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RecruitPKB: Coach Rejection
Even the best players in the nation face rejection when going through the recruiting process. There could be any number of reasons that a coach may not accept a player on their team. These reasons may have nothing to do with the player's game or personality. When a player faces rejection, it is essential that it is handled properly. Most importantly, a player should [...]
RecruitPKB: Extended Dead Period
This past week, the NCAA made the decision to extend the Dead Period until April 15th. This means DI coaches can not recruit at tournaments or participate in a recruit's campus visit. This will continue to impact in-person recruiting, but if you are a 2021 or 2022 recruit you are still allowed to communicate with coaches via phone, video, text, and email. So make [...]
RecruitPKB: Resume Insight
This past week I shared some additional insight on IGTV about building your resume that I wanted to pass along to all of you. You can view that HERE Â Written by: Brandi Jackson, RecruitPKB College Consultant For more information about college recruiting, please contact Brandi at bjackson@pkbgt.org
RecruitPKB: Focused on my Score
I've been having some discussions recently with some of my players about how they get caught up in their score and wondering how they can prevent that. And my answer was, you can't! In my opinion, it's just part of getting better and knowing that you’re close to shooting a new low round. It is just part of the process. You can't really [...]
RecruitPKB: How Many Coaches Do I Contact?
During a recent player consultation, I had a discussion about the number of schools a recruit should contact. This player shared her list of about 30 schools that she had contacted and out of them, at least 20 of them were top 75 ranked DI programs and the other 10 were top 125 ranked. This particular player had an average score of 79 as [...]
RecruitPKB: Dead Period Extension
Recently the NCAA made the decision to extend the Dead Period through the end of the year. The Dead Period prevents college coaches from recruiting at tournaments and does not allow in-person contact such as a meeting when a student-athlete is visiting campus. While this continues to make the recruiting process difficult for all parties there are still some ways to remain active. Also, [...]
