About Alan Parham Nobody survives for long inside an idyllic bubble. Regardless how hard they try, life simply doesn’t work that way. There are issues, incidents, accidents, missteps, hiccups, happenstances and brouhahas. Life, as it turns out, is complicated and full of unexpected ways our bubbles can be burst. Why then do most parents and high school prospects think everything … Read more
All across America, dozens of National Scouting Report football prospects signed letters of intent Wednesday on National Signing Day. From early morning through late evening, Larry Perrin, National Football Director, attended signings in person or posted them on NSR’s recruiting tracker. It was an eventful, rewarding day. “As a company that represents top-notch high school … Read more
National Signing Day has come and gone. There was lots of hoopla Wednesday surrounding where dozens of National Scouting Report prospects signed National Letters of Intent. But what if you weren’t one of the lucky ones who signed? What’s next? First off, don’t get caught up in all the hype. National Signing Day is far … Read more
National Scouting Report scouts run into this problem all across the country: junior and senior prospects who still haven’t taken the SAT or ACT. High school prospects are — plain and simple — given bad advice on this important topic. Those telling prospects to wait until they are seniors to take these tests are no … Read more
National Scouting Report scouts know this to be true: Rarely does a college prospect end up playing for his or her favorite school. For that reason, a prospect’s Plan B often evolves into Plan A. Another truth: Every prospect fits into a Division I, II or III box. Their athletic talents and skills, along with … Read more
Two months ago, Dylan Autenrieth was an outstanding 2016 National Scouting Report football prospect at North Paulding High School in Dallas, Ga. Today, he is an early enrollee at North Carolina State. Mike Ewing, NSR’s area director in North Georgia, learned about Autenrieth through a friend. After Autenrieth’s junior football season, Ewing went to see him … Read more
When a female high school athlete measures 6 feet, she normally receives attention from college coaches, regardless of which sport she plays. It’s a “big” deal, so to speak. It’s an even “bigger” deal when she plays three sports. Sydney Wader, a 2016 softball pitcher, volleyball middle and basketball post from Vilonia High School in … Read more
Call him 0ld school. That’s what you think when watching National Scouting Report basketball prospect Kobe Toney. The 5-foot-11 point guard from Dublin High School in California is a throwback to how many astute observers think the position should be played. No wild off-balance three attempts. No out-of-control slashes to the bucket. No flashiness with … Read more
Imagine you are playing in a high school football game on a chilly, fall Friday night. You are a defensive end. You have been preparing to hit somebody all week in practice. When the offensive huddle breaks, you notice the player lined up across from you is big — very big — at 6 feet … Read more
Picture yourself as a college softball coach. Your school’s administration, including the athletic director, has impressed upon you and other coaches the importance of recruiting prospects who would make the school proud. Then you come across a note from a prospect that reads: “I won’t lie. Softball is not my life. I’ve grown through other … Read more
