Recruiting Tips – Why should you consider a junior college?
Why should you consider a junior college? This is a fantastic question and it’s one I am often asked. For those who don’t know, 77% of colleges are outside of the Division 1 level. And of that 77%, 19% is made up of junior colleges; the second largest group following Division III. Why do...
Alumni Spotlight – Matt Gilchrest
TJGT Alumni Spotlight Welcome back to the TJGT Alumni Spotlight! In this week’s spotlight is TJGT alumni, collegiate golfer at Auburn University, and now professional golfer, Matt Gilchrest! During his time in junior golf, he took home five AJGA career wins and several TJGT championships. Gilchrest was such an accomplished junior golfer that he... Recruiting Tips – Protecting Your Image
How do you protect your image? In the very technologically advanced world we live in, we have all come to know that once you put something out there on the internet it’s hard to get back. Reputation is everything, regardless of being a college athlete, job recruiters look at this stuff as well. Even... Recruiting Tips – When Can a Coach Contact You?
When Can a Coach Contact You? During the recruiting process it is very important to be up to date with the current recruiting calendar for that particular year. If you have been contacting a coach several times with no response, he/she may be in a quiet or dead period and is not allowed to...
Alumni Spotlight – Cooper Dossey
Do you ever wonder what’s inside the head of a Division 1 Athlete? Good news for you, now you don’t have to! This weeks alumni spotlight, Cooper Dossey comes to us from Austin, Texas. He is a current Division 1 golfer at Baylor University. Prior to Cooper’s collegiate career he was a three-time Texas...