December 01, 2004
Parents of high school athletes take note; the National Collegiate Scouting Association (NCSA) just may hold your child's ticket to the future. The NCSA, brainchild of Chris Krause - a former full-ride scholarship football player at Vanderbilt University - helps college coaches identify and assess high school student-athletes. At the same time, they help the student-athlete identify and assess the colleges they're best suited for based on athletic, academic and financial factors. Only NCSA has established relationships with over 50,000 registered college coaches-- from every NCAA, NAIA and junior college program in all 50 states---seeking athletes in more than 50 sports. No one else comes close to that number of active, involved contacts. They ensure that studentathletes understand what they need to do, both in the classroom and on their chosen fields of play, to succeed at the next level. NCSA was registered as an Illinois LLC on February 17, 2000 and promptly set out to develop relationships with college coaches across the country while simultaneously building a robust data/technology backbone that could speed communications with NCSA's ever-growing network of scouts and coaches. Today, more than 50,000 college coaches rely on NCSA's experienced scouting team and instant response capabilities for qualify, qualified recommendations on prospective recruits. The organization believes in providing opportunities for all qualified student-athletes, regardless of economic status. Every year, NCSA enrolls hundreds of underprivileged student-athletes through corporate sponsors and private grants. In addition, NCSA has sponsored over 700 student-athletes onto the program through Leadership Grants, which makes NCSA an all-inclusive program for student-athletes who demonstrate leadership, academic and athletic excellence.
