There is no denying it. Every prospect’s top nemesis? The clock. With a short four years to be recognized, evaluated, compared to other like athletes, and finally recruited, make campus visits, and perhaps offered, every tic-toc of the clock counts. Those are a lot of things which need to happen. The less time a family has … Read more
Prospects, find what turns your world and you will discover true passion. At National Scouting Report, we watch high school prospects every day. Our observation antennae are always on high alert. We scout, watch and communicate with more young athletes than most people do in a lifetime. It’s what we do. We do this because … Read more
Prospects have 10 seconds to grab a college coach’s attention. That’s all. Whether on paper, online or in person, athletes either reel them in or lose them, that’s right, in 10 short seconds. How’s that supposed to happen, you ask? I deserve more consideration than that, you say. Both are good points. Reality is reality … Read more
“Select company” carries special meaning for National Scouting Report senior baseball prospect Nathan James. The 6-foot-five-inch, 215-pound corner and pitcher from Newsome High School in Lithia, Florida, was one of only 50 high school students across the globe chosen to attend the Four Star Leadership Program this past summer. That selection truly put James in select company. Besides … Read more
Former National Scouting Report football prospect John Youngblood was recently awarded the 2016 Chucky Mullins Courage Award at the University of Mississippi. Youngblood, a redshirt senior defensive end, was selected from among several veteran defensive players by head coach Hugh Freeze and the Ole Miss coaching staff as the player who best exemplifies Mullins’ courage and … Read more
There may be a handful of 6-foot-two freshman softball pitchers in America. Jaycie Cline is an NSR prospect, she is one of them and she is very good. Her height definitely gives her an advantage in the circle, but what may be her biggest plus side is that she is a relentless competitor. NSR’s national … Read more
“The box”. Every sport has a recruiting box. Volleyball is no exception. Not all athletes are a Division I fit. But no matter the level you want to play, college coaches check “the box” first to see if an athlete looks like a fit on paper. What box do you fit in? In Division I, … Read more
A recently released movie offers the perfect quote for high school prospects. In the film “Deep Water Horizon,” the man in charge of the rig was contentiously talking to BP executives. They had decided to skip an integral part of the pre-drilling process because the project was running behind schedule and costing the company millions … Read more
Leadership by example is the most underrated trait in sports. From the beginning of athletics, athletes have fallen in behind those who work hardest. Those talking a big game yet are unwilling to put in the sweat equity might bring the bluster, noise and hype, but leadership? Not so much. Here’s a flash: When NSR scouts and college … Read more
No way anybody is about to take Jordan Hodge‘s gun away. Get this: The 5’10” junior softball catcher from Station Camp High in Hendersonville, Tennessee, has a pop time of 1.68. You read that right – from the time a pitch hits her glove behind the plate until her throw hits the fielder’s glove at second base, … Read more
