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College Golf Recruiting eBook

JJ Wood, PGA — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 00:01:42 +0000

Introduction

The college recruiting process can be quite intimidating for most high school athletes and their parents. There are many reasons why certain players get recruited to play college athletics, while others do not. Every year, hundreds of high school athletes fall through the cracks of college recruiting simply because they do not fully understand the college recruiting process.

In addition, most high school counselors do not possess the knowledge or experience in intercollegiate athletics to properly advise student-athletes on how to achieve their dream of receiving an athletic scholarship to play at the college level. There are a limited number of high schools that have an appropriate program to successfully prepare student-athletes for the college recruiting process.

Our research has shown that:

80% of college student-athletes attend schools outside of the NCAA Division I. This means that there are over 1,600 schools that offer athletic scholarships!
The average college team’s recruiting budget is $500. With such limited funds available, it is impossible for coaches to see all potential high school athletes that could be recruited for their programs. That is why a proactive approach is required to be seen by college coaches.

For these reasons I developed this step-by-step guide, which contains an easy 10-step process to make it as simple as possible for you to obtain the college scholarship of your dreams and to GET RECRUITED NOW!

NOW See more info here!I have updated the original step-by-step eBook and created an online curriculum so junior golfers and their parents can access the information anytime from anywhere.

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Internationals Recruits & JUCO Transfers NCAA v NAIA

JJ Wood, PGA — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 00:03:54 +0000

2.1. NCAA versus the NAIA

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

The NCAA is made up of over 1,200 colleges and universities, with 126,000 student-athletes receiving scholarship money each year.
NCAA colleges and universities offer over $1 billion in scholarships each year.
Schools that fall within Divisions I and II offer both full and partial athletic scholarships, depending on the sport. Division III schools do not offer athletic scholarships and tend to be the more selective academic institutions.
Full scholarships (full-rides) are offered for football and both men’s and women’s basketball.
Partial scholarships are provided for other sports, which are considered “head count” sports. For example, a men’s golf team may have the equivalent of 4.5 scholarships to divide amongst all the players on the team. The head coach has the authority to divide these as he sees fit, providing either full or partial scholarships.

NCAA Division 1 main points:

5 scholarships per men’s golf team each academic year
Players that land on a NCAA D-1 golf roster, tend to be the best players in their region or states
Example schools:
- Texas, Oklahoma, USC, Florida, Georgia Tech, Houston Baptist

NCAA Division 2 main points:

5 scholarships per men’s golf team each academic year
Some D-2 programs are not fully funded, which leads to less scholarships for the team
D-2 players are typically the top players on their respective high school golf teams
Example schools:
- Edwards University, Chico St. University (CA), Midwestern St.

NCAA Division 3 main points:

Do not offer athletic scholarships
Average to above average high school golfer
Tend to be smaller, private schools
Example schools:
- Trinity College, Texas Lutheran University, UT Dallas

National Associate of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)

The NAIA includes approximately 300 member institutions, with 90% of those offering athletic scholarships, with the average amount being approximately $7,000 per year.
The NAIA has two divisions, with the top level talent comparable to the NCAA Division II.
The recruiting rules are not as strict as in the NCAA. For example coaches can start contacting student-athletes in the 9^th
Academic requirements for NAIA schools also tend to be more lenient than for NCAA schools. High School students must have 2 out of 3 of the following:

Minimum scores of 18 on the ACT, or 860 on the SAT (math and reading)
Top 50% of class ranking
GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale (determined by HS)

While official recruiting trips are limited to five in NCAA, there is no such restriction in the NAIA.
Finally, “amateur” rules do not apply, as the NAIA allows you to have received a minimal amount of compensation in your athletic career, whereas NCAA is much stricter.

NAIA main points:

Top NAIA golf programs can rival the best in NCAA D-1 because the academic requirements are lower at the NAIA level to be eligible
Great option for foreign players
Roughly 300 schools
Example Schools:
- Texas Wesleyan University
- Our Lady of the Lake University
- Thomas University

2.2. The Impact of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972

Title IX of the federal government’s Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits gender discrimination in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance

Title IX essentially requires an equal number of athletic scholarships be offered to both men and women athletes. The impact has been an obvious increase in athletic scholarships for women, while creating an “imbalance” in scholarships for men’s sports.

Because on the men’s side, football receives 85 full scholarships and there are no women’s football teams, other women’s sports need to be credited with 85 scholarships to be fair. This has the effect of reducing scholarships available or other men’s sports, with the exception of men’s basketball. For example, a men’s baseball team is able to only give 11.7 scholarships per year, while they have a roster of 35 players on average, compared to a women’s softball team that is able to offer 12 scholarships for typically 17 players.

However, it is interesting to note that after passage of Title IX, graduation rates for women increased with more receiving bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in 2008 than any previous year.

2.3. Junior College, Home-Schooled, and International Student Athletes

Junior College Student-Athletes – If your dream is to play at an NCAA Division I school, but you do not yet possess the physical tools, you should consider spending a couple years at a junior college. It is much easier to transfer from a 2-year school than from a 4-year school. For example, you do not need a written release from your junior college to transfer, while transferring from one 4-year NCAA or NAIA school requires such a release. Also, in some instances, junior college teams are more competitive than some NCAA and NAIA teams.

Home-Schooled Student-Athletes – Since opening GPG, we have consulted with numerous parents who think that their child has no chance to play at the college level because he or she did not attend a traditional high school. However, there are clubs and organizations that field teams of only home-schooled high school student-athletes. Sometimes these even compete against local high schools. The point is that by competing with these clubs or organizations, a home-schooled athlete can also develop the talent and credentials to compete at the college level.

The main thing that you have to be weary of as a home scholar is the accreditation of your home school courses. Please refer to the following website to make sure you are on the right academic course in your home-school practices:

International Student-Athletes – The biggest thing that holds international recruits back from playing at the top NCAA level is a prior professional athletic career. Most young individuals growing up overseas receive compensation for their athletic abilities, which, in turn negates their amateur status.

However, as noted above, since the NAIA is more lenient on amateurism rules than the NCAA, many talented foreign athletes have the potential to continue on their athletic careers at an NAIA school.

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Recruiting Information for Transfer Students

JJ Wood, PGA — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 22:49:02 +0000

Information for Transferring Schools

There are special considerations if you are considering transferring from one school to another. Under NCAA regulations, you will be considered a transfer if you:

Ever enrolled full-time in a two or four year school
Ever participated in an athletic practice or played in a game, even if enrolled part-time

Types of Transfers

There three categories of transfers:

Qualifier – A student-athlete who meets NCAA Eligibility requirements.
Partial Qualifier – A student-athlete who does not meet all of the NCAA Division II academic requirements. A transferring partial qualifier:

Must sit out one year
Can practice with the team and receive financial aid

Note that only NCAA Division II allows partial qualifiers; Division I does not.

Non-Qualifier – A student-athlete who does not meet (even partially) the NCAA academic requirements. Non-qualifiers:

Cannot practice or play
Cannot receive financial aid for one year

If you never registered with the NCAA or NAIA clearinghouses, you will automatically be designated as a non-qualifier.

If you are considering a transfer, it is important to understand when you need to obtain permission to contact a different school and when you do not need permission:

Permission is required if you are currently enrolled as a full-time student in an 4-year school. This takes the form of an official letter from your current school signed by your Athletic Director (or Administration/Compliance Officer).

Prior to obtaining such written permission, you may contact any NCAA college concerning your interest in transferring, but the new coach cannot discuss your transferring until he receives written permission from your current school.

If your current school will not give you written permission, you will have to sit out a year or appeal.

Permission is not required if you are attending a school in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) or National Community College Athletic Association (NCCAA); or if you are transferring schools within NCAA Division III, in which case you will use a “Self Release” to allow the second school to contact you about transferring. Sample “Self-Releases” are available at http://www.ncaa.org.
Junior College Transfers

If you are attending or considering a junior college, the following is important information considering a transfer to a 4-year institution:

As noted above, permission is not required from your school’s Athletic Director to transfer from a junior college to a 4-year school.

Be aware that the school you are transferring to may require you to complete your 2-year degree, or alternatively sit out a year (academic year in residence).

To accurately determine your eligibility status and familiarize yourself with the NCAA rules you should call the NCAA (317-917-6222),

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Golf Recruiting Terms, Rules & Academic Eligibility

JJ Wood, PGA — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 22:45:44 +0000

Appendix 1

Glossary of Important Recruiting Terms

The following are important terms that both parents and students need to know while going through the college recruiting process. Using some of these terms during conversations with college coaches will show that you did your homework and are knowledgeable about the process.

Contactoccurs any time a coach has face-to-face contact with a prospective student-athlete, or the prospect’s parents, off the college campus and says more than “hello”. A contact also occurs if a coach has any contact with the prospective student-athlete or his or her parents at the prospective student-athlete’s high school, or any location where the prospect is engaging in competition or practice.
Contact periodis the time when a college coach may have in-person contact with a prospective student-athlete and the prospect’s parents on or off the college campus. The coach may also watch the prospective student-athlete play or visit his or her high school. The prospect and the parents may visit a college campus, and the coach may write and telephone during this period.
Dead periodis a time when the college coach may not have any in-person contact with the prospective student-athlete or the prospect’s parents at any time. The coach may write and telephone during this time.
Evaluationis an activity by a coach to evaluate a prospective student-athlete’s academic or athletics ability. This would include visiting the prospective student-athlete’s high school or watching the prospect practice or compete.
Evaluation periodis the time a college coach may watch a prospective student-athlete play or visit the high school but cannot have any in-person conversations with the possible recruit or the parents off the college’s campus. The prospective student-athlete and the parents can visit a college campus during this period and a coach may call or write during this period.
National Letter of Intentis the document a prospective student-athlete signs when he or she agrees to attend the designated college or university for one academic year. According to the terms of the National Letter of Intent program, participating institutions agree to provide athletic financial aid for one academic year to the student-athlete, provided he or she is admitted to the institution and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules. An important provision of the National Letter of Intent program is a recruiting prohibition applied after a prospective student-athlete signs a National Letter of Intent. This prohibition requires participating institutions to cease recruitment of a prospective student-athlete once a National Letter of Intent is signed with another institution.
Official visitis a prospective student-athlete’s visit to a college campus paid for by the college. The college can pay for transportation to and from the college, room and meals (three per day) while visiting and reasonable entertainment expenses, including three complimentary admissions to a home athletic contest. NCAA recruiting bylaws limit the number of official visits a recruit may take to five.
Prospective student-athleteis the title given when a student enters ninth grade. It also applies when, before a student’s ninth-grade year, a college gives the student, the student’s relatives or their friends any financial aid or other benefits that the college does not generally provide to prospective students.
Quiet periodis a time when the college may not have any in-person talk with the prospective student-athlete or the parents off the college’s campus. The coach may not watch the prospect play or practice. The prospective student-athlete can visit college campuses during this time and a coach may write or telephone.
Unofficial visitis any visit by a prospective student-athlete and their parents to a college campus paid for by the prospective student athlete or the prospect’s parents. The only expense the prospective student-athlete can receive from the college is three complimentary admissions to a home athletic contest. The prospect may make as many visits as he or she likes and may take the visits at any time. The only time the prospective student-athlete cannot talk with a coach during an unofficial visit is during a dead period.
Verbal commitmentis the phrase used to describe a college-bound student-athlete’s commitment to a school before he or she is able to sign a National Letter of Intent. A college-bound student athlete can announce a verbal commitment at any time. While verbal commitments have become popular, they are NOT binding on either the college-bound student-athlete or the school.

NCAA Divisions I & II Academic Eligibility Information

The following summarizes academic eligibility requirements (as of the summer of 2011) that student athletes must meet for NCAA Division I & II schools. All student-athletes are encouraged to visit the NCAA website to assure that they have the most current information.

Division I Academic Eligibility

To participate in Division I athletics or receive an athletic scholarship during the first year of college, an entering student-athlete must have graduated from high school having completed the following 16 core-course requirement in eight semesters:

4 years of English
3 years of math (Algebra 1 or higher)
2 years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if offered by the high school)
1 extra year of English, math or natural or physical science
2 years of social science
4 years of extra core courses (from any category above, or foreign language, non-doctrinal religion or philosophy)

In addition, you must have:

earned the minimum required grade-point average (GPA) in core courses, and
achieved a combined SAT or ACT score that matches the core course GPA and test-score sliding scale. (For example, a 3.000 core-course GPA requires at least a 620 SAT score).

Division II Academic Eligibility

Please note that Division II academic eligibility requirements will change after July 31, 2013.

If you enroll in a Division II college through July 31, 2013, and want to participate in athletics or receive an athletic scholarship during your first year, you must graduate from high school, having completed these 14 core courses:

3 years of English
2 years of math (Algebra 1 or higher)
2 years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if offered by your high school)
2 additional years of English, math, or natural or physical science
2 years of social science
3 years of extra core courses (from any category above, or foreign language, non-doctrinal religion or philosophy.

In addition, you must have:

earned a 2.000 grade-point average or better in your core courses, and
achieved a combined SAT score of 820 or an ACT sum score of 68.

If you enroll in a Division II college on or after August 1, 2013, and want to participate in athletics or receive an athletic scholarship during your first year, you must graduate from high school, having completed these 16 core courses:

3 years of English
2 years of math (Algebra 1 or higher)
2 years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if offered by your high school)
3 additional years of English, math, or natural or physical science
2 years of social science
4 years of additional core courses (from any category above, or foreign language, nondoctrinal religion or philosophy)

In addition, you must have:

earned a 2.000 grade-point average or better in your core courses, and
achieved a combined SAT score of 820 or an ACT sum score of 68.

Student-Athletes Who Meet Division II Academic Eligibility

If you meet Division II academic requirements you will be considered a “Qualifier”, which will entitle you to:

Practice or compete during your first year of college
Receive an athletic scholarship during your first year , and
Play four seasons if maintain your eligibility from year to year.

Student-Athletes Unable to Meet Division II Academic Eligibility

Division II offers a “Partial Qualifier” status for student-athletes who graduate from high school, but are unable to meet all of the academic requirements listed above. In order to be considered a Partial Qualifier you must meet one of the following standards:

Achieved a combined SAT score of 820 or ACT sum score of 68; or
Completed the 14 core courses with a 2.000 core-course grade-point average.

A Partial Qualifier:

Can practice with your team at its home facility during your first year
Can receive athletically related financial aid during your first year
Cannot compete during your first year of college. If you meet academic standards during your first year and in subsequent years, you can play four seasons if you maintain your eligibility from year to year.

Finally, you will be considered a “Non-Qualifier” if you did not graduate from high school or if you graduated and are missing both the core-course grade-point average or minimum number of core courses and the required ACT or SAT scores.

A Non-Qualifier:

Cannot practice or compete during your first year of college
Cannot receive athletically related financial aid during your first year of college, although you may receive need-based financial aid
Can play four seasons if you maintain your eligibility from year to year

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College Golf Recruiting Quiz

JJ Wood, PGA — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 22:40:31 +0000

How well do you know college golf recruiting? Take the quiz below to see where you stand in the college golf recruiting process

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Step 7 to a College Golf Scholarship

JJ Wood, PGA — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 22:20:32 +0000

Step 7: Create Your Recruiting Video

This video should be approximately 3 minutes in length.

In creating this video, use the 30-second rule – you must grab a coach’s attention in those first 30 seconds, or there is a good chance that he will not view the whole video.

Make sure to include any outstanding footage of you playing in those first 30 seconds and also feel free to add any pictures that show your skills or good characteristics. You can use a combination of game films and practice drills and transform them into a highlight video that is tailored to what coaches want to see in a recruit.

Make sure to include your GPA, ACT/SAT scores, important statistical data related to your sport, contact information, and graduation year.

Examples of recruiting films that are designed to show college coaches what they need to see can be found by visiting GPG TV on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd79KqhNaHeuJT0W0-5errQ/videos

How to make it yourself:

Film with a smartphone or tablet
Follow the instructions listed on the PDF below
Edit it on your MacBook in iMovie or something similar
Finalize the Movie and post it to YouTube, make sure you set the setting to public, so all coaches can see!

TIP: If you have a great resume (low tournament scores, numerous academic and outside of golf accomplishments) you should consult your golf coach to see if you look on video as good as you do on paper! Focus on your strong points, if you have an amazing golf swing and below average resume, make your swing video your main marketing tool!

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Understand Your Game

JJ Wood, PGA — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 14:52:42 +0000

Lower Your Scores by Understanding Your Game

Practice time at course 30 minutes to 1 hour of time

Before constructing a game plan to lower your scores and become a better golfer, you need to fully understand yourself as a golfer before you can make improvements.

This also gives you a taste improving your full swing, more material on full swing will be coming later in the program!

Step 1 Lets get start your golf improvement by answering a few questions

Who are you as a golfer? Personality traits should translate to behavior on the golf course.

Where do you tend to miss when you do not hit it well? (Left or Right)

Do you have a temper, slow walker, intense, etc… You should learn to be yourself on the course and this will develop comfort and confidence in your game. If you walk slow on the side walk, walk slow in between shots (Just don’t hold up play!)

Why do you play golf? For recreation, business or to be competitive in tournament play. Depending on your reason, this will dictate your passion for the game. More passion and effort (more hours put in), the better results you will have!

What is the present state of your golf game?

What is the your current game plan to achieve your desired game?

Do you currently have a process or do you bounce around to different instructors and different ideas?

Scoring Average _____________

Strengths _______________________________

Weakness _______________________________

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