The places are filling quickly for the Level I at Lake of Isles, Connecticut and the Level I & II Seminars in Surrey England.  The recent Copenhagen and Melbourne Level I and II seminars were received very positively.  Please follow your browser to the Schedules Page on The Golf Athlete website to register your interest in attending.  If you would like to view testimonials from the seminar participants in Denmark and Melbourne for endorsement of the content please click on the Link or go to the Seminars page to download a selection of testimonials from participants.

Places are filling quickly for this seminar that Rob Neal, Stewart Corstorphine and Mark Bull ran in early 2008. In fact the seminars was well oversubscribed.  Please follow your browser to the Schedule Page to register your interest with Andrea Kelly from the UKPGA. Follow your brower to the Seminar Page to view an outline of the seminar.  If you are interesed in the latest information regarding the best in measuremnt of how the body moves and how to quantify the relationship to how that affects the club path, sequencing and timing in golf swing  - then this seminar is for you.

Interest in this seminar via the website has been strong and their are limited places available.  Long Term Athletic Development Specialist, Kelvin Giles from Movement Dynamics will be presenting a hands on seminar with Michael Dalgleish that investigates the theory and practice of accurate movement assessment and exercise prescription for all levels, handicaps, ages and genders of golfers seen in daily practice - in the clinic or on the range.  One component will look at a selection of the TESTS BEHIND THE TPI 12 TEST PROTOCOL - and how to make your assessments more spedific and thus accelerate the technical improvement of your golfers.  Follow your browser to the Seminars Page to view the promotional documents from Kelvin Giles regarding the content.  In addition view the Outlines Page where we pose questions regarding the level of knowledge you should have if you are physically assessing and prescribing exercise for golfers on the range or in the clinic.

For those who attended seminars, were at The World Golf Fitness Summit or participated in testing sessions in Europe - point your browser to theLatest News Section of the website and view the Latest News articles and a series of photos from the different venues around the world.

For all those PGA Professionals, Allied Health practitioners and TGA Team Members who attended seminars, assisted with convening or were involved in testing - the TGA Directors and Staff would like to thank you all for their input and the contributions made during the recent trip to the USA and Europe.  We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the PARTICIPANTS who attended at venues around the world in 2008. The fantastic testimonials provided by participants provided affirmation that the content of both the Level I and now the new Case Study driven content in the Level II is meeting and exceeding the expectation of the participants.  The concept of the Certification for post Level II practitioners and PGA Professionals is now well advanced - view the Latest News articles to view more details of the process.  In our upcoming newsletters we will provide the final specific guidelines and criteria for the take home assessment process.

At this point in time, discussions are continuing regarding the running of seminars in late 2009 in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Surrey, Manchester, Brisbane and Melbourne.  Confirmation will be provided in a future newsletter and on the Schedules Page of the website, but for those who would like to confirm their interest then please either contact Michael Dalgleish now or watch the Schedules Page in the next two months to contact the local Convenor for the seminars confirmed for your area in 2009.

Rob Neal has just completed purchase, installation and training for three significant additions to the Golf Biodynamics Licensee holders around the globe.  The TGA and GBD staff would like to welcome Beng Siong Er (the TGA seminar convenor and Physiotherapist) from Singapore, Bill McTigue and Steve Ajzenman from Melbourne (Physiotherapists from MGolf and Convenors of for the TGA Level I & II seminars) and Paul Dougan and Garry Malia from Zurich (PGA Professionals and TGA/GBD hosts) to the GBD family and the TGA Team.  These individuals will be providing state of the art 3D kinematic assessment and biofeedback services to their local markets.  We look forward to their continuing success and if you want to contact them directly, follow your browser to the TGA Team Page very soon or contact Michael Dalgleish directly for their specific contact details.

A number of members have proffered their opinions regarding the likely timeframe for return and implications on performance that Tiger's anterior cruciate reconstruction might have in 2009.  Michael has now added some more salient information regarding the chronology of his knee trauma and the associated pathology Tiger incurred prior to his eventual reconstruction.  Have your say and see what your learned colleagues are saying at the Blog.  If anyone has future topics that they feel would create significant interactions amongst the members then email Michael to add your ideas to the future topics for the Blog.

With year drawing to a close we would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year.
Good luck and improved golfing through scientific support in 2009.

Michael Dalgleish, Rob Neal and the TGA Team