If you hope to be recruited and play college sports, there are three mistakes you can’t afford to make in high school: 1. Thinking Grades Don’t Matter Grades should be your No. 1 priority! Don’t wait until your sophomore or junior year because that is too late. Coaches want athletes who can be successful in … Read more
Parents may think their child is a good athlete, but where’s the proof? The main reason college coaches don’t trust parents about their kids? It’s difficult for parents to be realistic and objective concerning their child’s abilities and skills. Many parents believe their child is the best athlete on the team and will be the next … Read more
Part 3 of 3: Fearing Failure Controlling the uncontrollable is impossible, and because of this, it causes athletes to struggle with mental toughness. Fearing failure is another reason athletes tend to struggle with their mental game. Failing is inevitable, and athletes need to get mentally tough when it comes to fearing failure. Jason Kuhn, a … Read more
Everybody knows college coaches want to see a prospective student-athletes skills video before they start recruiting them. Many times, coaches won’t even watch an athlete play until they’ve seen some skills video. Mostly so they don’t waste their time. College coaches across all divisions have very little time to recruit and even less time to … Read more
A college coach or National Scouting Report scout shows up to watch you play, but you perform dreadfully and end up having a bad day. What do you do? College coaches and scouts know that everyone has a bad day. The timing may not be good, but it is a natural part of athletics. Nobody … Read more
As a college scout for National Scouting Report, I often get a lot of face time with college coaches, and one of the more noteworthy comments I received over the summer is how much these coaches appreciate our scouts not “chasing the bumper sticker.” What does that mean? College coaches see and recognize the value of a scouting organization … Read more
Speed kills! We’ve all heard it, witnessed it, and yet – most in the recruiting process for softball still don’t understand one simple concept: speed alone, like any other aspect of recruiting, will not get you recruited! But Madilyn Giglio is more than just a rare 2.6 home to first… A huge congrats from all … Read more
Recruiting a libero is typically a marathon, not a sprint. Liberos are the toughest and usually the last position to be recruited. Not only are they competing against every other libero, but also small pin hitters and setters. We asked a few of our excellent college coaches from every level, what they look for in … Read more
I get calls, all the time, from high school golfers and their families asking if they have what it takes to play college golf. The problem is that there is no way to answer that question without digging deeper. There are over 1100 schools in America that play Men’s Golf and over 600 schools that … Read more
When most prospects think about the phrase “communicating with a college coach,” their immediate thought goes to emails. And if you ask any one of them, they likely will tell you they’ve written a million of them with little to no response. Some prospects assume they aren’t responding because of the NCAA’s contact rules. However, … Read more
