Next College Student Athlete

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA)
FormerlyNational College Scouting Association
Company typePrivately held
IndustryEducation and Sports
Founded2000
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Key people
Chris Krause: Founder, CEO Lisa Strasman: President
ProductsCollege athletic recruiting
Number of employees
750+
ParentEndeavor
Websitencsasports.org

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) is a for-profit organization that connects middle and high school student-athletes with college coaches.[1] NCSA teaches middle and high school student-athletes about the college recruiting process.

The NCSA Athletic Recruiting team consists of coaches, scouts and former college athletes.[1] NCSA Athletic Recruiting was included in the 2012 Inc. 5000, and in the top 20 of Crain's Fast Fifty in both 2013 and 2012.[2][3][4]

History

Chris Krause grew up in Chicago, Illinois, where he played high school football.[5][6][7][8] Chris Krause later played collegiate football at Vanderbilt University, where he was a linebacker and nose guard.[5][6][7][8][9][10] Finding the recruiting process difficult to navigate as a student, he founded NCSA Athletic Recruiting.[11] Krause set out to bring recruiting technology together to help high school athletes gain exposure to a network of coaches.[11] The NCSA gives students options that lead to careers after college.[11]

NCSA has over 350 former college athletes on staff, including Sue Enquist, Tunde Oshinowo and Cecil Martin. They have also helped many athletes such as Bryan Bulaga, Patrick Brown and Jason Straight.[1]

Following his collegiate career, Chris Krause began working for recruiting service, College Prospects in the Chicago region.[12][13][14] Chris Krause founded the National Collegiate Scouting Association (NCSA) in 2000.[5][15][6][16]

Services

NCSA Athletic Recruiting teaches student-athletes and their parents about college recruiting.[1] NCSA Athletic Recruiting gives each student-athlete his/her own recruiting profile.[17] On this profile, the student-athlete can create a public page to display his/her talents.[17] Student-athletes' academic grades and athleticism are evaluated by NCSA Athletic Recruiting scouts. With this information, the scouts compose a list of colleges each student-athlete can realistically consider to both make the team and receive financial aid.[17]

In 2008, NCSA Athletic Recruiting assisted almost 4,000 high school seniors.[17] In 2011, over 7,000 eighth-graders joined the NCSA network.[18] The same year, nearly 1,400 seventh-graders joined the network.[18] Through custom technology, 2024 was a record year for NCSA where they had over 31,000 2024 graduates go on to play their sport in college. NCSA Athletic Recruiting has helped over 300,000 student-athletes obtain $2.4 billion in grants, aid and scholarships.[18] As of 2020, 1% to 2% of undergraduate students in bachelor's degree programs were receiving athletic scholarships.[19]

NCSA has optional additional services that range in cost from hundreds to thousands of dollars.[17]

Awards and recognition

  • 2013 Crain's Fast Fifty #13[4]
  • 2012 Crain's Fast Fifty #20[3]
  • 2012 Inc. 5000 #1378[2]
    • #24 in Education[2]
    • #61 in Illinois[2]
    • #56 in Chicago Metro Area[2]
  • 2012 Chicago's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For[20]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e "Company Profile: National Collegiate Scouting Association". Inc. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Fast Fifty No. 20: National Collegiate Scouting Association Inc". Crain's Chicago Business. 2012-06-02. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Fast Fifty 2013: Nos. 11 through 15". Crain's Chicago Business. June 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Matthew Futterman (December 18, 2008). "The Do-It-Yourself Athletic Scholarship". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c Neil Hayes (June 18, 2011). "Chicagoan's mission is to help prep athletes land college scholarships". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  7. ^ a b Steve Tucker (September 4, 2009). "Two-way recruiting". HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on 2013-08-23. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  8. ^ a b Ed Sherman (August 25, 2011). "College recruiting company fills needs for student-athletes, coaches". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  9. ^ "NCSA gets 5-star recommendation". Chicago Sun-Times. April 26, 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  10. ^ "Vanderbilt Football Roster" (PDF). CBS Sports.
  11. ^ a b c Frankiewicz, Kaz. "Chris Krause Helps Recruit High School Athletes". Examiner. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. ^ "For Recruiting Help, There's a Service Charge Alan Goldenbach". The Washington Post. December 2, 2002.
  13. ^ Mike Dodd (May 12, 1992). Sample of signees shows mixed results author. USA Today.
  14. ^ Mike Dodd (May 12, 1992). Recruiting services: How effective are they?. USA Today.
  15. ^ Monica McNutt (April 17, 2012). "Transition Game: Seeking help in the recruiting process". The Washington Post Company. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  16. ^ Stephanie Chen. "Going to extreme measures for child athletes". Cable News Network. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  17. ^ a b c d e Futterman, Matthew. "The Do-It-Yourself Athletic Scholarship". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  18. ^ a b c Chen, Stephanie. "Going to extreme measures for child athletes". CNN.com. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  19. ^ "5 Myths About Athletic Scholarships". US News & World Report. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Chicago 2013 Winners of 101 Best and Brightest Companies To Work For™". 101 Best and Brightest. Retrieved 24 July 2013.