Most things in life come down to timing. A student athlete wanting to play in college is no different. Timing for recruiting is essential. Almost daily, people ask me about timing. Concerned parents and dedicated athletes alike are trying to determine the best time to jump into the recruiting world. What is the best time … Read more
The Next Few Years Will Be the Most Interesting and Influential of Your Life There is a full-length feature film being made at this moment. No one has any idea if it will be a box office hit or a flop. And, the only the person who can manipulate the outcome is you…because it’s a movie … Read more
Time Ticks On As You Wait for Something to Happen…Move It! Sitting on the sideline probably never worked for you, right? Playing second fiddle, bringing up the rear, taking a back seat…whatever you want to call it, you have always tried to avoid these predicaments if at all possible. Sure, when you were younger, the … Read more
Shot at London Olympics Within Reach for Former Gator The breakthrough comes for athletes at different times. For years, some toil in obscurity and struggle to maintain their motivation while results just don’t show. Former NSR swimming prospect, Sara McLarty, wasn’t getting down about her progress as a world-class triathlete in 2010. But still, as … Read more
Jimmer or Maya? That Is the Burning Question There is little question that UConn’s Maya Moore and BYU’s Jimmer Fredette will soon capture their respective College Player of the Year awards for NCAA women’s and men’s basketball. Nobody really comes close to them in terms of their impact on their teams and on the games in which … Read more
Last week’s release of a study conducted by Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports was startling to any college sports fan. We were aware that the frequency of college football players running afoul of the law has been on the rise, but the SI-CBS stats gathered on SI’s 2010-11 pre-season top 25 teams exposed the underbelly of athletic programs … Read more
Regardless of Your Talent Level or Sport, NSR Will Get You More Attention How is what you are doing now working for you? A key indicator of how many college coaches know about you is the number of athletic questionnaires you have received from coaches. How many questionnaires have you gotten, not filled out on Web sites … Read more
Brigham Young University’s basketball program was knocked for an unexpected loop this week when it suspended third leading scorer and top rebounder, sophomore Brandon Davies for an unspecified Honor Code infraction. The 6’9″ forward was the inside presence the Cougars relied upon to complement Player of the Year candidate Jimmer Fredette’s frenetic playing style. As the team neared … Read more
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
Trio Getting Individual Attention from Schools Across America It’s not all that unusual for an NSR scout to encounter talented siblings of different ages or even twins for that matter. But, triplets? That’s is definitely not what Northeast Pennsylvania Area Director Ed McGrady expected when he set up an appointment to interview soccer standout Zach … Read more
