Courses and Seminars

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Athletic Profiling for Golf Level I
One day seminar for PGA Professional and Allied Health dealing directly with the Physical Assessment of the Golfer including the 10 Test On-Range Screening Protcol and Physical Competence Testing/Assessment. It examines the role of subjective, golf specific questionnaires in the Athletic Profiling. This seminar is run by Michael Dalgleish in conjunction with staff from Movement Dynamics, Golf Biodynamics and The Golf Athlete. ...more

Biomechanics for Golf - One Day Specialist Seminar
One day PGA Professional and Allied Health Seminars dealing directly with the Biomechanics and run by Dr Rob Neal in conjunction with licencees of Golf Biodynamics and The Golf Athlete. ...more

Biomechanics for Golf Level I
Two day PGA Professional and Allied Health Seminars dealing directly with the Biomechanics and run by Dr Rob Neal in conjunction with licencees of Golf Biodynamics and The Golf Athlete. ...more

Long Term Player Development for Golf Level I
Two day seminar for PGA Professional and Allied Health dealing directly with the Long Term Player Development Theory and Practice. Run by Kelvin Giles and Michael Dalgleish in conjunction with staff from Movement Dynamics, Golf Biodynamics and The Golf Athlete. ...more

Long Term Player Development for Golf Level II
Two day seminar for PGA Professional and Allied Health dealing directly with the Long Term Player Development Theory and Practice. Run by Kelvin Giles and Michael Dalgleish in conjunction with staff from Movement Dynamics, Golf Biodynamics and The Golf Athlete. ...more

Physical Assessment for Golf - One Day Specialist Seminar
One day seminar for PGA Professional and Allied Health dealing directly with the Physical Assessment of the Golfer including the 10 Test On-Range Screening Protcol and Physical Competence Testing/Assessment. This seminar is run by Michael Dalgleish in conjunction with staff from Movement Dynamics, Golf Biodynamics and The Golf Athlete. It forms part of the Athletic Profiling Level I Two Day Seminar. ...more

The Golf Athlete - Master Class
This specialist seminar will serve to provide updates for participants across Athletic Profiling, Long Term Player Development and Biomechanics. The seminar structure will be two days with around half the time being spent in practical and lecture situation and the other half playing and practising golf. It will be open to both PGA Professionals and Health Professionals. ...more

The Golf Athlete Level I
This Seminar introduces a number of key principles essential to developing your golf athletes. Some of these include:rnThe Golf Swing: understand the basics of the swing - physically and technicallyrnPathomechanics of the Golf Swing: understand the epidemiology and what it meansrn3D Kinematic & Physical Assessment: experience/understand the latest training tools & exercise interventions ...more

The Golf Athlete Level II
This Seminar builds of the fundamentals explored in the Level I seminar. The participants are educated in a number of more advanced areas including: rnHow to identify, measure, physically assess & prescribe a specific exercise curriculum for the major swing faultsrnHow to integrate 3D biomechanics, physiotherapy and strength & conditioning for common player swing faults, and rnHow to improve treatment and performance for all levels of golfing ability ...more

Athletic Profiling for Golf Level I

This seminar is being offered to PGA Professionals and Health Professionals to introduce them to the basics of Athletic Profiling for Golf. The Level I will introduce the participants to the Physical Decision Making Algorithm for Golf. The algorithm assists in explaining the role of screening, physical competence assessment, golf specific questionnaires, report generation and assists in exercise selection both on the range and in training.

The TGA 10 Test On-Range Screening protocol will be introduced to all participants. It was launched in 2011 after significant input from Matthew Green, Ben Corso, Dr Rob Neal, Bill McTigue, Steve Ajzenmann, John Hellstrom and Michael Dalgleish. This seminar takes the participants through the practical aspects of its application on the range or in the clinic for all levels of golfer. Its cornerstone is the ordinal measurement scale for the testing that allow a score to be generated from 1-5 on all tests.

This screening process dovetails perfectly with the launch of the Five Stage Physical Competence testing protocol in late 2011. Kelvin Giles (Director of Movement Dynamics) worked closely with Michael Dalgleish to provide a progressive protocol of assessment that allows for more objective decision making in exercise prescription. Participants will be exposed to the assessment protocol in a practical sense during the two days.

Finally the challenge is to formulate golf specific questionnaires for the golfer that will assist in isolating where the connection might be between equipment, practice habits, past injury history, technique and physical characteristics on testing. This allows a complete Athletic Profile to be created for all golfers.

Biomechanics for Golf - One Day Specialist Seminar

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:

Biomechanics and improving coaching outcomes
3D assessment and biofeedback, ideal corridors in the golf swing - what are they and how to achieve them
Integrating the technical defiencies and the physical characteristics of golfers
Athletic Development for the Golfer - physical exercise prescription from 6 to 60+
New trends in the golf swing theory - what the numbers actually say about "Stack and Tilt"

You may wish to view a copy of the single day The Applied Biomechanics Seminar that was run by Rob and Michael on a number of occasions - for more details go to the seminar schedules page.

Rob and staff of Total Golf Analysis (Stewart Corstorphine & John Watson) and Mark Bull Golf (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 again in the UKPGA Professional development seminars in 2012 and beyond.

Biomechanics for Golf Level I

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 UKPGA seminar intially run in 2008 was 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 or register your interest with TGA Admin.

Long Term Player Development for Golf Level I

Kelvin Giles and Michael Dalgleish have formulated a two day seminar that has been offered to PGA Professionals in the UK in 2008 and 2010 at the Belfry as part of the annual Coaching Seminar Series. The title of the Seminar was 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 you 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.

Kelvin and Michael can offer, to those who are interested, a One Day Introductory seminar on the same topic to suit those interested.

With the formulation of a Five Stage Physical Competence Assessment protocols for golfers in late 2011, the necessity for both PGA Professionals and Health Professionals to have a practical knowledge of how to assess Fundamental Movement Skills at all levels of development. Please contact the TGA Admin if you are interested in either of these offerings for your stakehholders.

In addition, for those who had completed both the TGA Level I and II or a the LTPD I seminar Kelvin ran a the first ever Master Class in Oxford in 2011. It is planned to have future Master Classes to allow for advancement and updating of the skills acquired by participants in previous seminars over the last decade.

Long Term Player Development for Golf Level II

After the success of the Level I LTPD Seminar, Kelvin Giles and Michael Dalgleish have now created a Level II seminar. In the Level II the participants are required to bring a player and preferably another staff member along to the two days.

Initially the participants will be updated on new theory and the Practical aspects of the Five Stage Physical Competence Testing protocol, The Physical Decision Making Algorithm will be explained to place the role of Athletic Development, Sports Medicine and Sports Science interventions in the creation of a truly Long Term Player Development Strategy.

This is followed by a comprehensive PCT of the player by the staff, the creation of a full report and graph of the results and finally the formulation of a remedial and long term programmes of Fundamental Movement Skill development. Throughout the two days the participants will present and rationalise their findings to their peers.

The seminar is designed for small groups of less than 25 participants and completion of the Level I will be a pre-requisite.

Physical Assessment for Golf - One Day Specialist Seminar

This is a specialist seminar being offered to PGA Professionals and Health Professionals to introduce them to the basics of Athletic Profiling for Golf. The one day seminar is part of the Athletic Profiling Level I Two Day seminar. There have been enquiries to provide this introduction in many areas in the world so it is being offered selectively in some venues.

The 10 Test On-Range Screening protocol was launched in 2011 after significant input from Matthew Green, Ben Corso, Dr Rob Neal, Bill McTigue, Steve Ajzenmann, John Hellstrom and Michael Dalgleish. This seminar takes the participants through the practical aspects of its application on the range or in the clinic for all levels of golfer. Its cornerstone is the ordinal measurement scale for the testing that allow a score to be generated from 1-5 on all tests.

This dovetailed perfectly with the launch of the Five Stage Physical Competence testing protocol in late 2011. Kelvin Giles (Director of Movement Dynamics) worked closely with Michael Dalgleish to provide a progressive protocol of assessment that allows for more objective decision making in exercise prescription. Some of the aspects of this testing protocol will be explored during the seminar as well as an exploration of how the two protocols integrate in Long Term Players Development programming.

Finally Michael Dalgleish through the Physical Decison Making Algorithm has attempted to co-ordinate the inputs of the sciences into the Long Term Development process for all golfers. This seminar touches on all of these aspects and credit will be provided to the completion of the Two Day Level 1 Athletic Profiling for Golf seminar.

The Golf Athlete - Master Class

The rapid evolution across the Sports Science and Medicine disciplines in Golf has been the genesis of this seminar format. Many participants have been keen to be involved in an interactive seminar format that keeps them at the leading edge of developments in golf performance enhancement.

The format has been created to allow participants to actually play some golf and thus interact more with their peers. The seminar will be open only to those people who have completed both the Level I and II The Golf Athlete seminars initially.

Approximately half the time will be spent in presentations and small group practical sessions - to update the particpants on the latest trends, software developments and research across the disciplines. It is envisaged that there will be invited speakers and participants who present to the group over the two days.

If you feel you have the prior knowledge to participate in this seminar you will need to contact the TGA Admin well prior to the event.

The Golf Athlete Level I

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 Golf Teaching Approaches – Methods versus Systems of Teaching with a PGA Professional Why Analyse the Golf Swing – eye, 2D video and 3D biomechanical assessment Golf Nomenclature and jargon Describing the Model Swing - The Ideal Coridors
10:00 - 10:30	Morning Tea/Coffee
10:30 - 12:00	The Golf Swing (Contd)
12:00 - 12.30	Golf Injury Patterns Relationship between Technique and Injury Patterns The Different Injury Sites between Professional and Amateur Golfers
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch
13:30 - 14:15	Measuring Technique (3D Assessment & Video Capture) Case Studies of Two Seminar Participants Biofeedback: bringing about movement pattern change
14:15 - 15:30	The TGA Swing Faults Schema Examples of the link between the biomechanics and a golfer’s physical strengths and limitations Physical Assessment of a Golfer TGA screening – a demonstration of some of key aspects ROM and Stability Assessment specific to golf - examples
15:30 - 15:45	Afternoon Tea/Coffee
15:45 - 16:30	Introduction to Long Term Athlete Development The Developmental Stages and the relevance to Training the Golf Athlete Physical Competence Testing Planning the Programme and Exercise Continuum

Day 2
08:00 - 09:30	Assessment and Interventions: Maintaining Posture in the Golf Swing Linking technical faults to postural deficiencies Working through an example from TGA Better Body Better Golf CD Tests that can be done on the range
09:30 - 10:00	Biomechanical Principles underpinning the Power Game Stretch Shortening Cycles Types of muscle contractions Isolating those muscles that perform key actions during the “swing” Sequencing and Timing Examples
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 Linking technical faults to a deficiency of flexibility Working through an example from TGA Better Body Better Golf CD Tests that can be done on the range
14:30 - 14:45	Afternoon Tea/Coffee
14:45 - 15.30	Measuring Technique (3D assessment & video capture) Reporting the results of the two case studies
15:30-16:15	Assessment and Interventions: A Stability Problem in the Golf Swing Linking technical faults to a deficiency of Stability Working through an example from TGA Better Body Better Golf CD Tests that can be done on the range
16:15 - 16:30	Summary Evaluation/Feedback Afternoon tea

You may wish to download a copy of this outline for your records or information.

The Golf Athlete Level II

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 Technical or Coaching faults - the common presentations including video evidence Biomechanics - three dimensional kinematics evidence of those that require physical interventions
10:00 - 10:30	Morning Tea/Coffee
10:30 - 11:30	Common Swing Faults - continued Physiotherapy assessment priorites and philosophy Physical Competence assesment priorities
11:00 - 12:30	Practical Session - Fault Number One Evaluate the key techical and kinematic characteristics - via video and 3D reports Priorities for physical screening tests Priorities for physical competence testing Priorities for testing & prescription under load (if appropriate) Reporting and summary of intervention strategies
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch
13:30 - 14:00	Practical Session - Fault Number One - continued
14:00 - 15:30	Practical Session - Fault Number Two Evaluate the key techical and kinematic characteristics - via video and 3D reports Priorities for physical screening tests Priorities for physical competence testing Priorities for testing & prescription under load (if appropriate) Reporting and summary of intervention strategies
15:30 - 15:45	Afternoon Tea/Coffee
15:45 - 16:45	Biomechanical Considerations Standardising video assessments Reading and understanding 3D reporting the role of biofeedback in the remediation of technical faults

Day 2
08:00 - 09:30	Practical Session - Fault Number Three Evaluate the key techical and kinematic characteristics - via video and 3D reports Priorities for physical screening tests Priorities for physical competence testing Priorities for testing & prescription under load (if appropriate) Reporting and summary of intervention strategies
09:30 - 10:00	Morning Tea/Coffee
10:00 - 11:30	Athletic Development considerations LTAD - Defining the Training Stages - Current Limitations - Required Training Stage Outcomes Physical Competence assesment through the Training Stages Program Planning issues
11:30 - 12:00	Hot Topics - panel discussion and questions Marketing strategies for improving your business Improving your penetration in the golf market
12:00 - 13:00	Lunch
13:00 - 14:00	Physiotherapy Screening The TGA recommended protocol and testing Exercise prescription - initial prescription and progression Range Drills - how to improve exercise effectiveness
14:00 - 15:00	Practical Session - Fault Number Four Evaluate the key techical and kinematic characteristics - via video and 3D reports Priorities for physical screening tests Priorities for physical competence testing Priorities for testing & prescription under load (if appropriate) Reporting and summary of intervention strategies
15:00 - 15:30	Afternoon Tea/Coffee
15:30 - 16:00	Practical Session - Fault Number Four - continued
16:00	Evaluation of seminar and feedback Completion of seminar feeback and questions

You may wish to download a copy of this outline for your records or information.

Courses and Seminars

Read the brief descriptions of the courses and then use the links to get more detailed information

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Allied Health (& Coaches) Level 1 - Two Day Seminar

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Allied Health (& Coaches) Level II - Two Day Seminar