We have been in the basketball scouting business for over a decade and feel fortunate that we’ve grown NetScouts Basketball as much as we have. We’ve been scouting all over the globe, been to China with our USA All-Star teams over a dozen times, and have been in every corner of the USA, scouting every level of basketball. Now it’s time to give something back and help those who want to get started in the business.
NetScouts Basketball started this basketball scout training program after entering a strategic partnership agreement with Sports Management Worldwide (SMWW). We started offering our training to graduates of SMWW’s Basketball General Manager and Scouting Course and subsequently extended the offer to other applicants that we felt had demonstrated the capability of being successful in the basketball industry.
We’ve now taken the next step and expanded it into a Scout Certification Program. As part of that expansion, we’ve partnered with Ermay Duran and Advance Pro Basketball. Here’s a brief video. Ermay is one of the top analytics minds in the profession and he will organize and conduct an analytics piece to the certification program with game scouting software. Ermay and his company will also be our program representatives in Europe.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2018-19 basketball season.
Scout trainees will be:
- Credentialed for college basketball or overseas club or professional games in your geographic area where you will live-scout alongside professional scouts at press row
- Assigned video scouting of overseas international tournaments
- Trained in NetScouts Basketball’s scouting process
- Taught basketball analytics in a course-type process
- Trained in analytics software which will be used as part of the scouting process
- Writing scouting reports which will be critiqued by NetScouts Basketball
- Writing content for games covered which will be featured on our website and others
- Receiving important industry experience and an excellent resume reference
Trainees who have completed their year with sufficient live-scouting experience, submitted scouting reports in the quality required, and passed the analytics portion of the process will be certified by NetScouts Basketball as being proficient in basketball scouting.
This program is available for the cost of $695 for the year. We may limit the acceptance of applicants to this program based on geographic area or college. We’ll generally have 20 people in each training group.
Successful scouts will be able to use NetScouts Basketball as a reference in pursuing relevant job opportunities as well as having the “Certification” help in your job search.
Here are a few testimonials from graduates of the program:
“NetScouts Basketball gave me an opportunity to experience working in a high-level basketball setting and helped inspire me by watching some of basketball’s best coaches. This allowed me to continue to pursue a future in basketball and helped me land a Division 2 assistant coach position.” – John Cavaliere, Associate Head Coach, Concordia College of New York
“Working and learning under Carl at NetScouts Basketball was an important experience for my growth as a basketball talent evaluator. While working for NetScouts helped shape the way I see the game, it also gave me a platform for exposure.” – Ronnie Levi, Scout, Bnei Herzliya (Israel)
“NetScouts Basketball’s training program gave me the opportunity to learn from some of the best in the business. Not only do you get access to high level college basketball, but you also get feedback on your reports so you can continue to grow. My experience with NetScouts has been invaluable and I highly recommend their training program to aspiring scouts.” – Jack Vlasic (Miami, FL)
“NetScouts Basketball’s scout training program has been an amazing part of my professional scouting journey. Through this program I have learned the ins and outs of scouting and have been given the opportunity to do it in a professional setting. Being affiliated with NetScouts has given me credibility for my career and allowed me to show other organizations my professional worth. I recommend this to anyone interested in scouting, analytics, media relations or just basketball in general.” – Greg Walter (Baltimore, MD)
“NetScouts Basketball’s scout training program has given me so many professional benefits. It will help separate you from the competition by gaining key evaluation tools, you will learn from actual scouting people and receive direct feedback in a mentoring relationship, you will gain a network of scouts, and most important, it will increase confidence in your abilities and talents.” – Rich Ward (Denver, CO)
“Working as a scout trainee with NetScouts Basketball was the best decision that I have made thus far for my career. While at NetScouts I have gained very valuable experience on being a basketball scout. I have been able to take advantage of some unique opportunities such as working side-by-side with other scouts and journalists on media row, while attending high end Division 1 basketball games. I’ve also been able to sharpen my skills by working on international scouting projects such as the Nordic and European championship games.” – Frank Preston (Columbus, OH)
You can register for this program by submitting payment via this PayPal link or start the process by contacting us.
We will review all registrations to assure that each applicant has the background required to be successful in this training program.
You can also contact us at 541-359-9653 or write to carl@netscoutsbasketball.com. Please include your resume.
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I’ve been coaching for 30 years. Been apart of 4 state championships.
I would like to get paid for my time and experience when it comes to basketball.
Thanks,
Coach G
Rick Gentry
Thanks Rick. Please send your resume to carl@netscoutsbasketball.com. Thanks for your interest.
Carl Berman