Albatross Junior Golf
Preparing Junior Golfers for Long-Term Success, Both On and Off the Course
Albatross Junior Golf supports junior golfers and their families in navigating the college search and recruiting process. The program focuses on personal, academic, and athletic development that will lead to long-term success in life, both on and off the course. In addition, Albatross assists families to better understand the college search and recruiting process, assess and evaluate their options, and ultimately make well-informed decisions based on the factors most important to their specific needs.
The Albatross Approach
Distinguish yourself from your competition
Albatross Junior Golf will collect, analyze, and provide feedback regarding personal, academic, and golf-specific data. This data, unique to each prospective student-athlete, is used to build a collegiate search and recruiting strategy. In addition, this individualized approach serves as the foundation for effective communication and fostering authentic relationship-building between potential student-athletes and coaches. In summary, The Albatross Junior Golf approach emphasizes defining goals, sparking interest, supporting intentions, creating trust, and separating yourself from the competition.
Personality Approach
Academic Approach
Athletic Approach
Strategy Approach
Services We Offer
Choose what works best for you
We also offer additional services that can be added to any of the programs above.
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These services only apply to Champion and Tailored Program clients.
- Caddie During Competition An 18-hole inside
the ropes opportunity, which includes post-round performance discussion. - Guided Practice Round Focused on strategy and creating a game plan for success in tournament play.
- Mentorship Visit An entire day with Albatross Junior Golf and the client to engage in conversation and strategy sessions, address questions or concerns, and discuss process feedback.
Travel reimbursement will apply.
Payment Terms
Applicable fees for all programs and consultations, including renewals, are due in advance of services. Please note all bank transfers are subject to a service charge.
Loyalty Clause
Clients enrolled in an Albatross Junior Golf program will have the option to renew for successive years at their original rate.
Travel Expenses & Reimbursement
Clients may incur travel time and related expenses if meetings or additional services are conducted more than 100 miles from St. Louis, Missouri. Airfare (coach class), rental car, gas, hotel, and incidental expenses will be charged on an actual basis and include a detailed invoice. Meal per diem is $40 per day, and mileage is reimbursed at standard mileage rates.
Albatross Symbolism
- Pathfinder Enlightens and Creates Goals
- Guide Keeps us Focused on Goals
- Power Elevates Awareness
- Flying Expanding Creativity
- Circle Commitment and Continuous Support
About Albatross
Building trustworthy relationships
The Albatross Mentorship Program was created for prospective student-athletes and their families using concepts from the investment management industry. It applies statistical analysis to the decision-making process. Such analysis has been applied to other areas in sports such as baseball and popularized by the movie Moneyball but has never applied to the college recruiting process for junior golfers.
As a mentor, Albatross Junior Golf believes in building trustworthy relationships with clients, like a golfer with a caddie. An exceptional caddie learns about you and your team, your entire game, charts the course, shares knowledge to create a strategy, and is supportive every step of the way. Through this process, Albatross Junior Golf and potential student-athletes can set and manage realistic expectations.
About the Team
Experienced, passionate & skilled
- Meet Daniel Jermak
- Meet Rachel Bretz
Daniel Jermak is the Founder and serves as Managing Director of Albatross Junior Golf after a decade working with investors and their investments into mutual funds, hedge funds, and private equity investments.
In 2019, Daniel refocused on a career in golf. He assisted at an elite full-time junior golf academy in 2019 and 2020. During this time, Daniel realized there was a unique opportunity to combine his skills and experience from the finance world with his passion for golf and mentoring junior golfers.
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Daniel Jermak
Founder
Daniel Jermak is the Founder and serves as Managing Director of Albatross Junior Golf after a decade working with investors and their investments into mutual funds, hedge funds, and private equity investments.
In 2019, Daniel refocused on a career in golf. He assisted at an elite full-time junior golf academy in 2019 and 2020. During this time, Daniel realized there was a unique opportunity to combine his skills and experience from the finance world with his passion for golf and mentoring junior golfers.
As a junior golf mentor, Daniel incorporates many of the same principles he did in the finance world and stint caddying professionally in the United States and Europe.
Daniel has benefited from learning from renowned instructors, coaches, fitness professionals, and club fitters during his time playing and will continue to dedicate time to learning from and collaborating with the best in the industry.
Daniel earned a bachelor of science in finance from Saint Louis University. Initially, Daniel attended Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, where he walked on to the golf team.
Rachel Bretz is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist with more than a decade of experience working for a nationally acclaimed school district supporting students from ages five to eighteen.
As a school psychologist, Rachel applies her expertise in child development to help students succeed academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally.
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Rachel Bretz
Educational Specialist
Rachel Bretz is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist with more than a decade of experience working for a nationally acclaimed school district supporting students from ages five to eighteen.
As a school psychologist, Rachel applies her expertise in child development to help students succeed academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally.
Rachel was inspired to work with Albatross Junior Golf as she saw an opportunity to broaden and apply her skills as a school psychologist to assist potential student-athletes through the college selection process. Specifically, Rachel recognized the need to strengthen the connection between academics and athletics to set potential student-athletes up for success on the golf course, in the classroom, at home, and in the community, as they navigate college, their careers, and adulthood.
Rachel holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s degree in clinical child and school psychology, and a specialist degree in school psychology from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She also holds a master’s degree in school administration from Lindenwood University.
