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Golfreiser
 Eric
Hoos ble intervjuet av Golfsiden tidligere i høst. Han er coach på
Denver-universitetet hvor Espen Kofstad har gått.
12.11 Espen Kofstads coach om golf og studier:
Golfsiden har intervjuet coach'en fra college
Eric Hoos var coach for Espen Kofstad på universitetet i Denver. I sommer var
han på "rekrutteringstur" i Skandinavia.
Han var på EM for gutter i Stockholm og så etter talenter. Han var også i
Stavanger hvor Ole Ramsnes er vokst opp. Det er Petter Mikalsen også.
Han er anerkjent og populær, Eric Hoos. Ole Ramsnes går i Denver nå og gjør det
bra på laget. Her er Eric Hoos (video) om sesongen 2012/13:
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Om Eric Hoos fra universitetets hjemmeside:
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Espen Kofstad har gått i Denver. Nå er Tonje Daffinrud i ferd med
å gjøre en flott karrirere på universitete. Hun ble for øvrig Western Athletic
Conference Golfer of the Month i oktober. Petter Mikalsen, Stavanger GK, skal
snart begynne i Denver, etter det Golfsiden har fått opplyst. Han slå Are
Friestad i omspill om klubbmesterskapet i Stavanger i høst og vant Order of
Merit på Titleist tour i år med tre seire og en andre- og en tredjeplass.
Golfsiden har stilt noen spørsmål til Eric Hoos.
- Hva ser du etter når du skal finne nye kandidater til Denver?
- What do you look for in potential candidates for your team?
Fin innstilling og ønske om å gå på skole
Eric Hoos: - Back when I started coaching if you saw a young man with a good
swing with nice speed it was almost for sure he was a good player. These days
that’s not true, there are a lot of players out there that look great on the
range and can’t score. Seems like a lot of players have lost the ability to
score or really play the game. With that said, I’m looking for players that: can
put good numbers up, tournament after tournament and care themselves with
confidence, even when things are going their way. Also, it’s very important that
the young man has a strong work ethic and is willing to be coached/mentored.
Seems like a lot of young players these days think they already know everything.
Last but not least is they need to have good grades and a desire to get a
college degree.
- Hvordan opplever du norske og andre nordiske spilleres innstilling til golf
og studier?
How do you think Norwegian and other Scandinavian players’ attitudes are towards
golf and school.
Eric Hoos: -School really hasn’t seemed to be a problem for the
Scandinavian players, sometimes they get off to a slow start but really take
care of business in the classroom after that. The Scandinavians I’ve had on the
team are some of my best in the classroom. They’ve also have a strong desire to
do well on the golf course. Most of the players I’ve coached have been on a
national team so they are used to being coached, part of a team atmosphere and
care about their teammates. I believe these good attitudes toward golf and
academics come from their parents, they all seem to have high expectations for
the sons both on the course and in the classroom.
- Hvilken vekt legger du på kombinasjonen golf/studier?
- How important do you think the combination of golf/studies is?
Begge deler
Eric Hoos: - If you want to play college golf you have to both. If your
grades are not good enough you can be held out of competitions by the university,
coach or the NCAA. Then if you’re not playing well enough, coach won’t take you
to a tournament until you playing well. A student that doesn’t play a sport in
college has it easy, they have all the time in the world to study. But, the
student athletes have to practice, compete and do their studies. This is
difficult for some and easier for other to balance the two but when it’s all
over and they’ve played four years and college golf and have a degree it’s very
rewarding. I still think your college years are some of the best years in your
life, get to meet new people, play a sport if you choose, travel to events and
get a education. After graduation, the real world starts, either you are good
enough to make money playing golf or you go get a job.
I think a combination of golf and studies is very important. There is such a
small number of players that actually play professionally and make a living at
it. If you happen to make a lot of money playing golf it’s nice to be able to
manage your money without someone else doing it for you. If you happen to fall
in the larger majority of players and not make a living playing golf it’s really
good to have a degree from college to fall back on and get you a job.
Bodde sammen med John Daly
- Hvordan var det å studere/bo sammen med John Daly? (noen artige historier?)
- How was your college days staying with John Daly? (Any funny/cool stories?)
Eric Hoos: - John was a great teammate and a fun roommate. Like most
college students we had a few nights that are better left to the “good old days”.
I don’t think a lot of people really understand what a larger heart he has. He’s
a down to earth guy but he does have a few demons in the closet that get the
better of him sometimes. I don’t think he worries too much about what people
think of him, he just likes to do what makes him happy and take care of his
kids.
- Hva bør en golfspiller som ønsker å søke på golfstipend i USA tenke på?
- What should a players who pursues a golf scholarship do/keep in mind?
Eric Hoos: - There are a number of players that would like to get
scholarships and think if they play well enough they don’t have to worry about
academics, which is totally untrue. The NCAA has rules governing what classes
and grades student athletic need out of High School in order to attend and play
on the golf team or given sport they choose. Also, each university has a little
different standard of academics just to get into the university. You may have
what it take from the NCAA side but not good enough to get into the university.
The better your academics are the better chance of getting a scholarship and a
spot on the team. A scholarship is definitely a balance of the ability to play
golf and academic. I do believe too many international players are expecting
full ride scholarships and that’s just not possible. Each Division I golf
program has 4.5 scholarships to award. So if you like to have a team of 9 or so
players you just can’t give all of them full rides. It takes a very special
player to get a full ride scholarship. If you look at most players, a very good
scholarship would be in the range of 50-75%. Players also have to be realistic
about what school they want to attend. By that I mean, if you average 75 in
tournament play you’re not going to get a large scholarship and be able to play
at one of the top programs in the country. There are a lot of really good golf
programs in the US and not everyone can go to ASU, Oklahoma State or
universities like that.
- Er det spesielle ting en ny student må passe på?
- Is there anything in particular a freshman needs to think about/take care of?
Eric Hoos: - There is a lot of paperwork to get done before you even get
into a university. Players need to take the SAT or ACT test and the Toefel, the
sooner they can sign up and take these test the better, most US kids start
taking the SAT or ACT their junior years in high school. There are certain
scores on the tests that you must reach to be eligible to play college golf.
Players also need to register with NCAA Eligibility Center. Once they get to
college most incoming freshmen usually don’t have the time management skills.
Most cases it takes a quarter/semester for them to understand the time
commitment they need for their sport and academics.
- Hva er dine mål som golf coach?
- What are your goals as a golf coach?
Eric Hoos: - As a coach I look to inspire, teach, instruct and lead by
example. My mission is to mentor each team member to reach his potential as a
competitive athlete and leader. The final mission is to have every team member
leaving the university a better athlete and a leader, that will conduct
themselves with honesty and integrity at all times. Coaching is a difficult job
and you can only make the players as good as they want to be, you can’t want it
more than they do. I want to help my players reach their given goals in life.
Some of my players have desires to play the tour and then others that want a
good job and a family and I will help each of them with the same commitment. My
desire for coaching would be for my players to be able to say while coach was
tough he helped me reach my goals and maybe down the road a phone call from the
player saying “thanks coach”. I’ve gotten some of those calls and it means the
world to me knowing you helped someone out.
- Hvor stor er overgangen fra studentgolf til profesjonell golf?
- How big is the transition from college golf to professional golf?
Eric Hoos: - The transition from college golf to the pros is easy for
some and very difficult for others. I believe it really comes down to how hard
the player is: willing to work, learn from their mistakes, willing to be coached
and mentally strong. The ones that really understand what it means to ‘play the
game of golf” instead of just swing have a better chance. This goes back to what
I look for in a player, there are a lot of pretty swings out there that don’t
make any money. If the player is really good at their wedges, chipping and
putting they will definitely have a better chance to play at the professional
level. Sometimes it just comes down to if the player really believes in their
abilities. Not going to lie, it takes a special player to be successful on the
PGA or European tour year in and year out.
Overall, playing college golf, earning a scholarship and getting a degree is a
privilege that not everyone will be able to take advantage of, you should count
yourself lucky if you do. What could be better, playing golf, traveling, meeting
people and getting an education?
- Thank you very much!
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