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Get Scouted Scouting CareersCollege coaches use something called a recruiting list when they’re on the recruiting trail. And if an athlete isn’t on it when they’re at an even then the likelihood of them being noticed is very slim.
We hear this from prominent coaches all the time, “if you’re going to be good, they’ll find you. It doesn’t matter where you play.” We couldn’t agree or disagree more.
What coaches are trying to say is that athletes playing for big-time showcase teams will lure college coaches.
We agree that high school athletes can play travel ball at any high level – American Legion, AAU or showcase — and be discovered by college coaches. However, we know that a lot of athletes who are good enough go unnoticed every year.
How does a prospect get on a recruiting list?
As an Area Director of Scouting for National Scouting Report, I have told hundreds of prospects and parents that it’s not always the best athletes who are recruited; it’s the best-known athletes.
Typically, the more exposure an athlete receives, the better his or her chances are of being recruited and receiving offers. The more offers he or she receives, the more scholarship money he or she often receives.
College coaches have a limited number of contact days and days they can recruit in a year. So, they don’t scout tournaments and showcases looking for talent.
Why?
Because they don’t have enough time to do that. College coaches recruit with a plan. Actually, they have a recruiting list they use to make sure they’re scouting specific prospects. Time is very valuable and coaches need to make sure they’re using their time wisely.
If a prospect expects to be recruited by merely playing in a tournament or showcase, they will be disappointed. If an athlete is not on a recruiting list, the odds of him or her being discovered are not high.
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The best way is to be personally scouted by National Scouting Report, the world’s oldest and largest high school scouting and college recruiting organization. With scouts in the U.S. and abroad, NSR can evaluate prospects in all sports and qualify them for college coaches.
Once a prospect is qualified, NSR can promote him or her to college coaches, who can add him/her to their recruiting lists and personally evaluate him or her at tournaments and showcases.
National Scouting Report is dedicated to finding scholarship opportunities for athletes who possess the talent, desire, and motivation to compete at the collegiate level. We’ve helped connect thousands of athletes with their perfect college.
This is great information for interviews.