Creating your College List of Schools
Build your list based on your personality and eligibility.
It's never too soon to begin starting a list of colleges or universities that match your academic and talent level in your sport. If you happen to be a potential all-star and interested in NCAA Division I sports, you should begin your list in 9th grade. It’s a very competitive recruiting process and you have to begin early. Don't wait for coaches to find you! Here are some tips in beginning to compile your list:
Trust a coach or former pro in your sport to give you an objective talent evaluation. If you attend a tournament or showcase ask for guidance in seeing where your talent fits in the collegiate world.
With your talent evaluation, you can now attend college games or tournaments of schools that fit your athletic ability.
Ask around! Find former players, current college players in your area, coaches and alums for information on schools they know that fit your abilities
For a more in-depth, detailed look at how to build your college list, purchase my 10-part video series on the College Recruiting process.
Betty Baird Kregor is an LPGA Master Teaching Professional and owner of StraightShot Inc., specializing in the DISC personality system to mentor and advise athletes of all ages and abilities.
In 2014, Kregor retired from over 27 years of teaching golf to consult athletes in the mental aspects of sport an serve as a "performance coach" for goals, scheduling, practice programs, college advising and more.
Her LPGA education in DISC profiling allows an athlete to maximize their performance with "self awareness" of their strengths and weaknesses. It is also an important tool in finding the right college fit. College athletic consulting is a service that benefits 9-12th graders in learning how to market their talents, schedule college visits and value the importance of academics.