National Scouting Report

[FastPitchCat]

A few weekends ago, DD pitched in a showcase tournament. There were several scouts around and just recently, we received an email from a scout from the National Scouting Report.
Has anyone heard about this organization? Are they legit? The good? The bad? The ugly?

TIA

 

[shaker1]

We had one talk to our catcher at a tournament in Tn. Gave her a assessment of her skills at the tourn. Wanted to meet with her an her parents later that week for a fee to send the info out to colleges. Don't think they followed up on it.

 

[Jabber13]

Everyone needs to remember that the player and her parents will still have to do the heavy lifting. Going to camps. Sending emails to the coaches. Talking with the coaches within the rules. Knowing if the college still needs a player in your daughters position. You can waste a lot of time and money if you keep after schools that already have players committed and don't need anyone in your class anymore. Probably the most important piece of info you can get. Either the travel ball coach or rep can call the coach to find out or the parents can track the verbals of colleges or the player can ask when she talks to the coaches after a camp.

NSR or any other agency can rep the player by sending mass emails to the coaches. A lot of coaches I have heard talk at their camps say they do not want mass emails from these groups. They want personal emails from the players showing they have taken the time to research the college and coaches. While some reps have coaches that they are buddies with and might have an inside track, the player still has to perform to the skill level the coach is wanting to see.

I had the same in home talk from a rep. Decided it was not for us. Have a range of about 20 colleges from NAIA to D1 that my daughter emails. Have added and dropped colleges as players commit for her position.

Some parents will opt to pay the fees and gamble that the rep will do a good job while other parents will put in the time to help their daughter with everything she needs to do to get her in a position to talk with the coaches and show them her skill set.

The most important thing to remember is patience. It takes time to build relationships with coaches and they want to make sure they get the players they need for their team.