Parents’ actions can be the reason recruits lose NCAA college eligibility or force a college to self report an NCAA rules infraction. Watching NCAA coaches dodge parents at events would be comical if it wasn’t so serious. What parents do not understand is that coaches are avoiding parents for everyone’s sake. Coaches can lose their jobs … Read more
A cardinal sin made by parents of young athletes hoping to play at the college level is presuming there is no harm in waiting to be recruited. National Scouting Report scouts get glaring evidence of this each day with announcements across the country of freshman and sophomore athletes committing to colleges or coaches making scholarship offers to … Read more
College recruiting starts earlier and earlier every year, especially for softball. No college coach likes recruiting early. But most realize they must in order to “keep up with the Joneses” when it comes to recruiting. Right now, a Top-25 NCAA Division I softball program likely already has eighth-graders committed and, inevitably, has some seventh-graders offered. However, … Read more
Navigating the NCAA Eligibility Center is a crucial part of the college recruiting process. Typically, it’s also the most stressful for athletes and their families because the NCAA takes it very seriously and it plays a huge role in becoming a college athlete. We’ve decided to break down the NCAA Eligibility Center’s significance and hopefully … Read more
There is a very real disease in the recruiting world. Over the years, hundreds and thousands of high school athletes have become ill with this dreaded disease. Unfortunately, in many cases, the athlete’s recruiting suffers and DIES from this awful sickness. It is D1-itis! D1-itis starts when a high school athlete’s parents begin talking about … Read more
High school athletes who assume nearby colleges and universities are always an option are often wrong. Families who buy into this faulty logic aren’t looking closely enough at teams’ rosters. College rosters frequently include few athletes from close by. They usually come from out of the region, if not out of state. Some even hail … Read more
There is no easy answer to the question, “are multi-sport athletes better than single sport athletes?” Since there are many different opinions out there on the issue and every athlete is different; the simple answer is – it depends. Today, many professional athletes and coaches are speaking out about sports specialization. Football legends like Dabo … Read more
We all know that great athlete who should have received an athletic scholarship to play in college but did not. The truth is that many athletes, parents and coaches buy into a very real and false leading myth: “If my kid is good enough the college coaches will find him/her.” The video above gives … Read more
The next step in your life deserves your full attention and participation. Taking college visits is a vital part of the college search for all students, but it’s especially important for athletes trying to decide where to continue their education and athletic career. Aspiring college athletes typically make their decision on which school to attend during … Read more
Unofficial visits to college campuses are one of the most important, helpful tasks prospects can do during high school. These key outings give prospects something they cannot glean from online virtual tours, admissions tour guides or chest-pounding alumni – an authentic, personal feel for a college campus. “Feel” tests Unofficial visits are baseline discovery missions, … Read more
