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Get Scouted Scouting CareersCoaches are looking ahead when it comes to recruiting. Many are looking four or five years ahead and evaluating athletes, from afar, before they can contact them.
There is a nearly unrecoverable mistake most families make in recruiting. They wait too late to start the process. They think they are already in, but they aren’t. And it’s painful to watch.
There are things families miss time and again: College coaches are looking two, three, four years ahead. In men’s D-I hoops, they are looking and planning a full five years in advance. Logic, then, would dictate that parents put their kids in the position to evaluated by as many schools as possible.
That would mean, of course, that the ninth grade is the right time to push the boat away from the dock. But it doesn’t happen that way.
When Should Athletes Start the Recruiting Process?
Right now, our NSR scouts are in contact almost daily with parents of senior athletes. The parents are in a panic. Rightfully so. Their kids are left hanging in the process. Our culture has developed into a we-have-to-have-it-now way of thinking. In recruiting, procrastination is the norm.
Parents wait far too long to get their kids into the process. When coaches begin looking for recruits in their class, they aren’t there. How does that make any sense? The answer? As a result, families think they are in the recruiting process when they aren’t. Now we’re getting somewhere. See, they believe two myths about college recruiting and the recruiting process.
- Your kid is good enough. Coaches will find him (or her).
- Playing club (or travel) sports will get you recruited.
The problem with these is that an essential step has been skipped over – coaches can’t recruit you if they don’t know about you. Your kid’s future is on the line. If you wait to late your kid’s dreams may not happen.
However, you could do something about it. Get moving. A qualified scout can help a family and provide the much-needed guidance. NSR scouts can talk with you and your athlete.
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.