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RecruitPKB: College Tournaments
This is an assignment that I can not emphasize the importance of enough, go watch college golf tournaments. Some teams have already played 2 or 3 tournaments but there are some great opportunities ahead to plan a trip to a college golf tournament. If you are in the midst of the process and talking with several coaches then you need [...]
RecruitPKB: Be Honest About Your Commitment
I have recently had discussions with several of my players who are nearing the point of making their college decision so I wanted to address a few things to think about as you navigate both the early and later stages of the process. I receive a lot of feedback from coaches about what happens once a player gets on campus in comparison to what [...]
RecruitPKB: Coach Interview with University of Albany
Coach Colleen McSween, University of Albany Head Women's Golf Coach, gives us her insight about college recruiting. Do you prefer that a recruit fills out the online questionnaire or sends their resume? Or both? Personally, I prefer a personal email with their resume. Our questionnaire is very generic, but if they have filled it out then at least I know they have looked through [...]
RecruitPKB: What NOT to do with an intro email
This past week I received a message from a college coach who wanted to share an email she had received. This email had so many things wrong with it that she wanted to make sure others knew and didn't make similar mistakes. I won't share the actual email but I do want to list out the mistakes that both myself and the coach concluded [...]
RecruitPKB: Q and A with Western Kentucky
RecruitPKB College Consultant Brandi Jackson recently conducted Q and As with college coaches at all division levels across the country. Here is some insight from Coach Adam Gary, Head Women's Golf Coach at mid-ranked DI Western Kentucky University. Do you prefer that a recruit fills out the online questionnaire or sends their resume? Or both? I really like to have both. It's nice to [...]
RecruitPKB: Include Your References
"This is frustrating. A request with no opportunity to respond. It would be good if you could do a blog to your mailing list and tell kids to be specific about times, places, (swing) coach's numbers for responses and figure out whether or not the coach is interested....... By the way, I think it's rude if I just no-show a kid and I wouldn't [...]
