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		<title>Ask Coach Taylor Video Edition: To Combine or Not to Combine</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2012/02/07/ask-coach-taylor-video-edition-to-combine-or-not-to-combine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2012/02/07/ask-coach-taylor-video-edition-to-combine-or-not-to-combine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kbrown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Coach, I have a question as to when my younger football players should attend a combine.  I currently have an 8th grade and a freshman player.  My thought was to have them enter a combine or two early so that when they are a older and it REALLY counts they will have the experience and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;This Could Totally Affect the Way College Coaches Recruit!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2011/11/22/this-could-totally-affect-the-way-college-coaches-recruit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2011/11/22/this-could-totally-affect-the-way-college-coaches-recruit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;This could totally affect the way College Coaches recruit.&#8221; That&#8217;s the professional viewpoint of NCSA&#8217;s Amanda Rawson, who is an expert on NCAA Rules and Academic Reform Change.  I was with several of our NCSA Speakers at a roundtable discussion with Amanda at the NCSA offices in Chicago. Amanda played Junior College Basketball and at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Here is How Tim Tebow Handled the Recruiting Process</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2011/06/22/charlie-adams-reviews-the-recruiting-chapter-in-tim-tebows-new-book/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2011/06/22/charlie-adams-reviews-the-recruiting-chapter-in-tim-tebows-new-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Adams</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Athletic Scholarships]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Editor&#8217;s Note: Tim Tebow&#8217;s winning ways as a NFL starter created a great deal of interest in the highly competitive athlete. Tebow recently shared how he went through the recruiting process. Speaker Charlie Adams reviewed his popular book and wrote this article on how Tebow had success in finding the right College fit for him) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding The Perfect Fit To Ensure Playing Time</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2010/09/29/finding-the-perfect-fit-to-ensure-playing-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2010/09/29/finding-the-perfect-fit-to-ensure-playing-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corey Domek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlie Adams brings 23 years of experience covering high school athletes who reached their dream of playing college sports. Adams was an award winning sportscaster at television stations. He is also one of NCSA’s Athletic Recruiting Experts. Adams wrote the following observations below: I was at a Club Swim Meet this past weekend and struck [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Offering 14 Year Olds &#8212; Scary? Or Becoming The Norm?</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2010/09/29/offering-14-year-olds-scary-or-becoming-the-norm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2010/09/29/offering-14-year-olds-scary-or-becoming-the-norm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corey Domek</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/?p=8073</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Charlie Adams brings 23 years of experience covering the recruiting of high school athletes who reached their dream of playing college sports. Adams was an award winning sportscaster at television stations and is one of NCSA’s Recruiting Experts. I was driving near Indianapolis this week and heard former Indiana University Basketball Coach Dan Dakich hosting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goal Setting is IMPORTANT!</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2010/08/26/goal-setting-is-important/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2010/08/26/goal-setting-is-important/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Babb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this article about Ben Garland, it&#8217;s easy to see why he&#8217;s where he is.  He set goals from a very early age and that was his compass that directed him to where he is.  Here are two quotes from the article:  As a little boy, Ben Garland clutched a poster of the Air Force [...]]]></description>
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		<title>College Coach&#8217;s Corner with Occidental College Baseball</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2010/05/16/college-coachs-corner-with-occidental-college-baseball/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2010/05/16/college-coachs-corner-with-occidental-college-baseball/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 17:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Liles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCSA recently had a baseball student-athlete commit to Occidental College and Coach Hawkins let us know a little more about his program over the weekend: 1. How would you describe yourself as a coach?    I am a highly organized and motivated individual that works hard to get the most out of his guys every day.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coaches Corner: Kenyon College Baseball, Coach Burdette</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2010/04/21/coaches-corner-kenyon-college-baseball-coach-burdette/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2010/04/21/coaches-corner-kenyon-college-baseball-coach-burdette/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NCSA Sports</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coach Burdette from Kenyon College found time for NCSA to let recruits know a little more about their baseball program and recruiting. Here is what he had to say:  1. How would you describe yourself as a coach? I would describe myself as a player&#8217;s coach because I have walked a mile in their shoes. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volleyball Mom Describes How to have Success in Recruiting for YOUR Child</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2010/04/07/shopping-around-during-recruiting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2010/04/07/shopping-around-during-recruiting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Adams</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Athletic Scholarships]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/?p=5255</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was in New Orleans to speak at theNCSA/AVCA Spring Girls&#8217; Talent Showcase, which was in conjunction with the Allstate Sugar Bowl JVA World Volleyball Challenge. There, I met a mother who had recruiting insights that can benefit all families, coaches and athletes, regardless of sport. Beth Anderson was watching her 11th grade daughter Emma [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid Student Loans &#8211; A Cautionary Tale!</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2010/02/15/avoid-student-loans-a-cautionary-tale/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2010/02/15/avoid-student-loans-a-cautionary-tale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Babb</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/?p=4608</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Read this entire article from Saturday&#8217;s Wall Street Journal about a doctor who incurred $250,000 in student loans and now owes $555,000.  Some of the &#8220;money&#8221; quotes are: &#8220;Maybe half of it was my fault because I didn&#8217;t look at the fine print,&#8221; &#8220;Unlike other kinds of debt, student loans can be particularly hard to [...]]]></description>
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