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Welcome to the Paramount Scouting Bureau and your opportunity to showcase your talent in front of professional scouts and college coaches. The Paramount Scouting Bureau is looking for the very best players across the country. There are numerous outstanding athletes who are not getting noticed, and we want to give you a chance to be seen by the college and professional scouts. Paramount Scouting Bureau showcases give you a chance to demonstrate your talents while seeing how you compare to other players your age. The Paramount Scouting Bureau also gives college coaches a chance to stay ahead in the recruiting game by providing opportunities for coaches to see your talent or receive information about you. (Keep picture of catcher on right hand side of page.)
The Paramount Scouting Bureau holds evaluation events to provide athletes with a professional evaluation of their talents, then promotes athletes to college and professional organizations throughout North America and overseas. National Scouting Report, America's premier scouting service for college coaches and high school athletes since launching the industry in 1980, will promote the showcases and send the results from each showcase to every college coach in the country. Currently, the Paramount Scouting Bureau stages baseball and softball showcases, and a girls basketball showcase and tournament.
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(UPDATED) High school baseball players from across the United States can showcase their skills in an attempt to reach the Paramount National Baseball Showcase, August 16, 2008, in Birmingham, Alabama. The game will be played at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, the oldest baseball stadium in the United States. Modeled after Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Rickwood Field has hosted many of the greatest baseball players to ever play the game. It is the field where Birmingham native Willie Mays, as a 16-year-old high school junior, played his first professional game as the starting centerfielder for the 1948 championship Black Barons of the Negro Leagues.
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(UPDATE) High school softball players from across the United States also may showcase their skills in an attempt to reach the Paramount National Softball Showcase, October 24, 2008, in Alabaster, Alabama. The showcase will precede the National Scouting Report College Exposure Showcase Tournament October 25-26, 2008. Both events will be held at Veterans Park in Alabaster, Alabama. Girls invited to the showcase also will form teams and play in the tournament.
Showcase Page:
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The opportunityto play in a Paramount National Showcase Game begins with participation in an area showcase. Players must be entering their freshman, sophomore, junior or senior year in high school. Recent high school graduates may also participate in a showcase for a chance to be seen by college coaches and professional scouts, but they may not qualify to play in a National Showcase Game. Playersare selectedtoarea showcasesthrough invitation, nomination, or individual registration. The top performers at the area showcases receive an invitationto the national game.
Even if you do not advance to the national game, participating in aParamountShowcase is an excellent opportunity to be seen by professional scouts and college coaches. Professional scouts will provide participants with an unbiased evaluation for skills specific to that sport. National Scouting Report, America's premier scouting service for college coaches and high school athletes, will promote the showcases and send the results from each showcase to every college coach in the country.
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Players participating in a Paramount baseball showcase may also participate in the Baseball Fit baseball-specific strength and conditioning assessment. In addition to players being evaluated for running speed, arm strength, accuracy, fielding technique and delivery mechanics, trainers will test players for grip, core and leg strength, along with bat speed and flexibility. Baseball Fit testing is an evaluation of various physical attributes that are directly related to playing the game of baseball to help players attain their highest potential in the sport.
Players tested at Paramount baseball showcase will receive a personalized report of their testing and information on how to improve their weaknesses. Each player will see how he compares to norms for his age group, along with how he compares to other athletes participating in a Paramount baseball showcase. Players can use this information to make adjustments that will improve on-field performance while reducing their chance of injury. This information also can help the Paramount Scouting Bureau project the potential of an athlete. We can compare this data to future performances to evaluate progress and if the athlete is working to reach his fullest potential.
For additional information on Baseball Fit testing, click here. (hyperlink to Baseball Fit page.)
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Players participating in a Paramount softball showcase may also participate in the Softball Fit softball-specific strength and conditioning assessment. In addition to players being evaluated for running speed, arm strength, accuracy, fielding technique and delivery mechanics, trainers will test players for grip, core and leg strength, along with bat speed and flexibility. Softball Fit testing is an evaluation of various physical attributes that are directly related to playing the game of softball to help players attain their highest potential in the sport.
Players tested at Paramount softball showcase will receive a personalized report of their testing and information on how to improve their weaknesses. Players will see how they compare to norms for their age group, along with how they compare to other athletes participating in a Paramount softball showcase. Players can use this information to make adjustments that will improve on-field performance while reducing their chance of injury. This information also can help the Paramount Scouting Bureau project the potential of an athlete. We can compare this data to future performances to evaluate progress and if the athlete is working to reach her fullest potential.
For additional information on Softball Fit testing, click here. (hyperlink to Baseball Fit page.)
Scout page:
Move “Scouting Directors” to the first tab. This tab should include only Claudio and myself. The next tab should be “Showcase Staff.” This includes all of he guys below Claudio on the scouting staff page. The third tab will be Scouting Staff. Under the heading, the word “scout” should be “scouting.” At this time there are no people for this tab.
The fourth tab should read, “Become a Paramount Scout”, and the heading should read, “Paramount Scouting Staff.” Here is the corrected text:
One of the toughest things to do is to get a professional scouting position. It is even tougher to get one that pays. If you are a young man or woman who wants a career in scouting, or if you have an eye for talent but were never given the opportunity to scout, here is you chance.
The Paramount Scouting Bureau is looking for staff scouts throughout the United States and in several foreign countries. You duties will include:
- Scouting players to invite to our showcases
- Scouting players to sign up with National Scouting Report
- Assisting at local showcases
- And more…
You will get paid based on how many players you bring in to Paramount Showcases, and a commission if any of these players sign up with National Scouting Report.
To become a member of the Paramount Scouting Bureau Scouting staff, complete the application below and send it to the address on the form along with your registration fee. For that fee, you receive Paramount Scouting Bureau business cards, a polo shirt, and you will have your bio posted on the Paramount Scouting Staff page of the Paramount Scouting Bureau web site.
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Evaluation page:
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Paramount Scouting Bureau has scouts who can provide player evaluations in baseball, basketball, and softball for both girls and boys.
The player evaluations for the Paramount Scouting Bureau Showcases are on a college scale as explained below. The scouts rating the players are experienced in evaluating talent. Many have professional playing experience and have scouted players at the professional or collegiate level. We do not hire local college or high school coaches as evaluators on a one-time basis. Many of our scouts evaluate several showcases, which helps to create consistency when comparing players.
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Basketball evaluation text:
The player evaluations for the Paramount Scouting Bureau Basketball Showcases are on a 20-70 college scale as explained below. The scouts rating the players are experienced in evaluating talent. Many have college playing or coaching experience and have trained or scouted players for the collegiate level. We do not hire local college or high school coaches as evaluators on a one-time basis. Many of our scouts evaluate several showcases, which helps to create consistency when comparing players.
HOW YOU ARE RATED
Player evaluations are skill specific; therefore, you may be rated as a D1 player as a shooter, but your running or dribbling skills may only be at the D3 level. Scouts are rating you as they see you at the showcase that you attend. The ratings are your current ability and not projections. Therefore, a sophomore with a 35 rating is more of a prospect than a senior with a 38. The scouts base their ratings on how you compare to a present D1 players. If you have skills that make you capable of starting at a top-rated D1 program, your ratings will be above 50. If your talents are comparable to a very good high school player, your rating is going to be in the 20’s and 30’s. This is not to say that a player rating in the 30’s cannot go D1. Again, the ratings are used as a basis for a coach to decide where you might fit into his program. Not every D1 program is at the level of Tennessee. Many are in need of players to fill particular roles and are looking to improve upon what they have at the current time. An athlete with a 35 might be the perfect person for that role. There are several players right now in D1 who in some part of their game could only rate a 40. They just happen to have a particular skill that a team needed at the time that they were available to that organization.
OTHER FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT A COACH'S INTEREST IN YOU
Other factors come into play when a coach or scout is making a decision on you. A player’s attitude, current needs of the college, academic standing, and other factors impact your value as a prospect. As scouts, we often discuss how a player stands out because of his good, or bad, attitude. Coaches evaluate attitude on things as simple as how you wear your uniform or hat, how you talk to your parents, do you hustle when it is your turn, or if you back up plays. Over the years, I have helped athletes get college scholarship who were considered undersized or not a skilled as other players, because I was impressed with their attitude and their commitment and desire to play the game at the next level. Coaches may not watch you perform if they are not impressed with your attitude. Also, many colleges recruit grades first, then talent. A player may rate a 60, but he does not have the grades necessary for the coach to recruit the player to his college. This player now becomes a juco prospect. Another player may be a 40 with a high GPA and test scores. This may jump him to the top of some recruiting lists because the coach is limited on the number of talented players with the academics required at his college.
INTANGIBLES
There are also intangibles that come into play. Some of the more common intangibles include instincts, composure, hustle, and aggressiveness. Coaches will also check into your work habits in practice and off the field, maturity, desire and dedication. Your respect for the game is also important.
RATING SCALE
70 - Top Division l player. A 70 is someone who could right now start for a top D1 school (Tennessee, Connecticut, etc). 60 - Average Division l player. Could start as a freshman at some D1 programs 50 – Below average Division l player/above average D II player. A 50 might get some D1 playing time, or even start at a lower level D1 program. She would be a solid player at a D2 program. 40 – Mid-range D2 player. If she has good grades, a 40 could be a standout at a higher academic institution. 30 - Above average high school/possible small college/D3/juco. Once again, a 30 with good grades could be a standout at a higher academic institution. Playing at a junior college could be an option to continue to develop your skills an increase interest among more competitive basketball programs.
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