As a softball player you are programmed to persevere. If you are going through a slump, you keep swinging. If you are having trouble hitting your spots, you keep pitching. This same mindset is what will get you through the recruiting process as you experience the effects of COVID-19. The players who dream of playing … Read more
Official visits and even unofficial visits are a critical time for athletes in the recruiting process. How they go most times determines if the athlete will receive a scholarship offer. Visiting with a college coach and taking a tour of the university helps athletes figure out if the school is the right fit for them. … Read more
The recruiting process is tough. It’s difficult to know if a college coach is interested in you or not You may get personal letters from a college coach inviting you to a camp, combine, or just telling you they have received your videos. But that doesn’t show whether or not a college coach is interested … Read more
National Scouting Report, the most substantial on-the-ground scouting organization on the globe, tries to present college coaches with qualified student-athletes capable of thriving on the college level. Nowadays this also includes the athletes’ parents. There’s more to recruiting than that. There is also the question of whether the parents of those prospects are the type … Read more
There are a lot of things athletes who are starting their collegiate careers need to know. One important aspect of collegiate athletics is strength training. Lifting weights and running sprints shouldn’t be new concepts for athletes; most probably do either or both of these things on a regular basis. However, collegiate strength training becomes an … 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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Birmingham, Ala — Brittany Wagner, the academic counselor in the hit Netflix original series, Last Chance U, won’t be helping students at East Mississippi Community College this fall. Instead, Wagner and her company, 10 Thousand Pencils LLC, will be working as the academic counselor for National Scouting Report. “I am super excited … Read more
A friend asked me, “What is today’s recruiting enemy #1?” The answer is simple and easy to identify. And it’s maddening, too. As a college scout for 13-plus years, I have watched families kill so much time. So my friend, what is recruiting enemy #1? It is without question wasted time. Parents vs. the Problem … Read more
The NCAA has instituted an innovative way to assist D-III athletes through the NCAA Eligibility Center. What is the NCAA Eligibility Center? From its inception, the NCAA’s Eligibility Center, formerly known as the NCAA Clearinghouse, has been where Division I (D-I) and Division II-bound (D-II) high school student-athletes have gone to have their academic records … Read more
College is where life begins, are you choosing the right school for you? It’s important to be careful and thoughtful when deciding where you want to go to college. Besides degree programs, academic success, and finances, it’s vital that athletes take into consideration what’s going to prepare you to start your adult life. Sometimes with … Read more
