RecruitPKB: Lack of Communication

Communication with coaches is so important during the recruiting process. Although coaches may not be able to respond to emails or call a player, it is still important for them to hear from the player on a regular basis. If you are not communicating with a coach, there is a possibility you are being left behind in the process. Coaches may respond to an email of interest and ask a player to keep them updated with their tournament schedule and results. This means that it is absolutely necessary to update a coach with upcoming tournaments and the ensuing results. This not only shows the coach your level of play with the scores you are shooting, but also shows them the willingness to listen to their requests and write a well thought out email. Also, sending them a schedule of your upcoming tournaments may give them a [...]

By |2019-03-28T08:35:07-04:00March 28th, 2019|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Upcoming Schedule

A very important step to remember is to email coaches with your upcoming schedule. Heading into the spring and summer months is a great time to get this done. Coaches have no way of knowing where you will be playing unless you tell them. So if you want them to come out and watch make sure you let them know where you are going to be. Don't wait until the end of summer to send them your results, make the opportunity available for them to come out and watch you play. For 2020 recruits, coaches are able to reply to your emails so it's a great idea to ask them where they plan to be this summer or if they plan to recruit at any specific tournaments. This way you can try to play in tournaments that you know they plan to attend so you have [...]

By |2019-03-13T09:37:56-04:00March 13th, 2019|College Recruiting 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: 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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Recruit PKB: Behind in the Process

One of the hardest parts of my job is talking with families who have gotten behind in the process and realize they have missed out on a lot of opportunities. They see other players taking visits and committing to schools while they struggle to get coaches to reply to emails. Many times these are players who are just as good as the ones getting all of the opportunities. It's tough to hear these stories of players who really want to play in college but struggle to find somewhere to play. If you're not one of the top 5 players in your recruiting class in your state then the process can quickly pass you by. You must be the one recruiting the coaches and not waiting for them to recruit you. Once the thought of playing college golf comes into the equation you need to set some goals [...]

By |2018-11-07T17:03:42-05:00November 7th, 2018|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Setting Realistic Goals and Dreams

I find myself very conflicted on the motto of "Dream Big" but also understanding in a setting like college recruiting what it can lead to through the process if you aren't realistic in your dreams and goals. If you have such a high standard for where you want to play college golf but physically, mentally, or maturity wise you aren't able to reach that dream, then you will end up feeling like the opportunities you have aren't good enough or you won't even give yourself the chance to find opportunities that will allow you to succeed in college golf. Yes, I hope you all have big dreams! Whether it's golf related, or your academics, or your future career, whatever it is - DREAM BIG! As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago I had a BIG dream when I was just 8 or 9 years old that I wanted [...]

By |2018-10-25T12:03:00-04:00October 25th, 2018|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Setting Specific Goals and Dreams

While some goals and dreams are going to be general, do your best to keep them as specific as you can. This may mean that you need to readjust as you get closer to reaching your goal or dream to make it more specific to your current progress. As I mentioned the other week, I had a dream when I was 8 or 9 years old to play on the LPGA Tour, and while then it was obviously understandable at that age to not be very specific about that dream, as I got older I never readjusted to set a more specific dream. I technically did live out my dream to "play" on the LPGA Tour so I can't be mad at 8-year-old Brandi, but what might have happened if I had set my dream to finish top 10 in a tournament, or maybe even win an [...]

By |2018-10-18T08:11:15-04:00October 18th, 2018|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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