What #Deflategate Teaches About Forgetting Stress To Focus On Your Sport
(Wellness As a Way of Life – Creative Commons) We’ve been treated to some truly great football this season. From the implementation of the first ever playoff in college football history, to one of the...
View ArticleEnough #Deflategate. Let’s Have Integrity In Football Recruiting
(Flickr – frankieleon) I wrote previously on #deflategate when it first came out, saying how high school athletes could learn from the Patriots: ignore hype, focus on the game. Earlier this week, it...
View Article3 Things Young Athletes Can Learn from NFL Star Ryan Kerrigan
(Flickr – Keith Allison) Character counts. In competition, in the school halls, with family, and out with friends. It’s the kind of person you are on the inside that is going to take care of everything...
View ArticleWhat High School Athletes Can Learn From A Professional Football Training Camp
Thursday night, the Chicago Bears took the field in their first game of the year, a pre-season home-opener. Being a Bears fan, I was tuned into the game, but I also recently had the chance to gain some...
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What High School Football Players Can Learn from Tom Brady’s Recruiting Process
(Flickr – Joel Desrochers) The Patriots held on to their undefeated season over the weekend in a close game against the New York Giants. Depending on where you live in the country you might not be the...
View ArticleShould You See The New Concussion Movie With Will Smith?
(Flickr – John Martinez Pavliga) On Christmas Day the new Will Smith movie, Concussion, debuted. Before we spend the time and money on tickets to a movie that might treat football unfairly, we thought...
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Where Do You Rank Against NFL Pros and DI Football Players?
Panthers or Broncos fan, I’m sure you’ve been checking out the stats and rankings for everyone going into the Super Bowl tonight, trying to decide which team is going to come out on top. I know...
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You Won’t Believe Which NFL Combine Prospects Were Once NCSA Recruits
(Flickr: Alberto Cabello) Every year the top amateur football players are invited to Indianapolis for the biggest job interview of their lives, the NFL Combine. An invitation to the combine is the...
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Bryce Harper Thinks Baseball Needs To Change
(Flickr – Bryce Harper) America’s pastime is under fire by arguably its greatest player, Bryce Harper. The brash reigning National League MVP wants to change the game of baseball, specifically the...
View ArticleStudy Finds Black Student-Athletes Graduate At Lower Rates
(Flickr – Dirk Hansen)Black student-athletes — specifically football and men’s basketball players Power-5 schools — graduate at a lower rate than their African American classmates who do not...
View ArticleLiving the Dream of Playing Professional Sports
Sure, getting student-athletes the opportunity to play sports at the next level is our passion at NCSA. But beyond that, and far more importantly than that, our passion lies in getting...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Awareness Month: How the NFL is Saving Lives
By Jason Meredith from Louisville, KY, US (Breast Cancer Awareness) Football fans noticed a change in uniforms on some of our favorite teams this weekend. Some were as subtle as a pink ribbon donning...
View ArticleFrom the Football Field to Potato Field
Athleadership is a word we’ve cooked up to live by at NCSA Athletic Recruiting. It’s the combination of athlete and leadership, and it cuts right to the heart of what we want to do: empower leaders...
View ArticleIt’s All About That Bowl. Turkey Bowl.
Six Teams. 150 NCSA Athletic Recruiting employees. Two flags around their waists. One bowl. We get a little intense when it comes to the annual Turkey Bowl. (This year is its 5th!) But can you blame...
View ArticleLiving the Dream of Playing Professional Sports
Sure, getting student-athletes the opportunity to play sports at the next level is our passion at NCSA. But beyond that, and far more importantly than that, our passion lies in getting...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Awareness Month: How the NFL is Saving Lives
By Jason Meredith from Louisville, KY, US (Breast Cancer Awareness) Football fans noticed a change in uniforms on some of our favorite teams this weekend. Some were as subtle as a pink ribbon donning...
View ArticleFrom the Football Field to Potato Field
Athleadership is a word we’ve cooked up to live by at NCSA Athletic Recruiting. It’s the combination of athlete and leadership, and it cuts right to the heart of what we want to do: empower leaders...
View ArticleIt’s All About That Bowl. Turkey Bowl.
Six Teams. 150 NCSA Athletic Recruiting employees. Two flags around their waists. One bowl. We get a little intense when it comes to the annual Turkey Bowl. (This year is its 5th!) But can you blame...
View ArticleWhat #Deflategate Teaches About Forgetting Stress To Focus On Your Sport
We’ve been treated to some truly great football this season. From the implementation of the first ever playoff in college football history, to one of the most entertaining NFL seasons we’ve seen in...
View ArticleEnough #Deflategate. Let’s Have Integrity In Football Recruiting
I wrote previously on #deflategate when it first came out, saying how high school athletes could learn from the Patriots: ignore hype, focus on the game. Earlier this week, it was tough to avoid the...
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