He felt a move south would benefit his career after Motherwell's head of youth development moved on to bigger things.
"I spent a season at Motherwell but the head of youth (Chris McCart) moved to Celtic," he told Iron-Bru.net.
"I got in touch with a few teams down south to see if they would be interested in me if I couldn't negotiate a new contract.
"Scunthorpe were one of the first teams to get back in touch with me and I spoke with Tony Daws on the phone. I was invited to play for the youth team in a friendly against Sheffield United. Tony asked me to come to the ground the next day for talks and I was shown around and introduced to the manager Nigel Adkins.
"Facilities at Glanford Park aren't as good as Motherwell - they are a big club. But before Motherwell I played at Queen of the South and they are very similar to Scunthorpe, a family-type club with everyone working close together, which I like.
"I was impressed with the ground and I was very impressed with the state of the training pitches. Motherwell did offer me a contract to stay, but I liked the look of Scunthorpe."
The 16-year-old was also tempted by the education scheme that Scunthorpe, alongside John Leggot College, offer their academy players.
"They offered me education through a local college and I felt it was important I also get grades to fall back on," he said.
"I turned down other trials in both England and Scotland after deciding this was the club for me."
Hyslop has endured a tough week of training ahead of the youth calendar in Italy, and believes the week has helped him get to know his new teammates.
"The week in Italy was one of, if not the hardest, weeks of training I have experienced as a goalkeeper, but feel I have benefited from it, and have bonded well with a great bunch of lads" he added.
"I am also looking forward to working closely with Kevin Pressman, Josh (Lillis) and Joe (Murphy) during the season".
Follow the youth team's progress during the 2008/09 campaign on Iron-Bru.net.