About Alan Parham Rookie Head Coach Captures Conference Honor Former NSR golf prospect and current Wagner College head women’s golf coach Christopher Fourman was named the Northeast Conference (NEC) Coach of the Year, after guiding the Seahawks to a fifth place finish at the 2011 NEC Championship last weekend. Fourman’s tutelage helped lead the Seahawks to their best … Read more
Freshman Golfer Ranked #3 in the Country Former NSR golf prospect, and current Williams College freshman, Georgiana Salant, from LaCosta High in Encinitas, Calif, helped the Ephs to an eighth place finish in the NCAA DIII National Championships held in Howie-in-the-Hills, FL. The Ephs were ranked as high as third in DIII polls during the … Read more
It’s On You To Turn Bad Attitudes Into Good Ones It happens every summer. As a college prospect, you prepare for the tournaments, meets and matches which can mean getting a scholarship offer from college coaches. Then, in the dugouts, on the bench or on the sidelines, a teammate starts to complain about the heat, … Read more
Get Modern, or Get Lost Your future in college athletics depends on you having one — that is, a scout that continuously connects you with college coaches by making your profile info and video available to them 24/7. But, what if you had a person and an organization getting the word out about you, counseling you, keeping you … Read more
Cowboy hats off to the great state of Texas. Word has come down that Texas is taking the lead by imposing tougher penalties on professional agents who prey on college student-athletes by luring them with cash, trips and other illegal benefits. With athletes’ NCAA eligibility threatened by scouts’ unethical antics, the Texas state legislature apparently felt that it was time to … Read more
It is always a great feeling when at NSR we watch one of our scout’s children accomplish so many great things in high school and go on to participate in college athletics. That’s the case this year as NSR basketball prospect, Mande Driggers, from Faith Christian Academy in Victoria, Texas, recently committed to Howard Payne … Read more
Being Evaluated Is Your Purpose This Summer Playing in travel or club showcase tournaments this summer is not enough if your expectation is to be evaluated and recruited by college coaches. You don’t get on “white boards” just by playing in these tournaments. It does not work that way. No, nope, nada, nah-nah-nah-nah. Confused? Okay, … Read more
Fair Warning Given — Time’s Not On Your Side Sophomores and juniors, your time is running short. Sounds crazy, right? Not so. For sophomores, coaches will be identifying the prospects which will go on their recruiting lists this summer and upcoming fall. The ones who get on those lists will have a decided advantage over anyone who hits their radar … Read more
The behind-the-scenes antics of the Fiesta Bowl’s CEO John Junker and his cronies led to the Junker Man’s firing and a fine of one million dollars on the Fiesta Bowl by the BCS. But, the Fiesta Bowl lives on in the BCS. So, the question begs to be answered, “Why?” Of course, it’s about money. That’s … Read more
When Help From Teammates Arrives, Give Them the Stage During the final game of the NBA Western Conference semi-finals this past weekend between the Dallas Mavericks and the Lost, oops, Los Angeles Lakers, something very cool happened. Dallas’ star forward Dirk Nowitski provided support help for his teammates instead of taking the lead role. With his team struggling … Read more
