make certain that if your child has what a coach needs that we coordinate getting videotape in the coach’s hands and help the coach with anything else he or she might need to know.
4) Keep excellent statistics on your child. College coaches usually first evaluate a prospect on paper. By having accurate stats on your child, a coach can make a better assessment of his or her skills. NSR does not determine which level your child will play. College coaches do that, but they can only do this when they have good information from which to make evaluation decisions.
5) Emphasize academics. Grades are often the determining factor when a coach is considering several prospects for a scholarship. The better your child’s grades, the better his or her chance of receiving interest from several, even many, colleges. A coach will often make an offer to a prospect who can qualify for the most academic money among the top prospects he or she is considering. By getting more academic dollars from the college, your child helps take some of the pressure of a coach’s budget.
