RecruitPKB: Aren’t Scores Just Scores

A dad recently commented to me "Aren't scores just scores?" regarding the field size and field strength a player is competing against. While that may initially sound like a simple answer, it's not so simple when you really think about it. Imagine the difference in playing your club championship on your home golf course vs playing the US Open on your home golf course. Same course but totally different field of competitors. Or the difference in playing against 3 of the best players in the world vs 30 of the worst players. Smaller stronger field vs bigger weaker field. Or you play in a field of girls you see all the time vs a field of girls you’ve never met. The field you play against has a factor in how you handle the “conditions” and therefore your score is typically going to reflect that. If it’s more [...]

By |2024-10-30T19:48:58-04:00October 30th, 2024|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Excellence not Perfection

"Perfection is motivated by fear. Excellence is motivated by love." One thing I've noticed in the 14 years of consulting, evaluating, and watching female golfers, is their tendency to seek perfection and overachievement in the game of golf. The girls have a mentality that creates fear because they are motivated by perfection. That if it's not perfect then it's not good enough and the fear sets in and begins a downward spiral. And to make matters worse, many times their expectations are well above what is realistic, even for the average tour player typically. Many girls expect every shot to be perfect because bad shots mean they did something "wrong", they made a mistake, or it wasn't an A+ when in reality, most golf shots can be around a B average and still produce the lowest round of your life. Ask any college or tour player and [...]

By |2024-10-23T16:03:33-04:00October 23rd, 2024|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: When Parents Should Talk to Coaches

Parents have been told over and over that they should allow their children to take the initiative with the recruiting process and do all of the communication. While this is true, it has caused many parents to believe that they should never interact with the coaches during the process. However, there comes a time during the process when the parents should feel comfortable asking the coaches some questions. Parents certainly need to be involved as the offers are given and it's closer to decision-making time, especially when the topic of money is discussed. Parents may have to be honest with their child and coach about the amount of scholarship they will need to get their child to that school. This is certainly an acceptable conversation for the parent and coach to have before any decision is made. Also, a parent may want to discuss the housing situation [...]

By |2024-10-09T20:47:23-04:00October 9th, 2024|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: I Was Playing Well Until

"I was playing decent before I was talking to coaches. And when I started talking to them my scores went higher. I feel really stressed." - Prospective Student Athlete In many ways, this is almost inevitable. No matter when you start the process, there is almost always going to be a shift in your mentality and expectations. Even if you have big goals of playing college golf at an early age, it’s difficult to avoid the added stress and pressure that the actual recruiting process can place on you. It is meant to be a learning, challenging, uncomfortable process that helps you decide a big piece of your future. For some recruits, the stress isn’t seen as much in their actual games bc they were able to get over stages of development prior to the process starting for them.  The process may actually make them strive more [...]

By |2024-10-02T07:49:36-04:00October 1st, 2024|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Free 30 Minute Consultation

I wanted to take this week's article to share with you about the free 30-minute RecruitPKB Intro to the College Recruiting Process Initial Consultation for National PKB members 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 discuss. General overview of tournament experience, scoring average, and academics Your goals and expectations and how they align with standards for college golf General overview of recruiting dates and timelines for your grad year. Basic outline for creating a golf resume, video, and intro email  I would be more than happy to get your free consultation set up, please reach out to me at bjackson@pkbgt.org. If you are further along in the process, please reach out [...]

By |2024-08-13T16:45:17-04:00August 10th, 2024|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: What’s Next as an Uncommitted 2025 Recruit?

As an uncommitted 2025 recruit more than likely you have played tournaments all summer, kept coaches up to date, maybe had some phone calls with them, maybe even been given some offers, taken some visits and now you are wondering what to do next. This is a part of the process that does get very specific to each individual recruit and their situation but I want to share a few thoughts to guide you. As you head into the start of senior year I'm sure some anxiety has set in as you near the end of the process and hopefully make your decision soon. If you are receiving offers make sure you don't rush your decision. Consider all of your options, ask plenty of questions, and draw up a comparison list. Keep in mind, rarely does a recruit get all of their wants and compromises typically have [...]

By |2024-08-06T18:37:03-04:00August 5th, 2024|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: What’s Next as a 2026 Recruit?

As a 2026 recruit, the next few months do get very specific to each individual recruit and their situation but I want to share a few thoughts to guide you. As you head into the start of junior year I'm sure you have some excitement as you wrap up the first summer of the recruiting process being active. For some of you, if you played really well this summer (as a general rule of thumb, you averaged under 75 in state and national tournaments), then you have potentially generated interest from the coaches who are actively recruiting 2026 recruits. If so you may be asked on some visits this fall and could even make your decision. Keep in mind, that it is a small percentage of all 2026 recruits who will make their decision this fall, so don't stress if you aren't in that phase of the [...]

By |2024-07-31T08:24:40-04:00July 31st, 2024|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Video on Verbal Commitments

A few weeks ago I shared an article about verbal commitments vs signing the NLI. In case you missed that or you prefer to watch videos instead of read articles I posted a short video that goes into some detail about these two topics. WATCH HERE       If you need any assistance please contact Recruit PKB College Recruiting Consultant Brandi Jackson at bjackson@pkbgt.org.

By |2024-07-24T12:59:41-04:00July 24th, 2024|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Coach Advice on Social Media

Over the next few weeks, I am going to share some coach responses from a recent survey I did to ask coaches their opinions. Please remember that coaches look for different things and have varying opinions, but I tried to compile some of the most common and relevant responses. Question: What are the best ways for the girls to use social media during the process? What are ways that turn coaches off? Turn off- no golf at all on their socials Updates on schedules and finishes. Use it to show your personality off and show what makes you tick. When it feels like you are following a script or posting because you "have to", that's not ideal. Quick access to swing videos. Glimpse of who you are as a person and what your interests are. Just be yourself. We love learning about you as a great junior [...]

By |2024-07-11T08:29:33-04:00July 11th, 2024|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Identifying Golf IQ

Over the next few weeks, I am going to share some coach responses from a recent survey I did to ask coaches their opinions. Please remember that coaches look for different things and have varying opinions, but I tried to compile some of the most common and relevant responses. Question: What are some examples that you look for to help identify good golf IQ and players who can compete and get better at the next level? I love to watch players during their rough rounds. College golf will likely be more challenging than their prior experiences, so if they cannot handle failure before college..... Attitude on the course. Bouncebacks. Proper club choices. Sending it. When we receive a round/event recap that feels like it's from the recruit, vs a parent/coach. Being able to talk about golf in general and various aspects of shots/rounds/prep. Being able to talk [...]

By |2024-07-02T21:04:27-04:00July 2nd, 2024|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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