About Alan Parham Few high school athletes fit in the highly selective NCAA Division I box. Yet, entering the recruiting process, athletes well outside Division I parameters hold out hope that they are the exception. It’s a natural expectation for prospects who have been playing their sport since they were old enough to walk. Yes, there are exceptions, … Read more
At National Scouting Report, our on-the-ground scouts are attending summer tournaments every weekend. You name the sport and our scouts are there watching prospects. Evaluating talent in person is the foundation of our 36-year success story. When NSR scouts observe young athletes, there are a plethora of things for which they are on the lookout. … Read more
Patience often pays off for high school athletes who hope to play in college. Such was the case for Cierra “CJ” Scott from Charles Page High School in Sand Springs, Okla., who waited until May to accept an offer to play college basketball for Central Christian College of the Bible in Moberly, Missouri. Some might say … Read more
National Scouting Report is different from all other college scouting organizations. See for yourself. First, we use real on-the-ground scouts, whose role is to personally scout each prospect they selectively enroll. Most other services are telemarketing firms that connect with prospects from rosters they have secured. They barely scratch the surface about a prospect’s athletic ability, … Read more
Recruiting obstruction is a key mistake many parents of athletes make. College coaches first check the ability and grades of high school, club and travel athletes before deciding whether to start the formal recruiting process. Once that occurs, they have two goals in mind: getting to know the athletes and building relationships. Nothing is more essential as they … Read more
Lindsey James made quite an impression in her first major softball tournament of the summer. Playing in the recent USSSA Shootout on the Plains in Brighton, Colo., the 2017 National Scouting Report prospect stole the show. James dominated play against outstanding competition, helping her Colorado Strike Force travel team to a second-place finish and earning co-MVP … Read more
Reese Weber is one of hundreds of successful 2016 NSR prospects. Yet, her academic and athletic accomplishments make her truly special. While many of her peers who did not work with NSR have seen their aspirations evaporate, Weber’s dream of playing college athletics has come true. This fall she will enroll at Tennessee State University in Nashville … Read more
At National Scouting Report, we constantly encourage our prospects to build relationships with college coaches. There are a number of ways we instruct prospects to initiate contact and remain in touch with college coaches, although coaches are severely limited to when and how they can make contact with prospects. But make no mistake, abiding by recruiting … Read more
Summer vacation was once just that — a vacation. Not any more. College prospects who are serious about being recruited must create a summer workout plan if they hope to keep up with their competition. Unfortunately, getting into a daily routine is not the easiest thing to do. After nine months of school, high school … Read more
There are times when National Scouting Report scouts sit down in a home to interview a multi-sport prospect and ask: “Which sport do you plan to play in college?” NSR scouts expect the athlete to name one or the other and confess that playing other sports has more to do with hanging with friends than … Read more
