College golf is played in all three major collegiate associations in the USA, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Athletic Intercollegiate Association (NAIA) and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). There are over 1200 University golf teams among these associations, all of them are very competitive. In the NCAA, Division 1 and 2 golf teams are limited to funding four full scholarship grants for men and six full scholarship grants for women, while Division 3 teams do not provide athletic scholarships. In the NAIA, all teams are limited to funding five full scholarships for both men and women. It is important to note that many of these full scholarships will be split up and awarded as partial scholarships to several athletes. |
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Universities and colleges situated on the West Coast and Southern Regions of the USA tend to compete all year round, whereas the schools on the East Coast and in the Midwest are unable to play year round due to the cold winter months. This does not mean golfers playing on the East Coast and Midwest are not able to develop their game. Golf teams located in these regions have large scale indoor facilities equipped with the latest technology to simulate outdoor conditions.
Gym workouts have become an increasingly important aspect of college golf. Many golf teams have a strength and conditioning coach who conducts bio-metric testing on the players and custom designs strength, flexibility and stretching programmes. These programmes are not designed to bulk the players up; rather strength coaches use dynamic workouts to isolate weak areas with yoga, Pilates, mild weight training and intensive body weight and core exercises.
Good video footage is important when looking for college golf scholarships. Coaches want to see players hit their drivers, irons and their short game. The footage should include side and behind angles to accurately show your swing bio-mechanics. You may want to include slow motion versions of each angle.
What to include in your golf recruiting video (driving, approach shots and putting):
Gym workouts have become an increasingly important aspect of college golf. Many golf teams have a strength and conditioning coach who conducts bio-metric testing on the players and custom designs strength, flexibility and stretching programmes. These programmes are not designed to bulk the players up; rather strength coaches use dynamic workouts to isolate weak areas with yoga, Pilates, mild weight training and intensive body weight and core exercises.
Good video footage is important when looking for college golf scholarships. Coaches want to see players hit their drivers, irons and their short game. The footage should include side and behind angles to accurately show your swing bio-mechanics. You may want to include slow motion versions of each angle.
What to include in your golf recruiting video (driving, approach shots and putting):
- Ten shots off of the tee
- Approach shots varying distances of 100 to 180 yards from the flag
- Ten shots from the fairway
- 2 or 3 shots from the rough
- 2 or 3 shots from the bunker
- Ten clips of putting