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Are College Golf Camps Worth It?

by | December 10, 2025 | Recruiting Process | 0 Comments

Are College Golf Camps Worth It? College Golf Camps are becoming more and more popular these days -- more camps are being offered and more kids are signing up. But are they worth the investment of time, travel, and money?  Here’s some important information for you to...
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College Golf Verbal Commitment Lists

by | October 2, 2025 | Junior Golf, Recruiting Process | 0 Comments

College Golf Verbal Commitment Lists   If you’re a junior golfer looking to get recruited to play golf in college, one of the best and most under-utilized resources you have access to, is the Junior Golf Scoreboard’s list of college signees and commitments. Unlike...
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The College Golf Recruiting Timeline

by | January 14, 2021 | Recruiting Process | 0 Comments

  The College Golf Recruiting Timeline   Introduction Understanding the college golf recruiting timeline can greatly impact your ability to get recruited. This post is going to explain the relevant recruiting rules and outline everything you need to know...
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Verbal Commitment

by | January 15, 2021 | Recruiting Process | 0 Comments

Verbal Commitment   What is a Verbal Commitment? A verbal commitment is an agreement between a coach and a prospective student-athlete, and there are typically two categories of commitments, the first is one is which the coach has the ability to guarantee that...
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Athletic Recruiting Questionnaires

by | January 14, 2021 | Recruiting Process | 0 Comments

Athletic Recruiting Questionnaires    (How) do coaches use recruiting questionnaires? Should I fill them out?   Many golf teams have athletic recruiting questionnaires available for prospects to fill out on their website. Some coaches will also share a link...
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Success In The College Golf Recruiting Process

by | February 19, 2019 | Recruiting Process | 0 Comments

Success In The College Golf Recruiting Process   What is the goal? What does success in the college golf recruiting process look like to you? Believe it or not, I could ask this question to 10 different people and get 10 different answers. So one of the first...
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What Do College Coaches Look For When They Watch Recruits?

by | March 23, 2017 | Recruiting Process | 0 Comments

What Do College Coaches Look For When They Watch Recruits?   For most kids, hearing that a college coach wants to watch a competition is filled with lots of emotions. The initial reaction is one of excitement… “This is great! The coach must be really interested!”...
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College Golf Recruiting Services

by | August 30, 2021 | Junior Golf, Recruiting Process | 0 Comments

College Golf Recruiting Services 5 things you should consider if you're thinking about hiring an advisor College golf recruiting services are growing in popularity -- which is no surprise given how complex and competitive the recruiting process has become! When I...
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So You Want to Play Golf in College?

by | September 4, 2020 | Recruiting Process | 0 Comments

So you want to play golf in college?   I am excited to be launching the College Golf Recruiting Course along with the School & Scholarship Finder! I’ve wanted to create these tools for a long time so that I can help more juniors who want to play golf in...
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The Role of Parents In The Recruiting Process

by | August 18, 2015 | Recruiting Process | 0 Comments

The Role of Parents In The Recruiting Process   During your communication with coaches... The role of parents in the recruiting process is to provide support and encouragement to their kids. Most college coaches prefer to work directly with the prospective...
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Athletic Recruiting Websites

Athletic Recruiting Websites

Feb 14, 2017 |

Athletic Recruiting Websites   I recently received a question from a parent about online athletic recruiting websites, the kind offered by big companies that work with high school athletes in every sport imaginable. The question was: How can joining an “online...

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What Are Official and Unofficial Visits?

What Are Official and Unofficial Visits?

Feb 3, 2017 |

What are Official and Unofficial Visits?   Official Visits... Can only occur after August 1st before to a PSA’s junior year and are often paid for by the college. They usually include an overnight stay, attending a class and practice, and meeting with the coach....

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Requesting a Meeting and Visiting Campus

Requesting a Meeting and Visiting Campus

Jan 30, 2017 |

Requesting a Meeting and Visiting Campus   In this post, I am going to share a few tips that will help you feel confident requesting a meeting with a coach and visiting campus, and will make the coach more likely to agree to meet with you. Most coaches receive...

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Finding “The Best Fit” School

Finding “The Best Fit” School

Aug 25, 2015 |

How to find the "best fit" school   Knowing what you want is one of the most important, and often challenging, parts of the recruiting process. The classic quote from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland certainly applies here: if you don't know where you're...

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What is a prospective student-athlete?

What is a prospective student-athlete?

Apr 8, 2015 | ,

What is a prospective student-athlete?   The question should actually be phrased, “who is a prospective student-athlete?” This new company gets its name from a term created and defined by the NCAA... “A prospective student-athlete is a student who has started...

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