NAIA – Page 2 – National Scouting Report

NAIA Showcases Offer Opportunities for High School Athletes

March 17, 2017March 24, 2020 by Alan Parham

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), is a collegiate athletics organization of small athletic programs dedicated to character-driven student-athletes. Some basic things separate the NAIA from the NCAA, and other organizations. The most significant difference between the organizations is the NAIA summer recruiting showcases. The NAIA summer showcases are one-day recruiting events that help high school … Read more

If Coaches are Looking 4 or 5 Years Ahead, So Should You

January 10, 2017April 8, 2021 by Alan Parham

Coaches are looking ahead when it comes to recruiting. Many are looking four or five years ahead and evaluating athletes, from afar, before they can contact them. There is a nearly unrecoverable mistake most families make in recruiting. They wait too late to start the process. They think they are already in, but they aren’t. … Read more

Surprise, Surprise – Full Scholarships Rare in College Athletics

December 19, 2016December 19, 2016 by Alan Parham

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

NSR Scouts Meet College Coaches at NFCA in New Orleans

December 9, 2016December 9, 2016 by Alan Parham

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

NSR’s 10-Second Rule Gives Prospects The Chance to Get Noticed

November 9, 2016November 8, 2016 by Alan Parham

Prospects have 10 seconds to grab a college coach’s attention. That’s all. Whether on paper, online or in person, athletes either reel them in or lose them, that’s right, in 10 short seconds. How’s that supposed to happen, you ask? I deserve more consideration than that, you say. Both are good points. Reality is reality … Read more

How Much Does College Cost?

August 18, 2016August 16, 2016 by Gary Silvers

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

2 Major Ways To Cut The Cost Of College

August 15, 2016August 8, 2018 by Alan Parham

Numbers don’t lie when it comes to paying for a college education. According to the College Board, the people who administer the SAT, the average annual cost of a private college in America is $35,000. State-supported colleges cost an average of $10,000 per year. Regardless of which route a family chooses, they still face other … Read more

Want To Be An NCAA Athlete? Odds Are Stacked Against You

August 4, 2016August 3, 2016 by Gary Silvers

Want to be an NCAA student-athlete? Good luck! Regardless of how good you are — or how good you think you are — the odds are stacked against you. According to scholarshipstats.com, only 5.2 percent of boys high school athletes and 5.6 percent of girls high school athletes will compete in NCAA sports. Of those, … Read more

Is it Panic Time for High School Senior Athletes?

September 21, 2015November 9, 2017 by Gary Silvers

Twelve years of being a student, four of those years navigating through high school and one as a high school senior. Ten thousand hours of classes, thousands of hours of homework, hundreds of hours of exams. Last, but certainly not least, countless hours of workouts, practices, and games. For some high school athletes, senior year … Read more

Relationship Building Is the Key to NSR’s Enormous Success

February 23, 2011 by Alan Parham

Trust: It’s the Thing Which Separates NSR from Other Scouting Services Who do you want representing you? A scout who can speak firsthand to a college coach about your abilities and attributes, or a talking head whose intimate knowledge of you as a person, an athlete and a student is limited to what can be … Read more