NCSA -"The Athletic Recruiting Network" (ARN) for College Coaches, Qualified Student Athletes their parents and High School Coaches to expedite and maximize their college sports recruiting efforts.

The National Collegiate Scouting Association (NCSA) was founded in 2000 by Chris Krause, a former full-ride scholarship football player at Vanderbilt University, with a two-pronged mission: To provide a means for college coaches at every level to find the recruits best suited for their programs and to educate high school student athletes and their families about the college recruiting process.

Since 2000, NCSA has quickly grown to be the leading provider of college sports recruiting technology, data and education for more than 35,000 college coaches and over 200,000 of the nation's top prospects.

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Featured Recruiting Article - September 2011

Are You Being Recruited?

If a coach is interested in you, you will know it. If you aren't hearing from a coach or you only receive form emails, they more than likely aren't interested. When a coach is interested in a recruit, they will be sending you personalized contacts. If NCAA rules prohibit them from contacting you personally just yet, they will still find a way. They will be in contact with your coaches or they will be giving you their cell phone number in those generic emails.

When you contact coaches to introduce yourself and show interest in their program, ask them questions to encourage a response back. If a coach responds to your contacts in a personal way that is a good sign. You will need to keep contact with those coaches so that initial interest can grow. The more you hear from a coach the better. If you are communicating with a coach and you aren't sure they are interested, you can ask questions that will help you determine if they are interested. Asking questions such as "where do I fit on your list of current recruits" will help you know a coaches level of interest in you.

If you initiate contact and don't hear back from them within a few weeks, try again. It can be hard to reach coaches when they are in season, so it is good to be a little persistent. We usually recommend contacting a coach around 3 times and if you don't hear back after any of those attempts, its best to move on from that school. Pay attention to the types of contacts you receive from coaches. You should the most time with the schools that are spending time on you.

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Recruiting Tip of the Month - September 2011

If a coach gives you their cell phone number in any type of email, use it! They don't offer their cell phone to every athlete that contacts them, so make sure you take advantage of it.

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Archive of NCSA Recruiting Tips

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About the NCSA
Since 2000, NCSA -- the National College Scouting Association -- has grown quickly, becoming the leading collegiate recruiting source for more than 35,000 college coaches across the country. NCSA's experienced scouting team helps student-athletes gain acceptance to the collegiate program that best fits their needs.

NCSA uses a high tech approach to monitor the specific wants and needs of college coaches and match student-athletes with the appropriate collegiate opportunities that will allow them to succeed at the next level.

NCSA's high-tech approach includes our Recruit-Match™ database, which helps track more than 100,000 of the top high school student-athletes in the country. The Recruit-Match™ database also houses permission-based contact information and recruiting standards and requirements of coaches at more than 1,700 colleges and universities in more than 25 men's and women's sports.

To receive a free evaluation and recruiting profile, call 866.579.6272 or click here .

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"College Recruiting Simplified" Events

As the official recruiting and scouting partner for Cal South, NCSA recruiting experts will be at many major Cal South events to present "College Recruiting Simplified" - a critically acclaimed, educational event for student-athletes and parents explaining the realities of the college athletic recruiting process. Be sure to look for "College Recruiting Simplified" at your next Cal South event!

If you would like to learn more about scheduling "College Recruiting Simplified" for your club or high school team, call 888.333.6846 - option 4 or visit: http://www.ncsasports.org/high-school-ads-coaches.