Courses and Seminars
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TGA Coaches/Allied Health One Day Seminar - Specialist Topics
These seminars can be tailored to the individual needs of the coaching group in consultation with the TGA staff and consultants. ...more
TGA Coaches/Allied Health Two Day Seminars - Specialist Topics
Two day PGA Professional and Allied Health Seminars on a variety of specialist topics - for The Golf Athlete and in conjuction with Team Members around the world and companies such as Golf Biodynamics and Movement Dynamics. ...more
The Golf Athlete Level I Seminar
This Seminar introduces a number of key principles essential to developing your golf athletes. Some of these include:
The Golf Swing: understand the basics of the swing - physically and technically
Pathomechanics of the Golf Swing: understand the epidemiology and what it means
3D Kinematic & Physical Assessment: experience/understand the latest training tools & exercise interventions ...more
The Golf Athlete Level II Seminar
This Seminar builds of the fundamentals explored in the Level I seminar. The participants are educated in a number of more advanced areas including:
How to identify, measure, physically assess & prescribe a specific exercise curriculum for the major swing faults
How to integrate 3D biomechanics, physiotherapy and strength & conditioning for common player swing faults, and
How to improve treatment and performance for all levels of golfing ability ...more
Individual Coaching groups around the world have had different requirements from time to time. As an example the following are some possible topics that maybe of interest to you: You may wish to view a copy of the single day The Applied Biomechanics Seminar that was run by Rob and Michael in Singapore for PGA Professionals in May 2008 - for more details go to the seminar schedules page. Rob and staff of Total Golf Analysis (Stewart Corstorphine and Mark Bull) have also run a two day seminar for the UKPGA called Integration of 3 Dimensional Motion Capture in to Daily Coaching - view details and a seminar outline in the TGA Coaches Two Day Seminar Section. This seminar is scheduled for January 2009 at the Belfry.TGA Coaches/Allied Health One Day Seminar - Specialist Topics
As the demand for specialist topics has grown in the TGA network and its stakeholders a number of specialist seminars have been created or are in planning. Rob Neal in association with the staff from Total Golf Analysis in the UK have successfully run a two day specialist seminar within the UKPGA Coaching Seminar series for PGA Professionals. Many of our allied health clinicians have been very keen to attend this seminar and in consultation with the staff of the UKPGA this is possible. The seminar is titled Integration of 3 Dimensional Motion Capture to improve Coaching Outcomes. If you would like to be involved in this seminar as a participant then go to the Schedules Page and register with the staff from the UKPGA. Kelvin Giles and Michael Dalgleish have formulated a two day seminar to be run for the UKPGA on the 27th/28th January 2009 for the UKPGA as part of the same Coaching Seminar Series - the title is Golf Specific Exercise from 6 to 60+ years - turning theory into practice. If you would like to view an outline of the seminar the click here. If your are providing physical assessment testing or exercise prescription to any level, handicap, age or sex of golfer on a day to day basis you should be able to answer affirmatively all the questions posed in this document - click here. Finally if you would like to view the seminar promotional flyer for this seminar for your records then follow your browser.TGA Coaches/Allied Health Two Day Seminars - Specialist Topics
The Golf Athlete Level I Seminar
Time |
Allied Health (& Coaches) Level 1 - Two Day Seminar |
| Day 1 | |
| 08.00 - 08.20 | Registation and Coffee |
| 08:25 - 08:30 | Introductions |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | The Golf Athlete Concept (Sports Science/Medicine supporting the Golf Coach |
| 09:00 - 10:00 |
The Golf Swing
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| 10:00 - 10:30 | Morning Tea/Coffee |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | The Golf Swing (Contd) |
| 12:00 - 12.30 |
Golf Injury Patterns
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| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 - 14:15 |
Measuring Technique (3D Assessment & Video Capture)
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| 14:15 - 15:30 |
The TGA Swing Faults Schema
Physical Assessment of a Golfer
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| 15:30 - 15:45 | Afternoon Tea/Coffee |
| 15:45 - 16:30 |
Introduction to Long Term Athlete Development
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| Day 2 | |
| 08:00 - 09:30 |
Assessment and Interventions: Maintaining Posture in the Golf Swing
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| 09:30 - 10:00 |
Biomechanical Principles underpinning the Power Game
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| 10:00 - 10:30 | Morning Tea/Coffee |
| 10:30 - 12:00 |
Biomechanical Principles underpinning the Power Game (Contd) |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Assessment and Interventions: A Flexibility Problem in the Golf Swing
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| 14:30 - 14:45 | Afternoon Tea/Coffee |
| 14:45 - 15.30 |
Measuring Technique (3D assessment & video capture)
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| 15:30-16:15 |
Assessment and Interventions: A Stability Problem in the Golf Swing
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| 16:15 - 16:30 | Summary
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You may wish to download a copy of this outline for your records or information.
The Golf Athlete Level II Seminar
Time |
Allied Health (& Coaches) Level II - Two Day Seminar |
| Day 1 | |
| 08:00 - 08:20 | Registration and Coffee |
| 08:25 - 08:30 | Introductions |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | The Golf Athlete Philosophy & Position Statement |
| 09:00 - 10:00 |
Common Swing Faults - the TGA Benchmarks & defining the physical link
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| 10:00 - 10:30 | Morning Tea/Coffee |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Common Swing Faults - continued
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| 11:00 - 12:30 | Practical Session - Fault Number One
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| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Practical Session - Fault Number One - continued |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Practical Session - Fault Number Two
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| 15:30 - 15:45 | Afternoon Tea/Coffee |
| 15:45 - 16:45 | Biomechanical Considerations
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| Day 2 | |
| 08:00 - 09:30 | Practical Session - Fault Number Three
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| 09:30 - 10:00 | Morning Tea/Coffee |
| 10:00 - 11:30 | Athletic Development considerations
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| 11:30 - 12:00 | Hot Topics - panel discussion and questions
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| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Physiotherapy Screening
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| 14:00 - 15:00 | Practical Session - Fault Number Four
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| 15:00 - 15:30 | Afternoon Tea/Coffee |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Practical Session - Fault Number Four - continued |
| 16:00 | Evaluation of seminar and feedback
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You may wish to download a copy of this outline for your records or information.