I'm pleased to announce the resurrection of the Becoming a lifelong golfer podcast, where we will talk about everything golf, equipment, instruction, fitness, helth and rehab.

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Today I discuss my personal story and struggles with mental health. My hope is that openly talking about them it will encourage others to do the same.

To find out more about me and what I do head over to:

www.guidrygolfandsport.com

As a former college golf coach, player, AJGA employee and overall fanatic for the college game Rich is the owner of Second Nine Consulting. Based on his 10+ years in the college golf industry that my knowledge, philosophy and network allows him to help junior golfers and their families find their best fit for college golf.  His time with the AJGA has allowed him an even deeper understanding of junior golf, tournament scheduling and how this can directly affect college recruitment.  This can be a very stressful process for families and his job is to MAKE IT SIMPLE!

His philosophy on college placement revolves around finding the "best fit" for each player and family based on their priorities in finding a school.  Each player and family will have different wants and needs from an academic, athletic, social aspect.  After spending over 6 years as a Division 1 coach, he has seen hundreds of recruits go through this process and knows what it takes to play at every level (Division 1, Division 2+3 and NAIA). He is confident that his skills and knowledge will help families figure out what is most important to them and establish a great list of "target schools" based on their needs.  This is an incredibly important part of the process and often overlooked.

He is also one of the AJGA's College Golf Advisors.  The AJGA has been a huge part of his golfing life, as a player, employee and coach.  

In today's episode we discuss: 

Navigating the junior golf circuit  

The college recruiting and application program for golfers

The challenges that Covid has put on the recruiting process

How Rich helps golfers and their families navigate this world

You can more about Rich and what he does here:

http://www.secondninegolf.com/coaches

https://www.ajga.org/

https://www.juniorgolfscoreboard.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secondninegolf/

One of the biggest mistakes golfers make is only looking at strength training as a winter or off-season thing.

It only continues to work if you continue to do it.

Today we dive into programming for in season golf training.

Want to know more about how i help hundreds of golfers hit more bombs, play without pain and play forever? 

Website: http://www.guidrygolfandsport.comand www.barbellsandbirdies.com

IG: Guidry Golf and Sport

Facebook: JP Guidry and Guidry Golf and Sport as well as The Lifetime Athlete Free Facebook group

Twitter: Barbells and Birdies

You tube: Guidry PT, Golf and Sport

want to talk about the concept of injury prevention or what should really be called, injury reduction. Injuries are a normal part of sport and life and can be a normal part of putting stress on your body. With that being said there are some things we can do to reduce the chances of injury but regardless of what some “experts” out there claim there's nothing we can do that's going to 100% eliminate injuries or prevent us from getting injured.  When looking at injury reduction, there are some specific things that we can look at in how we train, move and practice to help reduce a chance of injury and reduce a chance of pain especially for those high-level golfers that play a lot of golf and make a lot of swings during practice and play

email: johnpaul@guidrypt.com

www.guidrygolfandsport.com

Drew is  P.G.A certified instructor and going into his 5th season as Head coach of the Loyola of New Orleans Men's and Women's Golf Teams. 

Drew grew up playing golf and played collegiately at MGCCC and later at William and Carey. 

After he graduated he went into instruction spending time at Covington Country Club in Covington, LA, and later New Orleans Country Club. 

When he is not busy with his coaching duties he currently teaches out of Chateau Country Club in Kenner, LA.

In this episode we discuss:

• The challenges and uniqueness f coaching college golf
• Recruiting and what he looks for in high school golfers
• The use of technology in teaching and tracking stats
• And much more....

You can follow the Loyola Golf Teams and Drew on social media below:

Loyola Golf

https://www.instagram.com/loynogolf/

https://twitter.com/LoyNOGolf

Drew

https://www.instagram.com/goffacademy/

https://www.facebook.com/goffacademy

Today i sit down with Greg Goldin. Greg is entering his Fourth year as the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for the men’s basketball and men’s golf program at LSU

Goldin has now worked seven seasons for Coach Wade at Tennessee-Chattanooga (2013-15), VCU (2015-17) and LSU (2017-present).

He previously also served as strength and conditioning coach under Steve Prohm at Murray State during the 2012-13 season and prior to that as graduate assistant under former VCU strength coach Daniel Roose during the 2011-12 campaign. During that season the Rams won the CAA championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

Goldin has become well known for his efforts to integrate technological advancements in player wellness analytics, as well as devising a strength and conditioning routine to suit Coach Wade’s aggressive style of play. Measuring and managing wear and tear on the body, as well as giving clues about potential issues off the court has been part of the program Goldin has developed in putting together conditioning programs under Coach Wade.

He also is working as strength and conditioning coordinator at LSU with the nationally-ranked men’s golf team, training them to be able to withstand the rigors of a season that encompasses the majority of the fall and spring semesters. Goldin has also worked with golf teams at each one of his stops along his journey in college athletics.

A native of Ilion, New York, Goldin is a 2011 graduate of Canisius College, where he received a degree in health and physical education, as well as health and human performance. He also received his graduate degree at Virginia Commonwealth University from the Center for Sports Leadership

In today's episode we discuss:

• Training the collegiate athlete
• Using data to determine training/practice loads
• Training for Power/Speed in Golf
• Much more...