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The path to collegiate golf can be difficult and intimidating. The first step in the recruiting process is establishing a game plan. That is where we come in. We are here to help you understand the process and help you achieve your dreams of playing college golf.
RecruitPKB offers a way to connect current PKBGT players with opportunities in the collegiate game. This new service offers advice from our college consultant, insight into the recruiting experience and ways to become a more complete golfer. Our network of over 650 PKBGT alumni in the college ranks along with our resource center can help you on your way to playing college golf.
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RecruitPKB: End of Dead Period Part 1
As you may know, the Covid implemented Dead Period will end on May 31, which means for the first time in over a year DI college coaches can recruit again! This also, means you can take visits that will allow you to meet the coach and athletic staff. For the next couple of weeks, I am going to do some refreshers on these areas to help you better prepare for these exciting experiences! For many players, this may be the first time you will have a college coach watch you play. It may be the first time you really get those nervous jitters on the golf course. It can be tough to concentrate and focus on your game. You feel the pressure that you need to play well or else you may lose your chance to impress that coach. So many thoughts and emotions can go through your head that can affect your game. Breathe. Relax. And trust that you are prepared! Below [...]
RecruitPKB: Thank You for 10 Years
This week I celebrate 10 years of Brandi Jackson Golf (and 8 of those years have been spent as the RecruitPKB College Consultant here at PKB Girls Tour). As I celebrate this milestone I wanted to just share a little for those who may not know my story and how I ended up here. But more importantly to say a big thank you to all of you and to the PKB Girls Tour because it has been an absolute honor and blessing to be in this role and I look for so much more to come! It’s so crazy to think this “little business” that I started while recovering from foot surgery at my parent's house 10 years ago has grown into the love of my life. I had pretty successful junior and senior years at Furman University highlighted by a runner-up finish at the US Women's Am (the inspiration behind the first BJGolf logo), a win at the NCAA East Regionals, and a [...]
RecruitPKB: IGTV: Don’t Hide From Bad Rounds
Last week I shared some insight about the importance of not being scared to email coaches your results from rounds where you didn't play well. I took it to IGTV to dive further into this topic WATCH HERE Brandi Jackson, RecruitPKB College Consultant
RecruitPKB: IGTV: Have a Definite Offer First
A follow-up IGTV segment to my article last week about keeping options open or continuing to reach out to more programs until you have a definite offer from a school that you’d like to attend. WATCH HERE
RecruitPKB: Have a Definite Offer First
Many 2024 and 2025 recruits are making their decisions now or will be in the coming months, but before you begin to eliminate options that may not seem as ideal, make sure you have a definite offer to at least one school of your choice. Also, do not get confused about what may simply be a potential offer or the assumption you are at the top of the coach's recruiting list until you know for sure. I’ve seen this be a major issue with some recruits not understanding the difference between a potential offer at some point in the process and a definite offer actually given to you to accept. Also, some recruits may not realize that a coach is telling multiple recruits very similar things until he/she makes their decision on who they want to actually give their offer to. So make sure you know where you stand before you decline other offers. And keep in mind that some coaches will be more [...]
RecruitPKB: When Should I Email Coaches
This week is a video about when you should start to process of sending out emails to coaches: Check it out HERE Written by: Brandi Jackson, RecruitPKB College Consultant For more information about college recruiting, please contact Brandi at bjackson@pkbgt.org
RecruitPKB: How Recruiting will Help with Pressure Pt2
Last week I shared some insight on IGTV about how the recruiting process can help you overcome those moments of pressure when you are in contention or shooting your new low round. In case you didn’t watch that episode I wanted to break it down into a few thoughts and takeaways as I feel this is such an important topic both with player development and the recruiting process Accept that struggling when you are in contention or nearing your new low round is part of the process, you have to get yourself in those positions in order to know what it’s like. And you’re going to fail more often than you’re gonna succeed at them, especially as you’re still maturing and getting experience. Think back to what happened once you get in those moments, what changed about your game (mentally and physically). For me, I realized that I tended to rush my routine when I was in contention and I just wanted to hit [...]
RecruitPKB: How Recruiting will Help with Pressure
This past week I shared some insight on IGTV about how the recruiting process can help you overcome those moments of pressure when you are in contention or shooting your new low round. You can view that HERE Written by: Brandi Jackson, RecruitPKB College Consultant For more information about college recruiting, please contact Brandi at bjackson@pkbgt.org
RecruitPKB: Branding Yourself
Had a great conversation with a coach a few weeks and she made an important point. When you’re going through this process it really is you “branding” yourself for what type of person, student, and athlete you are. Are you doing things only because someone is telling you to do them? Or are you doing things because that genuinely is who you are? Coaches will see through this a lot of times. It’s ok that you may not know what to do or how to do it, but once you’re given some directions or suggestions, how do you then attack it? Throughout this pandemic, I’ve encouraged my girls to film some videos beyond just golf swings. Some girls never bothered to do it, others did it only bc they were told to do it, some were nervous initially but really did their best, and some used that opportunity to really show the coaches their personality and the type of person they are off the [...]
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 not take rejection personally and allow it to diminish their confidence on the golf course or beyond. Try to accept that the fit is not right and that it only takes one school to believe in you. Use the rejection to fuel your energy at practice/tournaments and strengthen the determination to find the right school Secondly, when a player is turned down by a coach they still have to be respectful. It will only harm the player to respond harshly to the coach or say negative things about the school. Thank the coach for the feedback and then concentrate on [...]