PerformPKB: How Fast Do You Need to Swing to Play College Golf?

Playing college golf is the dream of most competitive junior golfers and their parents. There is tons of time, effort and money spent on the endeavor to give the junior golfer every possible opportunity to improve, learn and perform at their highest level. There are many unknowns for parents and the players as they start this endeavor, however. One of the biggest challenges every year is figuring our what tournaments to play in so that college coaches will notice you. There is a bit of science and a bit of art to this, of course. There has to be a blend between playing in tournaments that are played near where the junior wants to go to school as well as locally. There also needs to be a mix of local, state, regional and national level events depending on the level of the junior and their aspirations. There [...]

By |2019-03-01T12:48:41-05:00March 1st, 2019|Physical Performance Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Advice for a 2022 and Younger Recruit

. For the last article in this series, I am going to take 2022 recruits and younger and share some advice to them as a whole. While there are certainly some 2022 recruits and 2023 recruits who have started the process, those are more of the exception so I am going to share my advice based more on the majority of girls at this stage. If you are a 2022 or younger recruit, here are a few pieces of advice: There are soo many stages that a young girl can be at with her commitment level, size, strength, and golf experience during these earlier years. Yes, because the process does still start early you need to start to think about your future plans as you get closer to being a high school student, but don't let it take the fun out of the game. The game [...]

By |2019-02-28T12:33:24-05:00February 28th, 2019|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Advice for a 2021 Recruit

. This week we move along to 2021 recruits and what advice I would have for them at this stage of the process. If you are a 2021 recruit you probably feel like it's time to start the recruiting process, well you're probably correct. If you are a 2021 recruit anxious to start the process, here are a few pieces of advice: Don't feel pressured to "have" to start the process if you don't feel like you are ready but do keep in mind that it can move quickly from this point forward so you don't want to wait too long Don't keep thinking that you need to wait for your game to get better before you start or else you will lose a lot of ground for programs that are more realistic at this point. While you do still have time to improve and get the [...]

By |2019-02-21T09:45:48-05:00February 21st, 2019|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Advice for a 2020 Recruit

. To continue from last week where I gave some advice to 2019 recruits, this week it's time to take on those 2020 recruits and my advice for them. Obviously, if you are a 2020 recruit you are well aware that the process is upon you. If you have not started then it's certainly time to do that. If you are a 2020 recruit still looking for a college golf home, here are a few pieces of advice: Don't panic! While you may hear that many of your friends have verbally committed there is still lots of time left to find a good college golf home. The next 4-6 months are actually some of the busiest in the recruiting process for coaches still seeking rising seniors Make sure you are being realistic and not wasting your time focusing on schools that aren't going to be interested in [...]

By |2019-02-21T09:44:48-05:00February 14th, 2019|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Advice for a 2019 Recruit

In case you missed it this past week I took over the PKBGT Instagram for a Live Q and A to answer questions from players and parents. We had an awesome turnout and a LOT of questions. One question that stood out to me gave me an idea of some topics over the next few weeks. I was asked my biggest piece of advice for a 2021 recruit. While only giving one piece of advice would certainly not do anyone justice I did want to start from there and highlight a few top pieces of advice for each recruiting class. Obviously, even within the same recruiting class, girls can be at very different stages of the process but for the next few weeks I will be addressing those girls who are still trying to find a college golf fit and try to keep it broad enough for [...]

By |2019-02-07T17:17:39-05:00February 7th, 2019|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: How do I Contact the Coaches?

Last week I explained why I use the "contact 75+ schools" in all of my tips and checklists. I hope you had a chance to read that because that gets misunderstood quite often based on the situation. So this week I just wanted to provide a little insight into how you can go about contacting those coaches. Keep in mind, this is for initial communication and getting your name out there. It takes organizing your list into the programs you really want to focus on and then doing your best to build a relationship with those coaches. That takes quite a bit of time and effort so you can't expect to do that for all of the schools you may initially contact. Make sure you have a good resume that has all of the necessary information, along with a swing video. (Junior Golf Scoreboard has a [...]

By |2019-01-30T17:08:45-05:00January 30th, 2019|College Recruiting Articles|1 Comment
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RecruitPKB: What I was surprised to learn through college golf

Recent Mercer University grad and golf alum, Jaelyn Tindal, shares her thoughts on what she was surprised to learn throughout her college golf experience. Jaelyn has also joined the Brandi Jackson Golf and RecruitPKB team as we continue to strive to provide education and guidance to the girls who are seeking to find their right college golf fit. As everyone knows, college is a time centered around personal growth and tremendous potential for learning. The entire experience presents a “sink or swim” opportunity for students to figure things out. Playing collegiate golf intensifies the need to learn, not only about the game, but also about one’s self. Beyond the standard lessons learned in college, such as how to manage time, improve study habits, or make responsible decisions, I was lucky to have learned so much more through my collegiate experience. “Fair is a place where pigs win [...]

By |2019-01-18T12:06:17-05:00January 18th, 2019|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Myth 5: There is plenty of scholarship money

Ok, so it's the myth of all myths in the college recruiting world, especially when it comes to women's scholarships. We have all seen the article floating around that there are hundreds of women's golf scholarships that go unused every year and there is so much money available for a girl who can play golf. After working in the college recruiting world for over 9 years now, I can attest to there definitely being truth behind that because I receive numerous messages from coaches that they still have scholarship money for girls as they near the end of that recruiting year (I received 3 just this past week). However, and a big HOWEVER, is that many times these programs with the scholarship money available aren't always the programs that the girls want for their college experience. They tend to be small/rural schools, or schools with lower ranked academics, [...]

By |2019-01-30T16:31:31-05:00January 10th, 2019|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Myth 4: I Can Beat Those Players

Probably one of the comments I receive most often from players and parents is “I can beat those players” when they look at the team’s roster and results. They see that some of the players have scores and averages that are higher than what they as a junior golfer are currently shooting. And while that is certainly the case many times and it will help you determine if the program is realistic or not, there are some factors to consider that make it not quite as easy to judge as you might think. There are many reasons why junior golf and college scores are not easily compared. 📌 Courses are longer 📌 Courses are tougher 📌 Tourneys are played in tougher weather during fall and spring 📌 You are competing against all new players who are all really good 📌 You have the added pressure of the [...]

By |2019-01-03T12:08:37-05:00January 3rd, 2019|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Lets Make 2019 Awesome

I hope you are having a wonderful holiday break so far. With the new year brings up the plans for everyone to set goals or make resolutions. While it's important to do that as well (and not just at the start of the year), I have been picking a word as my "word of the year" for the last few years. This past year my word was "create" which many times throughout the year I reminded myself of why I picked this word and how it related to my decisions and mindset in all areas of my life. This year my word is "focus". It came to me on my drive here to Pine Needles and to be honest I am not loving it but I just feel that it came to me for a reason so I am going to spend 2019 figuring out why. What [...]

By |2018-12-27T15:57:26-05:00December 27th, 2018|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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