About Alan Parham Attention parents: You are your student-athlete’s home academic advisers for 12-plus years. Sometimes this truth gets lost in hectic lives coupled with unrealistic expectations of today’s educators. Kids’ grades can become afterthoughts and, when that happens, sooner or later they suffer the consequences. At National Scouting Report, we urge you to accept this critical responsibility knowing that … Read more
Cammie Moore is the embodiment of “the harder you work, the luckier you get.” Look at this 2017 National Scouting Report prospect’s resume. You can’t help but be struck by its balance. First-team All-Area in basketball and top 5 percent in her class. First-team All-District and a member of the National Honor Society. MVP of the … Read more
National Scouting Report scouts are focused on finding college prospects. We do this in various ways. We could spot an under-the-radar athlete at a high school game, match or meet. We might recognize one at a tournament, showcase or combine. Or parents, coaches or athletes themselves contact us for a free evaluation. Regardless of where or how … Read more
Savanna Holmes has accomplished something few athletes ever do — three state championships. The rising junior pitcher from Hale County High School in Moundville, Ala., recently led her softball team to its third consecutive state crown. Remarkably, the 2018 National Scouting Report prospect still has two years remaining in the circle before beginning her college career … Read more
Parents of college prospects can have some wacky ideas about recruiting. We’re talking “Twilight Zone” kind of stuff, not just your ordinary, run-of-the-mill, off-the-cuff, get-the-hook stuff. We mean out there. Let’s start by saying that if we at National Scouting Report, the nation’s oldest and largest college recruiting organization, had a nickel for each time … Read more
Arguably no woman in sports history is more identified with excellence than Pat Summitt. Her passing from dementia, Alzheimer’s type, reminds us how one person can change the course of so many other lives, given the will and the opportunity. Because of Summitt’s indelible influence, all of us at National Scouting Report who emulate and aspire to … Read more
Getting left behind has to be the saddest thing in recruiting. National Scouting Report scouts see it at every turn. It is heartbreaking to see athletes whom they scouted in the ninth, 10th or 11th grade finish high school without realizing their dream of playing college sports. We remember their energy and zeal, their bright … Read more
Looking for excellent football fundamentals? Look no farther than Cameron Ford. A 6-foot-1, 280-pound guard, Ford consistently puts on an offensive line clinic when he steps on the field. Larry Perrin, National Scouting Report’s national director of football scouting, had nothing but high praise for him. Perrin said Ford, a 2017 prospect from Shiloh Christian High School … Read more
Summer is the perfect time for National Scouting Report prospects to improve their grades. No, they don’t have to go to a single class or turn in any homework. They can accomplish it in their free time. No schedule required. Nobody needs to stand over them with a wand made of holly possessing a phoenix feather … Read more
Chalk up another NCAA Division I softball commitment for National Scouting Report. Elle Buffenbarger, a 2017 pitching prospect from William Mason High School in Mason, Ohio, has verbally committed to play for Youngstown State University of the Horizon League. The Penguins, under head coach Brian Campbell, are coming off one of the best seasons in … Read more
