RecruitPKB: DII College Golf Insight

Do you think it's all about playing DI golf? Well, think again! The level of play at the top DII golf programs just might surprise you, along with the impact of those college coaches. Here are three recent interviews with three of the best! I shared two of these podcast episodes in a previous article but after this most recent coach interview, I wanted to make sure I included all of them. This is an episode I've been hoping to get recorded for a while now. Being from the Anderson, SC area myself it's been so fun to watch the Anderson University women's golf team become one of the top DII women's programs in the country. As of this episode, they are ranked #5 and coming off a great win in KY. Coach Denton Moore joins me to discuss his first year as the women's head coach [...]

By |2023-03-26T10:28:15-04:00March 26th, 2023|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments

RecruitPKB: Don’t Hide From Bad Rounds

I get asked very often by my players when they don’t play well if they should still email the coaches. So here are my different answers based on their current status in the process. If you’re in pretty constant communication with coaches then yes, go ahead and just own up to your rounds and make it easy for them to know how you played. Don’t make excuses but provide good insight into what you did well and what you need to work on, and how you plan to work on it. If conditions were tough then it’s ok to address that but don’t make that the primary focus. They know you’re going to have bad rounds and they would rather you be confident enough to own it and know you’re going to get better! If you’re still at a point of just updates to coaches to generate [...]

By |2023-02-09T08:29:47-05:00February 8th, 2023|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments

RecruitPKB: Taking Time Off From Golf

I wanted to share a conversation I had with a young lady on Instagram a while ago. Her: What are your thoughts on taking a break from golf? I mean not picking up a club for two to 4 weeks? Me: I see absolutely nothing wrong with it if you feel like it’s needed and necessary. I would almost encourage it at some points through the process, especially if you’ve never taken a break like that before. Her: Thank you.  I just see other girls still grinding it out but I don’t want to get burned out. I just need to learn to focus on me and not have FOMO (fear of missing out). Thank you! Me: Yes exactly! Everyone is different. I promise that a couple of weeks off will not hurt you in the long run. There is no reason to feel like it should [...]

By |2023-01-05T19:13:12-05:00January 4th, 2023|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments

RecruitPKB: New Year Ahead

As we say goodbye to 2022, it's also a great time to reflect back on what you learned this year. This is a great topic to share with the coaches that you have been reaching out to and give them some insight into your year. While you want to focus on the year ahead, take a few minutes to consider what you have learned this year and some of the ways you have grown as a student-athlete Did you learn any new skills? Have you developed better habits? Were you able to help others in need? What did you learn to appreciate more? What obstacles did you overcome? What we some of the highlights of the year? Jot down a few of these and reflect on them as you begin to shift your sights on the new year!     Written by: Brandi Jackson, RecruitPKB College Consultant [...]

By |2022-12-01T18:27:12-05:00December 28th, 2022|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments

RecruitPKB: Starting the Process – Maintain Communication

It’s one step to send out some initial emails but it takes ongoing communication to generate interest and develop a relationship with the coach. Based on NCAA rules, DI coaches can't respond to your emails or speak to you until June 15th prior to your junior year. So it will mostly just be update emails that you will be sending up to that point to try and generate their interest. If it's after June 15th then hopefully you are currently in communication with some college coaches and receiving feedback on their part. Whichever scenario, it is necessary to maintain some form of communication and updates as you move throughout this process. If you are being too unrealistic with your options then you may not be very productive in your efforts, so do keep that in mind. If you are struggling with what to say in your updates [...]

By |2022-12-01T17:40:01-05:00December 14th, 2022|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments

RecruitPKB: Starting the Process – Contact Coaches

While I am an advocate for having big goals to work hard to achieve and keeping some dream schools on your list, you have to be cautious about what percentage of dream schools vs realistic schools you have on your list. I say to contact 50+ schools but as with most parts of this process that is dependent on many factors. The reason I use that number is for the average player who is doing this process on their own, without knowledgeable or reliable guidance, I have seen a trend of what happens if they create a list of less than that. When I am providing general advice and tips on steps of the process I am trying to consider what most players will tend to do and why they may not get the coach responses they are expecting. So if a player takes the time to [...]

By |2022-12-01T17:32:50-05:00December 7th, 2022|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments

RecruitPKB: Starting the Process – Do the Research

It’s never too early to research schools and golf programs. This will give you an idea of what it takes to play for those programs so you can set goals and get to work! Keep in mind the academic criteria for the school, as it’s not always going to be a guarantee that being a recruited athlete will get you admitted. And when looking at the current players’ scores remember a few things.. courses are longer, tougher and played in fall and spring only and it’s a higher level of pressure and demand that college players are under so scores aren’t exactly reflective of their junior golf days. Also, don’t compare yourself to the 5th player on the team to see what is realistic, coaches are trying to make the team better, which means they need to replace their 2nd and 3rd position players. They are going [...]

By |2022-12-01T17:27:50-05:00November 30th, 2022|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments

RecruitPKB: Starting the Process – Create a Resume

Create a 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. There are several ways to format resumes that are all acceptable - document, personal website, an online resume service. For the most part, a coach doesn’t care about the format you use, they just need it to be accessible, easy to read, organized, and contain the information they need to see. At a minimum include: ✔️ Name and grad year ✔️ Picture ✔️ Personal contact info ✔️ Tourney results in a nice format that is easy to follow ✔️ Stats/Ranking ✔️ Academics ✔️ Extracurricular activities ✔️ Awards and accolades (golf, academic, [...]

By |2022-11-23T10:15:47-05:00November 21st, 2022|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments

RecruitPKB: Free 30 Minute Consultation

I hope everyone is getting ready for a wonderful Thanksgiving and time with your family. I wanted to take this week's article to share with you about the free initial 30-minute RecruitPKB consultation and how it can help you. If you are planning to start the recruiting process but don't know exactly what to do or how to begin then this will give you that insight and those steps. This is the outline that we will cover and discuss more specifically. General overview of tournament experience, scoring average, and academics Goals and expectations General overview of NCAA Rules for recruiting based on current grad year.  Do you have a resume/video?  If yes, have you sent out any intro emails? If no, provide an overview of resume/video details and intro email expectations Have you spoken with a college coach via phone?  If yes, what type of ongoing communication [...]

By |2022-11-17T18:21:53-05:00November 17th, 2022|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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