NCSA Athletic Recruiting

We were contacted by one of their «scouts» looking to «fill rosters for colleges.» My son is a very good varsity athlete but first and foremost he is interested in his education; he is a excellent student at an elite, private school. After a few questions (I wanted to know exactly where they had placed athletes in his sport), the scout asked where we were interested. I named some highly selective schools with tough admits. And here is the best part — the scout had the audacity to say, «I don’t think I can help you. Your son doesn’t have the commitment to the sport.» I’m assuming it is because he doesn’t want to participate just anywhere. This scout has NO IDEA how much time my son devotes to his sport and how much he gives up to participate. We never even got to the discussion about the fee for the service because of this alleged lack of dedication. I would consider the person that contacted us to be rude, ignorant, and self-​serving. I couldn’t imagine any college wanting to make use of such a service to populate their teams unless they are desperate for enrollment.