Step 5: Develop Your Athletic Resume
One thing that is consistent for any high school athlete planning to play at the college level is the importance of a good athletic resume. Your resume will provide a college coach an accurate account of your athletic and academic record. It will be sent to college coaches, along with a cover letter, video, and upcoming tournament/game schedule.
It is important that this resume be well-organized and well-written. A good tip is to start a resume early – at least by sophomore year and then regularly update it, as necessary. This will provide you with an opportunity to revise it as you develop.
Try to keep your resume to one page, while providing key information including:
Basic Information including:
- Name
- Address
- Telephone
- Birth date
- Height
- Weight
- Name of High School
- Month and Year of Graduation
- Grade Point Average/Class Rank
- SAT or ACT Scores
- List Other Sports and Extracurricular activities
Physical capabilities, such as:
- Scoring average
- Low tournament score
- Recognition for golf accomplishments
Your tournament results and highlights. This is the part of the resume where you tell a college coach about your performance in tournaments. You may want to break this down by year, so coaches can see improvement from year to year. Remember to list:
- Event name and location
- Personal stats
- Number of players in the field
- Course Slope and Rating
The following is a sample resume:
Golf Resume
Name:
School:
Grad Year:
Phone:
Email:
Home Address:
Freshman Year Scoring Avg. 36.1 (9-hole)
GPA: 4.62 (ranked 1st in 2014 class)
Registered w/ NCAA Clearinghouse: Yes
Golf Coach:
Coach phone:
Tournament Results
*Put your 10 best tournaments over the last couple years (pick the best scores/finishes)
Date Tournament Score Place
4/5 AJGA Heather Farr Qualifier 71 t-5
4/7-10 AJGA Heather Farr Championship
5/21-22 Arizona Western Men’s Amateur
6/5 JGAA “name of tournament”
Junior Golf Scoring Average:
2012 – 73
2011 – 75
*Other Accomplishments
- 2009 SWPGA Antigua Tour Champion Boys 13-14
- 2010 Yuma City Jr. Champion Boys 13-14
- 2011 Yuma Catholic High School freshman scoring record on 9 holes (36.1)
- 2011 All-Region Player of the year
- 2011 Arizona 3A Team Champions (Yuma Catholic High School)
- 2011 Arizona 3A High School State Championship Individual Runner-Up
- 2011 KYMA Student-Athlete of the Month
- 2011 Qualified for Arizona Men’sAmateur
- 2011 Ping Players Series Northern Arizona Champion
TIP: If you do not have tournament scores that are up to the level of schools you are contacting, you should only send a letter emphasizing your strengths and play a lot of tournaments to give yourself a chance to post quality tournament scores!