Are you kidding me? NSR scouts hear that in every prospect interview. It is the reaction we get upon telling families that there are very few full athletic scholarships in college. Parents are aghast at the revelation. Prospects are stunned. But it is real. It is true. Nearly all college athletes are on scholarship packages … Read more
Online recruiting services don’t do these sorts of things. After all, they are online. National Scouting Report does because we are the world’s oldest and most respected scouting organization. National Scouting Report scouts from across America are gathered this week (Dec. 5-9) at the National Fastpitch Coaches Association convention in New Orleans to meet and speak with … Read more
You don’t have to go far to discover the difference between National Scouting Report and its competitors. First: Internet and telemarketing-based recruiting services are a waste of time. Or so say the many families that have used them. Then some of those families get offered the opportunity to be a part of the NSR Scouting organization. … Read more
Club volleyball tryouts are over and teams have been made. Every player is excited to start practice with her new team because this will be the year she will be recruited, or will it? We see and hear it over and over again. “My daughter plays club volleyball so she will get seen. Her club … Read more
Everyone should be so lucky as to sit in a room full of new NSR scouts in training. With our home office team pouring over 1,000-plus candidates monthly, a daunting task to be sure, just being chosen makes them singularly qualified. Like with our prospects, NSR is not an open enrollment company for aspiring scouts. … Read more
Hanna Laube has climbed to the top in Canadian youth volleyball. Recently named as a setter on the nation’s developmental program, Hanna is also making her mark in tournaments across the United States. Gold medals, top team finishes and championships are nothing strange to this 5-foot-10 junior standout from Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary School … 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
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
“What we got here is failure to communicate.” Remember that famous line from an old, old movie, Cool Hand Luke, starring Paul Newman. The person who said it, Strother Martin, was a famous character actor who delivered the line to perfection. That line also relates to college recruiting. Breakdowns in the recruiting process often can be … Read more
College coaches should not be toyed with by parents and prospects. Yes, there are some appropriate things parents can do and/or request from coaches, but every coach has a limit. Not knowing that particular point of no return can result in a coach backing off indefinitely if it is crossed. Recruiting can be going smoothly. A coach is … Read more
