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Get Scouted Scouting CareersNational Scouting Report is well represented at the 93rd annual American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) convention this week in San Antonio.
Ten NSR area directors and scouts, led by National Football Director Larry Perrin and National Director of Scouting Robert Cagle, have been mingling with college coaches and manning the NSR booth at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.
About 6,000 college and high school coaches registered for the four-day event, which began Sunday. Eighty-five speakers have lectured on topics such as concussion management, X’s and O’s, practice and program organization, media relations, career development and much more.
Hundreds have stopped by the NSR booth to meet with scouts and learn more about “Evolution,” NSR’s new state-of-the-art, interactive portal system.
“Our goal is to build, maintain and strengthen relationships with college coaches,” said Cagle, who doubles as NSR Area Director in South Alabama. “Some of our guys manned the booth. Others were out in the hallways visiting with coaches they know or introducing themselves to those they didn’t.”
Cagle, who attends the AFCA convention annually with his wife, Susan, said he has seen lots of familiar faces.
“It’s like a reunion for us,” said Cagle, a former offensive lineman and member of the college recruiting staff at Ole Miss. “I come back and see coaches whom I’ve dealt with and played with. I also put names and faces together.”
According to its website, the AFCA is the only national organization solely dedicated to improving football coaches through ongoing education, interaction and networking. Its primary goal is to provide resources for personal and professional development amongst the football coaching profession.
Composed of more than 11,000 members, the AFCA represents coaches and several stakeholders within the game of football. Any high school, junior college, international, semi-professional or professional football coach is eligible for membership.
Cagle said one of the most memorable moments of the week came when he bumped into a major NCAA Division I coach who sang NSR’s praises.
“The coach told me, ‘I can talk to [NSR] and know you are the real deal,’’’ Cagle said. “[NSR] doesn’t enroll just anybody. You evaluate kids and and qualify them. I know you’re not wasting our time when you recommend a kid to us.”
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.