Perennial national powers Alabama and Southern Cal won’t renew their college football rivalry until Saturday night, but the games began last week. Unbeknownst to former National Scouting Report prospect O.J. Howard, the Alabama senior tight end was in the middle of a tshirt war that made headlines across the country. The first punch was delivered … Read more
National Scouting Report always has been America’s No. 1 college recruiting organization. And for prospects, parents and high school, club or travel coaches looking for proof of that bold statement, there is plenty of evidence to back up NSR’s motto as “The World’s Recruiting Authority.” Some experts have called NSR a boutique scouting service because … Read more
No family is perfect. No team is perfect, either. It is how teams work through and around their dysfunction that matters. Like families with divergent interests, values and beliefs, teams can be hard work if they truly want to stay intact. At National Scouting Report, our scouts watch prospects every day at games, matches, meets, … Read more
Team captains can be great or they can be off-the-charts bad. As a new school year approaches, high school seniors, and some juniors, will be elected or selected to captain their teams. Some take it seriously. Others take it too seriously. That’s not good. A few years back, I was working with a National Scouting … Read more
Parents of college prospects fall into three distinct groups. As a National Scouting Report scout, I’ve gone into many homes to interview prospects. I can confidently say that their parents fall into one of three categories regarding recruiting and recruiting rules: Those who know nothing. Those who think they know something. Those who think they … Read more
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It isn’t fair, really, that young athletes are scrutinized so closely. High school athletes, in particular, find themselves under the relentless lens from the time they begin playing sports in ninth grade until they call it quits. That is not a good thing. Truth is, our culture expects too much from athletes, but especially youngsters. A … Read more
National Scouting Report scouts are back on the ground this week after returning from last week’s national meeting in Allen, Texas. National and international scouts attended four informative days of meetings at the Courtyard Dallas Allen, located about 25 miles north of Dallas. The agenda included new technology training; NCAA and NAIA rules changes; individual … Read more
There is no easy way to say it, standardized test scores are terrifying. No one wants to take the ACT or SAT but unforunately they’re required. With so much riding on the outcome, taking a standardized test ranks up there as one of the most stressful and dreaded things in a teenager’s life. The History of … Read more
During in-home meetings with potential National Scouting Report prospects and their parents, I always ask student-athletes if they know the cost of attending a four-year college or university. Their answer is almost always the same: “A lot.” I laugh. They laugh. But, in reality, it’s no laughing matter. Higher education is expensive — very expensive … Read more
