Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda – Didn’t!

No matter how long you have been around high school athletics, no matter what sports you have watched, and no matter whether it was male or female, we have ALL seen GREAT high school athletes that dreamed of playing in college but were not afforded that opportunity. We have all known of great high school athletes that “Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda”, but didn’t progress to the next level.

Due to a frustration caused by such athletes not getting to play in college, 35 years ago, National Scouting Report was founded.  After these 35 years, NSR has helped thousands of student athletes reach and fulfill their dreams. National Scouting Report, founded by Bob Rigney, has been the original model of promoting student athletes to college.  The innovative ways Mr. Rigney used to initially attract colleges to his oldest son, playing high school football, have been further developed and maximized through the years.  Today, NSR is the oldest and largest “On the Ground Scouting Organization” in the world.  With scouts all over the continental United States, Puerto Rico, Australia, Dubai, and even working with athletes in South America and Asia, NSR is truly worldwide. Currently, NSR is working in all NCAA sanctioned sports.  We help athletes with Division 1, Division 2, Division 3, NAIA and Junior College athletic pursuits.  Before agreeing to work with one of these athletes, our scouts must be convinced of the athlete’s abilities to play in college – whatever the level.  In addition to athletic ability, our scouts are verifying academic preparedness, work ethic, attitude, coachability, physical tangibles and family support.

When high school athletes have all the athletic skill, but still struggle with getting on the recruiting board, NSR fixes that problem.  Often, good athletes are not recognized as potential scholarship players because, simply put, the coaches do NOT know about them.  Lack of exposure to the right college coaches can happen for a host of reasons.  If an athlete is playing at a small high school or a high school/club team not recognized as excelling in their chosen sport, the athlete can easily get overlooked.  If an athlete lives in an area that is not easily accessible by college coaches – that will definitely limit their exposure as well.  If an athlete, for the sake of the team, is having to play in a position that he or she would not play at the collegiate level, the athlete will almost definitely be missed, unless they have an advocate working for them.  Outside of these previous circumstances, we must also remember that the college coaches are greatly limited by the NCAA rules and guidelines.  If their time constraints were not enough, many are also struggling with very small recruiting budgets.  The male minor sports and virtually all of the female sports are trying desperately to find the best athletes with very limited resources. They have the scholarship dollars, but often not the recruiting budget, to find the kids outside of their immediate area.  The National Scouting Report solution solves all of these issues.  We help colleges at all levels know about the kids that can play for them.  We are the ADVOCATE for the student athlete. When the college coach is not allowed to talk to the athlete because of age or designated quiet periods, NSR is your advocate.  When a collegiate coach wants to know the strengths and upside of an athlete, NSR is your advocate.  When the college coach is needing an unbiased scouting report, NSR is your advocate.

Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda, that is the regret of many a great high school athlete!  You only have one opportunity to get recruited.  Recruiting should NOT be left to chance. Contact one of NSR’s Scouts for a free evaluation to see if you have what it takes to play at the next level.   At NSR, we “Change Kids’ Lives”.
With NSR, Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda – DID!