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RecruitPKB: Scholarship Offers
If you want to have dream schools on your list that is completely ok, I love to see a female golfer willing to work hard to play at the highest level possible. But especially if scholarship money is a top priority, then you need to focus most of your time and energy on the realistic schools where you are #1 or #2 on their list. If you only [...]
RecruitPKB: 50 or More Initial Emails
I recently had a discussion about the number of schools a recruit should contact. Typically when a player shows me a list of 20-30 schools, the majority, if not all of them are unrealistic for the given recruiting timeline. While I am an advocate for having big goals that you have to work hard to achieve and reaching out to some dream schools, you [...]
RecruitPKB: Stress of the Process
"I was playing decent before I was talking to coaches. And when I started talking to them my scores went higher. I feel really stressed." - Junior Golfer In many ways, this is almost inevitable. No matter when you start the process, there is almost always going to be a shift in your mentality and expectations. Even if you have big goals of playing [...]
RecruitPKB: Reflection of 2021
At the start of the new year, I shared with you some things to consider reflecting on from 2021 in order to then plan for 2022. I had all my clients do this assignment, this week I wanted to share some of the most common and most insightful responses that they shared with me. What sentence or phrase sums up your 2021? "A rollercoaster" [...]
Recruit PKB: Happy New Year
Happy New Year!! I hope everyone had a great holiday season and enjoyed your time with family and friends. I know this has been another tough year as we continue to navigate the Covid pandemic but here we are kicking off a new year. This is a great time to reflect on the accomplishments of 2021 and begin to plan for 2022. To all of [...]
RecruitPKB: College Player Feedback Part 2
"Any young girl starting this process should know that, like anything, it takes practice to be comfortable emailing and talking to coaches, so don’t beat yourself up. I remember physically shaking before my first phone call! Do your best to prepare, which is all that you can ultimately control, and learn from every experience just like you do on the golf course." - Allie [...]
