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RecruitPKB: Emails MUST be Specific
When we say emails have to be specific that does not simply mean you can include the coach’s name and the school name. ❌That doesn’t cut it these days! You also can’t just say “Your facilities are awesome and you have excellent academics” ❌It is likely not going to impress a coach either! You have to show you’ve done some actual research and know some [...]
RecruitPKB: Starting the Process – Create a Resume
Create a college golf resume. Seems pretty simple right? Wrong. It’s amazing how many resumes I’ve seen that are difficult to read, hard to access, and don’t contain the information a coach needs to begin their initial assessment of you as a potential recruit. I’ve had players send me resumes that don’t even include a single tourney score, the most important stat a coach [...]
RecruitPKB: Starting the Process Webinar
Are you getting ready to start the college recruiting process? Check out the most recent PKBGT webinar for insight on tackling those initial steps. Understand the NCAA Rules and Eligibility Insight Into Scholarships Scoring Average Standards for Playing in College Creating a Resume and Video Contacting Coaches WATCH HERE -Brandi Jackson, RecruitPKB College Consultant For questions or to schedule your free PKB 30-Minute [...]
RecruitPKB: Creating Independence
Learning to be independent is one of the most important factors that college coaches say a junior golfer needs to work on to transition into college golf. You can begin working on this at any age, but some may be difficult until you are able to drive yourself or better understand what you need to do in order to complete the task. Below is [...]
RecruitPKB: Learning From the Process
One of the tougher parts about advising young girls through the college recruiting process (and even college grads who come back to me for advice on internships and job interviews) is the rejection and disappointment of not being recruited or offered a scholarship or position on the team. Not having the scores is usually a pretty obvious and understandable reason that can somewhat easily [...]
RecruitPKB: Merry Christmas
Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Thank you for letting me be part of this journey as the RecruitPKB College Consultant. I look forward to another great year of sharing content and insight. Brandi Jackson
PerformPKB: It’s All in the Hips
This article is part of guest series to the RecruitPKB "Complete Golfer" program by Chris Finn, owner of Par4Success in Cary, North Carolina. --- Has anyone seen Michelle Wie or Rory Mcilroy move their hips in their swing lately? Tough to see unless you slow down the video because they are so fast. As a reference point, the average PGA tour player rotates their [...]
PerformPKB: Foam Roll = Your Fitness Caddy
This article is part of guest series to the RecruitPKB "Complete Golfer" program by Chris Finn, owner of Par4Success in Cary, North Carolina. --- One thing has struck me this year as I have been watching the different Tour events; What an integral part of each player’s success their Caddy plays. After every victory in the post round interview it is almost without fail [...]
RecruitPKB Perform: Eat and Drink for Less
This article is part of guest series to the RecruitPKB "Complete Golfer" program by Chris Finn, owner of Par4Success in Cary, North Carolina. --- What I would like you to do is create a short mental checklist of what you will do when preparing for your next tournament. If it is anything like most of the juniors I work with it will probably look something like [...]
RecruitPKB: Fitness and Nutrition
To further enhance the RecruitPKB "Complete Golfer" education that we provide to the PKBGT members we will be featuring articles from Chris Finn of Par4Success. I have spent time working with Chris and the Par4Success staff over the last few years and can attest to their knowledge and expertise on golf fitness and nutrition. These are two areas that are vital to being the [...]
RecruitPKB: Junior Golfers and Working Out
As many adults have probably gotten back in the gym as part of their New Year's resolution it's a great time to get the kids interested in working out as well. It is never to early for a junior golfer to learn the basics of good nutrition and exercise. I wish I had learn these habits at an earlier age. I didn't realize the [...]
