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Years of coaching experience focused on your journey

At NSCA, we’re a team of former athletes, coaches, PhD’s, and more dedicated to helping each student-athlete reach their potential. Each of our NCSA recruiting coaches has played or coached their sport at the college level. Our mental performance and nutrition coaches are world-class, licensed experts with unique work and educational backgrounds in adolescent sports psychology, sports science, education, and development.  

Get Matched With The Expert Guidance You Need 

When you sign up for a premium NCSA membership, you’ll have access to NCSA recruiting coaches and IMG Academy+ coaches in group workshops.  For those looking for one-on-one guidance, an MVP and MVP+ membership can provide access to a personal recruiting coach and mental performance and nutrition expertise. 

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Coaches Dedicated to Meeting Your Goals

Heather Evans, Senior Recruiting Coach 

Heather played volleyball at North Dakota State University and professionally with the European Exposure Tour, the Evreux Volleyball Club in France, and in Southern California's professional beach volleyball scene. With coaching experience at the Division I, II, and III levels, she shares her decades of expertise helping families and student-athletes navigate the recruiting process.
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Hear From Our Recruiting Coaches

Our recruiting experts know how stressful this process can be. Hear from them why they love working with student-athletes through their recruiting process.

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At NCSA and IMG Academy, we have more than 1,000 team members working tirelessly to help student-athletes achieve their dreams. No matter who you speak to throughout your recruiting and development journey, you can expect knowledgeable teammates who are passionate about your success. 

QUESTIONS? WE’VE GOT ANSWERS

What is an NCSA Recruiting Coach?

An NCSA Recruiting Coach is a member of the NCSA staff who has played or coached their sport at the college level. Their role is to guide student-athletes step-by-step through the recruiting process using the knowledge they gained in their previous experiences and through the student-athletes that they’ve already helped at NCSA. Many NCSA Recruiting Coaches have helped hundreds of student-athletes commit to play their sport in college and can help with everything from how to respond to a question from a coach to what next steps need to be taken to play at the Division 1, 2, 3, NAIA or junior college level. 

How many college coaches use NCSA?

More than 40,000 college coaches including those in Division 1, Division 2, Division 3, junior colleges and NAIA use NCSA to find the right student-athletes for their program. 

How many athletes use NCSA? 

NCSA is the largest recruiting network in the world with more than 5.6 million high school and collegiate athletes in our network. 

How many people work at NCSA?

NCSA is part of IMG Academy, the world leader in sports education. We have more than 1100 employees at NCSA, including recruiting coaches, marketing, finance and more. 

How long has NCSA been around?

NCSA was founded in 2000 and has been helping student-athletes and their families for more than 20 years.