This collaboration combines CPG’s extensive global network of countries and their golf professionals, with TCA’s dynamic resources in coaching facilitation and education delivery. Together, they aim to create opportunities that maximise access to high-quality learning experiences, fostering growth and development within the golf community.

Launching in December 2024, the partnership debuts with the TCA’s Winter Webinar Series in Partnership with CPG, a lineup of engaging and informative online sessions intended to empower coaches with practical knowledge and skills.

For more information on the CPG International Learning Series visit cp.golf/3JeGAmW, and for more information on The Coach Alliance visit TheCoachAlliance.co

Dr Mark Bull has a PhD in sport and exercise science as well as being a fully qualified PGA coach. Mark’s area of interest is in human movement and why/how humans move the way they do and how it influences how they move within the golf swing and how we can help learn and improve our movement performance.

Mark works with and supports over 500 PGA coaches and has worked with to date over 175 PGA/DP tour professionals, including 11 major champions.

The two day seminar includes lunch and coffee. Fees:

• CPG Member Country Preferred Pricing – €690
• Non-CPG Member Country – € 790

Register by 26.04.2024 on a first come, first serve principle. The number of participants is limited at 20.

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2 day Seminar for Golf Coaches:

Andreas Kali’s “Whole Istic” View On Developing Golfers, is an opportunity to learn directly from him as he shares his systematic approach to improving player performance of all skill levels. The two day seminar is highly interactive and will combine theory with a hands on approach to improve the learning experience for everyone.

Attendees will leave the seminar with tools to improve: Performance and swing analysis, player communication, order of technical changes, drills, transfer, games, learning environment and more…

The two day seminar includes lunch and coffee. Fees:

• CPG Member Country Preferred Pricing – €690
• Non-CPG Member Country – € 790

Register by 05.04.2024 on a first come, first serve principle. The number of participants is limited at 20

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Dr Mark Bull: The relationship between the physical possibilities and impossibilities and the swing

When: 17 October, 2022 – 09:00 – 17:00

Where: Houtrak Golf, Netherlands

Price: €200 excluding VAT for PGA and GPA* members; €300 euros excluding VAT for non PGA and GPA Members. (This amount includes lunch)

Delivery Language: English

Mark Bull will visit Amsterdam on the 17th of October and will share his knowledge about the golf swing in combination with possibilities and impossibilities. He will spend the entire day working at Houtrak Golf with interested golf professionals and physiotherapists. You will be able to immediately apply the information that Mark provides in practice.

Topics that will be discussed include:

• Anatomical imbalances and how they affect how we move/sway.
• Understanding why we move the way we do within the golf swing.
• How we learn movement within the golf swing.
• Movements that may be related to pain/injury
• Movements consistent with clubhead speed.
• Use of case studies around player development, both in terms of performance and well-being.
• Understanding 3D kinematic data in addition to club kinetics and ground reaction forces.
• Exploring the story behind the data, what did the player do to produce the values we see on the screen…
• It will be a practical day where theory will alternate with practice.

Program:

• 09:00 reception
• 09.30 start program part 1
• 13:00 Lunch
• 14.00 start program part 2
• 16.30-1700 end of program

Prices:

• 200 euros excluding VAT for PGA and GPA* members.
• 300 euros excluding VAT for non PGA and GPA Members.
• This amount includes lunch; *GPA – Golf Physiotherapist Organisation

Minimum number of participants 10
Maximum number of participants 24

To Register Contact jh@pgaholland.nl

The PGA of Belgium’s modernisation of coaching work and services seminar with Paul Kaster, Kayleigh Franklin and Dr. Nick Molinaro is open to all PGA Members.

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Modernisation of coaching work and services seminar with Paul Kaster, Kayleigh Franklin and Dr. Nick Molinaro

When: 3-day seminar, Wednesday 26 October – Friday 28, 10am-5pm (Possibilities of coming to one day only)

Where: Royal Bercuit Golf Club, Belgium

Price: PGA Members – 335€ or 125€/day

Delivery Language: English

Major education seminar of the season where we hope to see as many pros as we can, as we will be covering the modernisation of the coaching work and establishing how to build ones coaching services in these modern days and reach international appeal!

With special intervention by Kayleigh Franklin (TPI level 3) on site on the 26th and by Dr. Nick Molinaro by video conference.

All 3 days will have specific contents that are possible to follow day by day, as you will be able to discover in the following schedule:

Day 1:

1. Paul & Kayleigh Franklin Introduction
2. The Assessment Process & Live Lesson with a Junior Anthony Selects (?)
   1. How Paul starts with a client
   2. Kayleigh’s Role in the Assessment
3. Creating a Plan
   1. Paul determines plan based on the player’s goals, movement capabilities, apparent “golf IQ.” Plan takes into account fitness issues if Kayleigh is able to see the client first.
   2. What comes first?
   3. If Kayleigh didn’t see the client first, I conference with her and her team afterwards regarding fitness evaluation and player’s goals. Speed potential is a big subject for anything we are doing.

Day 2:

1. Morning:
   1. Paul works with player who was subject of the evaluation.
   2. Putting evaluation with the same player before launching into golf swing.
   3. Discussion of what we would do on the course if playing holes is possible as part of the evaluation.
   4. Fitness program is something they will get started on as we begin to work on golf swing things.
   5. Early golf swing work should be simple, especially if there are mobility or stability impediments that show up in the fitness screening and/or a grip change is involved in the early stages.
   6. Grip, set up and pivot/post changes can be extremely productive but also can go against a player’s DNA if they have been playing a certain way for a while. These changes need to be discussed gradually and carefully based on the player’s mental/emotional makeup and state. For the coach to observe and decide. The art of coaching.
2. Afternoon:
   1. Club fitting and it’s role in the process
   2. Performance can be bought
   3. Shoes
   4. Ball fitting
   5. Zoom Presentation by Dr. Nick Molinaro
   6. Paul discusses his mental coaching styles, who he has learned from and worked with including Dr. Nick, Bobby Foster (Golf Mental Workshop) and Dr. Rick Jensen.
   7. Discussing process oriented thinking with players early on sets the stage for how you function and communicate as a coach.

Day 3:

1. Morning:
   1. Putting
   2. Playing Lessons & On Course Assessment
   3. Using Data – GameForge & Arccos
2. Afternoon:
   1. Developing Practice Plans
   2. Focus on Skills
   3. Q&A

For more information or questions contact Director of Education of the PGA of Belgium, Anthony Otterström, at anthony.otterstrom@pga.be.

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The PGA of Denmark have revealed an exciting new educational seminar programme focused on Junior Development for early 2020, and registration is now open for all interested delegates.

Hosted by the Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort, host venue of the European Tour’s Made in Denmark Event, the series of seminars will draw key speakers from across various coaching disciplines including kinesiology, coaching children and elite level golf.

Whilst the first day will be in Danish, the final three days will be provided in English and so interested parties from international PGA’s are encouraged to attend and engage with what will be an insightful and progressive educational event.

Seminar packages are available on a daily basis with a €150 fee per day to allow flexibility to pick and choose which events to attend.

For more information and to register, please use the links below.

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PGA of Sweden present a unique event with the short game guru. James will be at PGA Sweden National to do a workshop for PGA Professionals on September 3 and 4.

After selling the first day our in just a few hours, a second day has been added. First come first served applies.

The workshop is open for PGA Professionals of any PGA.

You will learn short game and putting from one of the masters of the short game. The seminar will be both theoretical and practical containing Short Game, bunker and putting.

Venue: The PGA of Sweden National, Sweden

Date and time:

• 3 September 2019. 09:00 to aprox 17:00 (Sold out)
• 4 September 2019 09:00 to aprox 17:00 Register now! limited number of participants.

Seminar fee (including seminar, coffee and lunch):

• 2500 Sek plus VAT for PGA of Sweden members.
• 3500 Sek plus VAT for other national PGA members.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn from James in person.

Who is James

For the last 25 years James has served as the Director of Instruction at The Golf Academy at Shadow Ridge Country Club in Omaha, Nebraska. He is the 2018 PGA of America’s National Teacher of the Year and is a nine time recipient of the Nebraska PGA Section Teacher of the Year Award. He is a fixture on GOLF Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers in America list, and ranked 16thby his peers in Golf Digest in their Top 50 Best Teachers in America lsit, but first among short game specialists. He has shared his unique beliefs on short game performance and effective coaching though a DVD Instruction Series entitled “Phase 5 System” and authored two books, Your Short Game Solution: Mastering The Finesse Game from 120 Yards and In and Your Putting Solution:A Tour Proven Approach to Mastering the Greens.

James is on the Titleist Performance Institute Advisory board and shared his knowledge and experiences with many pro’s around world including his own Coaches Only Short Game Workshop, Golf Education Asia, The World Golf Fitness Summit, PGA Sweden, PGA Spain and the Federation de Golf Columbia. He is the current Short Game Coach to 13 fully exempt Tour players including Stewart Cink, Ben Crane, Tom Pernice and 17 Ricoh Women’s Open Champion I.K. Kim.

Click Here to Register Now at PGASweden.com

Registration Closes – Nov 09, 2017

Price – $119.00

Participating in a U.S. Kids Golf Certified Coach Seminar enhances the coach’s knowledge of all aspects of youth golf that can be utilized to enhance his/her current program or provide the basis for establishing new offerings. Areas of focus during the seminar include:

Perfect Swings Begin with the Perfect Fit:

The importance of properly-fitted clubs to maximize success for both young golfers and their coaches. Proprietary research on swing speed development for junior golfers.

Scaling the Game:

Research regarding proper length of course setup for players based on their driver carry distance will be provided so that coaches will become experts in golf course setup and yardages. Tailoring the course for young golfers will result in lower scores, encouraging more rounds and increasing retention.

Enhancing Current Junior Programs:

Tools, resources, best practices and bringing “fun” to their junior programs through a games-based curriculum. The seminars will feature an outdoor session that will demonstrate game-based learning with games from the U.S. Kids Golf Book of Games.

Other topics presented in more detail include:

• Analysis of golf participation and programs vs. other youth sports.
• “Scaling” of the following elements for youth: Equipment, The Golf Course, Competition and Instruction.
• Parental involvement and introduction to the “Positive Coaching Alliance”.
• High-quality instruction focusing on fun and achievement while teaching fundamentals.
• Introduction to golf-specific games to serve as a key component in instruction.

Completing the Certified Coach process

Certified Coach Frequently Asked Questions

LOCATION – Gut Kaden Golf and Land Club GmbH, Kadener Straße 9 , D-25486 Alveslohe

DATE AND TIME – Thursday, 9 November | 8:15-16:30

HOTEL INFORMATION –  A limited number of rooms are available at Gut Kaden.  Reservations can be made at Gut Kaden.

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Details can be found below and by clicking the links to enquire/find out more.

18 July – Decade Course Management Systems Seminar, Scott Fawcett

31 July – Jo Mayo/Jeff Smith/Sasho Mackenzie

The sessions will be facilitated by PGA of GB&I Fellow Professional, Kevin Flynn and features a range of diverse speakers:

• David Todhunter – 4D Motion Sports
• Scott Fawcett – Playing Lesson
• Terry Hashimoto – BODiTrak Sports
• Graeme McDowall – Constraints Led Practice
• Adrian Rietveld & Mark Thistleton – Club Fitting
• Nigel Tilley – European Tour Physiotherapist

Date: 2 & 3 March 2017
Venue: North Hants Golf Club, UK
Cost: £195

For more information contact Kevin Flynn @ kevin1flynn@hotmail.com

The PGA of Sweden invite all PGA Professional Members to their PGA Summit from 8-10 March at Hotel Tylösand in Halmstad, Sweden.

The theme for the day is “The Leading Edge” and refers partly to the blade, technology and leadership. You will be able to meet a number of interesting speakers who will share their knowledge in a variety of areas that you find useful in your professional role.

Speakers include:

• Cameron McCormick
• Anna Wilson
• Christer Olsson
• Maria Möller
• Anna Iwarsson
• Viktor Gustavsson

The course fee for the PGA’s Summit 2150SEK +VAT and includes lunch on Wednesday – Friday and Annual Meeting Dinner.

The price is valid until February 8. Thereafter, the fee is 2500SEK +VAT. The PGA Summit is open only for PGA members and specially invited guests.

Click here to find out more and register your place: http://eur.pe/2h7cLtW

PROGRAM

WEDNESDAY

Thursday

Friday

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The Teaching & Coaching Conference takes place at Hotel Scandic Sydhavnen in Copenhagen, Denmark and will see Mike Adams, Scott Fawcett and Scott Lynn present in various seminars across the conference days.

Several suppliers will also attend at the seminars, giving attendees the opportunity to speak to representatives from Smart to Move, My Swing, Flightscope and Trackman.

PGA Professionals can find out more about the schedule and speakers by downloading the ‘Danish Teaching & Coaching Conference 2017’ PDF, with registrations being made directly with the PGA of Denmark’s Steffen Jacobsen (steffen@pga.dk). Registrations close Sunday 15th January 2017.

Click here to download ‘Danish Teaching & Coaching Conference 2017’ PDF (1.3MB)

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

ADDITIONAL DAYS

MIKE ADAMS & SCOTT LYNN – BIOSWING MECHANICS LEVEL 2 – UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING

Dr. Brian Hemmings with England National Coaches:

Graham Walker, David Ridley AFPGA, Paul Ashwell FPGA, Luke Whiting

Wednesday 16th November 2016

Northampton Golf Club

The speakers see this masterclass as an opportunity to share their unique experiences in working with professional, international amateur, county players and golfers of all abilities over many years.

You should attend if you….

• Want to take part in a unique one-day training opportunity with leading coaches who have worked with leading professionals, England squads, and golfers of all levels for over three decades
• Are a PGA Professional and want to increase your mental coaching skills and impact with players
• Are a practitioner/coach working with golfers to develop their mental skills
• Are a sport psychologist and want to learn about coaches application of psychology in learning and performance

What you will gain from the Masterclass….

• Innovative techniques that have been used for player and coach development
• Skills and strategies to build players’ confidence
• A chance to see mindfulness techniques applied to golf
• Structuring practice for maximum engagement
• Creating a coaching environment that challenges and excites players
• A certificate of attendance.
• PGA Professionals will be credited with 25 CPD points by The PGA of GB&I for successful completion/participation of this course.

Fee: £95.00. Fee includes lunch and refreshments. *A reduced fee is available for PGA Assistants. *Please email for group booking rates (3 or more)

**Early Booking Fee**: £85.00. The full amount must be paid by 31st August. Fee includes lunch and refreshments.

Booking Forms & Payment Methods: A booking form with a range of payment options, and extensive venue details can be found at www.golfmind.co.uk/masterclasses-in-sport-and-golf-psychology

Call now to discuss your Masterclass place on 07908 677660 or e-mail brian@golfmind.co.uk.

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13 speakers each had 20 minutes to deliver their short, sharp and concise points around a variety of subject matter from specific areas of coaching and performance, such as a blueprint for how PGA Professionals can prepare games and environments for youth golfers, to how golf can be used to cure some of the world’s educational, economical, social & environmental issues.

“It was a great idea to have speakers presenting for 20 minutes,” said PGA of Hungary General Secretary, Áron Makszin.  “I think I can remember most things as it was not one speaker going for an hour where you might lose your attention.  You then have your focus tuned up for the next speaker so I thought it was a good idea.”

“I thought it might be a bit hectic but it was very good and very interesting,” said Wojciech Wasniewski (PGA of Poland).  “There was lots of mingling going on in the coffee breaks and I’m really glad I came along.”

Presenter, Sarah Claridge (PGA of Great Britain & Ireland), said: “My 20 minutes was around tapping into on-course emotions…but it was a nightmare for me!  I do three-and-a-half hour workshops and one day programmes so to do something in 20 minutes was a good experience and I learnt from it.”

“With 20 minutes then I think you can listen to things better – you remember more of it if it’s 20 minutes instead of an hour or two…it’s nicely compact,” added Ryan Gould (PGA of Austria).

“I think you can take something from everybody,” said Damian MacPherson (PGA of Hungary).  “There’s a lot of things that we’re all doing that are reinforced…now I need to sit down and go through everything I’ve learnt…I think everyone will take away something from the event and become better coaches, better players, whatever they want to do.”

“It was tough!” said speaker, Mark Taylor (PGA of Great Britain & Ireland).  “Having presented in various areas, 20 minutes was tough to condense content into.  I think for a delegate sitting and listening then it’s a great way to go. The ‘TED Talk’s idea, getting so much more into a day and it’s a real learning experience and a great way of doing it in the future.”

Attending delegates also had the opportunity to discuss the speakers’ ideas and thoughts during various networking breaks, and also gain access to video of all 13 full presentations to review the sessions and materials as much as they wish to.

‘A.S.K.’, standing for ‘Attributes.Skills.Knowledge.’, is the Confederation of Professional Golf’s initiative to help share useful, relevant and interesting content to its Member Country PGAs and their individual PGA Professionals members through various written, video, live and audio media.

The ‘A.S.K. Workshops’ are the first live element within the initiative giving all PGA Professionals a platform to share experiences, ideas and stories in front of a live audience.

If individuals are interested in the opportunity to find out more about the event’s sessions, or make the most of their 20 minutes at future A.S.K. Workshops by presenting, then please get in contact at aw@CPG.com.

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A lot has changed since those days but some things have remained the same.

In my presentation in Hungary, I will kick-start the day with my Top 5 (In honour of TOTP!) tips to do our bit, as coaches and administrators, in helping the players of tomorrow develop. My top 5, in keeping with the modern Holistic approach we have to our game, include Psychological, Physiological and technical nuggets.

To whet the appetite, I will give you number 6, didn’t make it into the top 5, but important none the less.

Communicate with young players’ parents:

When beginning the journey with these kids, it is almost as important to keep the parents as up to speed as the kids on what you are doing and the reasons and rationale behind your interventions. It is an investment that can be taxing and time consuming but definitely worth investing in. Parents like to know what the plan is and what their kids are up to.

Studies show that Parents of performing players reduce their involvement as time goes on, so the key here is to invest early when it is appropriate and effective.

See you all in Hungary!

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To create happy and well-educated Citizen Golfers is my dedication.

I was very lucky to meet Bill Owens in 1993 and decided to work with him since 1995.

Bill is Golf Professional Member of PGA of Great Britain & Ireland since 1976 who moved to France in 1991. Shortly afterwards he created a very unique approach based on sensations, balance and co-ordination that allows everyone to find their inner natural swing and therefore enables them to play golf very quickly.

A lot has happened since 1997 when we first created the “Association pour le Golf Educatif”.

Since then, Golf has become THE Educational and Environment Tool for tomorrow !

In fact, it’s one of the best ways to teach moral and civic education (like all sports you might say!) although it is not only a sport but also a GAME, filled with values and virtues. This is what makes it accessible to everyone and not just to sportsmen. As a matter of fact, golf is probably “the” game for all sportsmen !

I believe it therefore essential to put the GAME back into our daily lives.

PLAYING helps to reconsolidate the rules, to stop fighting, and to recreate a social bond between different kinds of people.

Redefining the fundamental principles (for oneself and for the game) thanks to a personal instruction guide will inevitably boost behaviour as a group.

The project is called “Educational Golf” but it’s no longer a project!  As part of their school syllabus, hundreds of kids from 18 different French towns, now PLAY at auto-educating themselves each week and are proud of their actions, replanting trees on waste and uncultivated land. Some have even found employment in this new environment.

I’m sure that you’ll look at our game differently afterwards, which I hope you’ll go on to share the idea with as many people as possible.

Ready to PLAY ?

How about Golf…? (Why not Golf…?)

Pre-Reading:

• www.triangulaid.com/en
• www.triangulaid.com/up/presentation-of-adge.pdf
• In French: www.triangulaid.com/golf-educatif
• Golf Educatif Website: www.golfeducatif.org

For more information and to register visit http://eur.pe/ASKWorkshops-Hungary

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The event will take place on 26th July this year in Budapest, Hungary, and is open to any PGA Professionals to join.  Registration is €99 and includes access to the full day of presentations, Q&A sessions, networking with the speakers, along with coffee breaks and buffet lunch during the day.

The day will begin with presentations from David Kearney (PGA of GB&I), Jim van Heuven van Staereling (PGA of Holland), and Steven Orr, who recently became the PGA of GB&I’s youngest ever Master Professional.

Sarah Claridge (PGA of GB&I) will draw on her expertise with the mental game looking at on-course emotions, whilst Ian Peek (PGA of Germany and GB&I), will be looking at ‘Barriers and Coping Resources’, and is followed by the inclusive golf specialist, Craig Thomas (PGA of GB&I).

European Senior Tour player and commentator, Paul Eales (PGA of GB&I), will look at how players can practice more effectively, with England Golf’s Mark Taylor (PGA of GB&I) explaining how Professionals can support facilities with membership and recruitment.

Junior specialist, Jesus Rodriguez (PGA of Spain), will look at various games and environments for youth golf, along with the Confederation of Professional Golf’s own Director of Education & Membership, Tony Bennett (PGA of GB&I), looking at the work of the Association in golf development, and SNAG Golf’s Dan Killen will join speakers looking at their approach to junior golf development.

Finishing off the day, the PGA of France’s Stéphane Bachoz will give delegates a look behind the scenes at the successful ‘Golf Educatif’ project and the importance of play in junior golf, while Confederation of Professional Golf Education Committee Chairman, Jonathan Mannie (PGA of Austria), will explain how he has worked with aspiring elite golfers.

The first ‘A.S.K. Workshops’ event, titled ‘Developing the Players of Tomorrow’, will see each of the 12 speakers present for exactly 20 minutes to share a story, present an idea, and pass on their thoughts about junior coaching and development in golf.

‘A.S.K.’, standing for ‘Attributes.Skills.Knowledge.’, is the Confederation of Professional Golf’s initiative to help share useful, relevant and interesting content to its Member Country PGAs and their individual PGA Professionals members through various written, video, live and audio media.

The ‘A.S.K. Workshops’ are the first live element within the initiative and will give PGA Professionals a platform to share their experiences, ideas and thoughts on junior golf in front of an audience who will be able to listen to, and interact with, the speakers.

View the Full Schedule & Register at http://eur.pe/ASKWorkshops-Hungary

For more information about the 2016 A.S.K. Workshops visit http://eur.pe/ASKWorkshops-Hungary, follow @PGAsofEurope on Twitter and search #ASKWorkshops, or like the Confederation of Professional Golf Facebook Page.

There is nothing much wrong with Golf. The game that we play, which by my definition is a sport where we take a stick, hit an object to a target that is either in, on or above the ground, is old. In fact, Golf is very old. 600 years or more we are informed. Well if it’s old it must be good, otherwise, it would have died, or at least be on its death bed.

Solo Synchronised Swimming (Los Angeles Olympics 1984), yes I could not believe it either, is one such sport that is no longer practised, while Croquet, Tug-of-War and Rackets are little more than niche sports.

The demise of Golf is exaggerated, it is not dying as some people would have you believe. Perhaps, as is the case with an old car or house for that matter, Golf could have done with a little renovation and restoration towards the end of the last century, but when things were going well, why would it change?

Initiatives such as Sprint6Golf and Golf Educatif will at least, in my opinion, make a difference. Each keeps the fundamental principles of golf at their core and address the key issues of time, cost and difficulty. The PGA Junior Golf League is growing the number of kids engaged in the sport in the USA and soon in Europe, while Golf Europe’s GoGolf Europe project is now being trialled in five countries with the objective of keeping adolescents in the game for longer.

Golf development is about making sure that people have a chance to take part in the sport, ensuring that all sections of the community are aware of available activities, and letting them know where they can get involved. I have long been an advocate of the golf professional having the capability to transform into a Golf Developer, a bit like Clark Kent who works as a newspaper journalist for the Daily Planet, only to change into Superman at a moments notice. Golf Developers ooze a passion for the sport, organise golf related activities, distribute information, arrange taster sessions, coaching and put like-minded people together. The golf developer is a facilitator who makes things happen.

If you want some things to change, then you have to change some things. Often it starts with ourselves. Perhaps you can consider the five questions that always get me thinking about the realisation of the things that I want to achieve.

To achieve my objective:

1. What type of person do I need to become?
2. What attitude do I need to have?
3. What do I need to learn?
4. Who can help me to develop the attitudes, skills and knowledge that I need?
5. What barriers do I need to overcome?

See you in Budapest.

For more information and to register visit http://eur.pe/ASKWorkshops-Hungary

For more information about the 2016 A.S.K. Workshops visit http://eur.pe/ASKWorkshops-Hungary, follow @PGAsofEurope on Twitter and search #ASKWorkshops, or like the Confederation of Professional Golf Facebook Page.

The first ‘A.S.K. Workshops’ event, titled ‘Developing the Players of Tomorrow’, will see each of the 12 speakers present for exactly 20 minutes to share a story, present an idea, and pass on their thoughts about junior coaching and development in golf.

‘A.S.K.’, standing for ‘Attributes.Skills.Knowledge.’, is the Confederation of Professional Golf’s initiative to help share useful, relevant and interesting content to its Member Country PGAs and their individual PGA Professionals members through various written, video, live and audio media.

The ‘A.S.K. Workshops’ are the first live element within the initiative and will give PGA Professionals a platform to share their experiences, ideas and thoughts on junior golf in front of an audience who will be able to listen to, and interact with, the speakers.

Confederation of Professional Golf Director of Education and Membership, Tony Bennett, said, “If you want to make some changes in your life, then you have got to make some changes in your life! The opportunity to listen to, learn from, and question people who have a proven record of success in their respective fields is one sure way to be able to develop new skills and gain new knowledge, which can then be used to make the changes that you want.

“The A.S.K. Workshops approach ensures that from the great menu of speakers on offer that all participants will pick up valuable and practical ideas”.

Each of the sessions will also be recorded and excerpts used to create digital video content. The quality and quantity of A.S.K. content available is growing, as the Association aims to make it easier to consume shorter, sharper pieces of content in line with the trends seen across the globe in digital media and online education.

The event will take place on 26^th July this year in Hungary at the Abacus Hotel just outside of the country’s capital city, Budapest, and will bring together PGA Professionals such as Paul Eales, Sarah Claridge, Steven Orr, and Ian Peek, as speakers.

The event is open to any PGA Professionals to join for the day of education – registration is €99 and includes access to the full day of presentations, question and answer sessions, networking opportunities with the speakers and other audience members, along with coffee breaks and buffet lunch during the day.

For more information and to register visit http://eur.pe/ASKWorkshops-Hungary

For more information about the 2016 A.S.K. Workshops visit http://eur.pe/ASKWorkshops-Hungary, follow @PGAsofEurope on Twitter and search #ASKWorkshops, or like the Confederation of Professional Golf Facebook Page.

Research has shown coaching and the relationships between players, parents and diverse coaches to be an often “messy” and complex process. My interest in the subject of inter-coach relationships initially stems from my own experiences during an eight year period (2001-2008) where I was a highly motivated junior coach at Sigmaringen Golf Club in South-West Germany.

During that period and under my guidance, our junior programme developed 5 elite players who went on to gain state (regional) or national recognition through their on-course achievements.  My relationship with the various county and national coaches during that period varied from very collaborative to passive-aggressive to non-existent.

Feedback from many home and regional/national coaching colleagues throughout Europe indicate tension or a lack of communication often exists between them and one can reasonably assume these seemingly fractured relationships impact negatively upon player development.

During my 2015 Coaches Circle presentation I will initially discuss the “why?” behind the differing relationships between home and county/national coaches.  Part of this discussion will cover the micro-politics of governing bodies within Golf, the various effect of pyramid systems on coaches and players, and why coaches may find it difficult to “park their ego” when working with junior players.

To conclude my presentation I will suggest two possible strategies for developing more productive home and regional/national coach relationships.

Pre-Event Reading

• Branton, J. A. (2013) Understanding the relationships between parents, coach and golfer and their Role in talent development (MPhil Dissertation, University of Birmingham).
• Collins, D., Abraham, A., & Collins, R. (2012). On Vampires and Wolves—Exposing and exploring reasons for the differential impact of coach education. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 43(3), 255.
• Carfaro, V. A. (2013) Early developmental experiences of professional golfers: a case study from the UK (MPhil Dissertation, University of Birmingham).
• Jones, R. L., Armour, K. M., & Potrac, P. (2002). Understanding the coaching process: A framework for social analysis. Quest, 54(1), 34-48.
• Jowett, S., & Cockerill, I. M. (2003). Olympic medallists’ perspective of the althlete–coach relationship. Psychology of sport and exercise, 4(4), 313-331.

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Dr. Hemmings has provided a discounted rate for PGA Professionals that are members of Confederation of Professional Golf Member Countries that enables them to get a substantial discount on the fully online programme that is available in English, German/Deutsche and Spanish/Español.

Information on the Programme, as well as the discount code for PGA Members, can be found by downloading the PDF Information document using the button below.

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For more information contact Dr Brian Hemmings at brian@golfmind.co.uk

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A young girl starts her journey into sport and finds she enjoys it greatly.

Community, friendships, challenges are all part of her life now and she really loves it. She gets good, improves, and moves her way along the pathway to land at High Performance level.

But is there a cost, a price to pay?

In our presentation we look at the possible roadblocks and perhaps how they can be avoided or at least smoothly navigated:

• Girls are not small boys. Attention and awareness on the difference is a must.
• The role of the parent…Enabler or Disabler – How can we help the parents of our athletes to understand what strategies may   be helpful and also those that may be destructive?
• Push/Pull: The dynamics of crafted encouragement.
• Onboarding and off boarding of players in a responsible manner. If the players know what is expected, then it is clear and De-selection becomes less contentious.
• Why mindfulness is so important in young people in today’s environment.
• Developing a like-minded coaching team, with the culture of the team in mind.
• Duty of care – Do we fully understand what this is?
• School work and its balance, why is this really important particularly in Europe. What is the culture of education in your set-up?
• Feedback… The need for it and a proper approach.
• Planning and de-briefing. A model for your mission.

Pre-Event Reading

• ‘From Teacher to Friend: The evolving nature of the coach-athlete relationship’, Philippe et al
• ‘A systematic review of social support in youth sport,” Daragh Sheridan, Pete Coffee, David Lavelle
• ‘Adolescent athletes’ learning about coping and the roles of parents and coaches,’ Katherine A. Tamminen, Nicholas L.Holt
• ‘Mission and Debriefing: A model from the Irish Defense Forces’
• ‘Beyond winning and losing: Guidelines for evaluating high performance coaches,’ Cliff Mallett and Jean Cote
• ‘From Pre-Elite to Elite: The pathway travelled by adolescent golfers,’ R.J Hayman, E.Borkoles, J.A Taylor, B.Hemmings, R.C.Polman

Books:

• Where ever you go, there you are,’ Jon Kabat-Zinn
• ‘Flagging the Screenager: Guiding Your Child Through Adolescence and Young Adulthood,’ Dr.Harry Barry and Enda Murphy
• ‘Flourishing,’ Dr.Maureen Gaffney

For more information on the 2015 Coaches Circle Visit the Event Hub Page: http://eur.pe/2015CoachesCircle

21 countries were represented at the event and were brought together under the umbrella theme of youth golf and to time with the EGA’s European Team Shield Championship.

With subject matter such as working with federations, junior player development, high performance in youth golf, junior academies and coaching relationships, the event has already received hugely positive praise:

“The feedback we’ve received so far has been excellent – really first class,” said Confederation of Professional Golf Director of Education & Membership, Tony Bennett.  “With the format we have it is very interactive and rather than just have ‘talking heads’…this has been an opportunity for the delegates to really dig into the minds and souls of the speakers.

“Coaches Circle is a ‘mastermind’ group where coaches are of a like-mind but also a like-task, having similar things to do in terms of dealing with players, national teams, etc., are given an opportunity to work together, bounce ideas off each other… and perhaps give a bit of support.”

The education event continued its tradition of selecting some of the best speakers from across the continent and further afield to educate, inform and discuss the subject matter of youth golf.

“We always take the view that we have lots of good speakers and lots of good people in Europe, and with that in mind you don’t always have to go for celebrity teachers,” added Bennett.  “There’s lots of good work getting done out there every day on every driving range somewhere in Europe.  Those people are working with the players at the sharp end and understand what is going on.  So we felt as though we could put a very good group of people together from that background.”

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The interaction between a federation and their national coach is a fundamental of any success which the players will have on the course. A harmonious relationship must exist in spirit of mutual trust and respect. A thorough understanding of the selection structure, aspirations and needs of the federation is perhaps the most important first step.

Once fully understood, the relationship can develop and be hugely beneficial for all parties, federation, coach and most importantly for the players. The coach is effectively a bridge to connect the federation and players, and if the objectives of one collide with the other then it will be the coach who has to deal with the impact.  It is obvious that the coach must deliver on the federations objectives, but must also protect the interests of the players.

Coaching a group of talented athletes is always a challenge and involves some key areas that require understanding:

• Understanding of the standard of golf throughout Europe
• Understanding entry criteria into top amateur tournaments
• Understanding the development of players from good to elite players

Transparency in the structure, selection criteria and reporting is a must and should be laid out in the contract, whilst clarity in the expectations of all concerned will make things easier and as time goes on.

During the presentation I will also look at some of the concepts that I have developed which help to define my approach to coaching national teams that will act as a ‘how-to’ guide.

One of these is BTMES, which stands for Body, Technique, Mental, Emotional and Social.  Working with these five areas as key markers in your schedule and programme will help address many challenges before they become a bigger issue.

In preparation for the presentation I would encourage you to look into the structures of federations, how national teams are established, as well as the selection criteria that are commonly used for national players.

For more information on the 2015 Coaches Circle Visit the Event Hub Page: http://eur.pe/2015CoachesCircle

A  hugely successful online course for PGA teaching professionals accredited for 100 CPD Points.

This fully online course is packed with practical activities for the PGA professional to guide players through improving their mental game, and is endorsed by some of England’s best coaches. Coaches can complete the course at home so they will have no travel costs or time away from their work. All coaches need is a player to work with and the time to complete the course activities. The course takes on average 25 hours to complete.

Includes material and coaching resources on:

• Motivation and Assessing Needs
• Mental Skills for Golf
• Techniques to Coach

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• When: Thursday 9th July 2015 from 10.00 until 16.00
• Where: Harvest Fields Centre, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B75 5TJ, UK

Speaking in the UK for the first time in over 15 years, Prof. Wulf , one of the world’s leading experts in the field skill acquisition, will share the results of two decades of peer reviewed, innovative research. Her studies have covered an extensive range of sports including, basketball, football, golf, tennis etc, and she and her colleagues have shown that by simply directing a player’s attention appropriately you can significantly enhance learning…..skill acquisition/retention…..and performanceunder pressure. This inspirational and ground-breaking presentation is aimed at coaches, managers and everyone involved in sport who is passionate about developing world class performers!

Prof. Wulf is joined by Dr. Rebecca Lewthwaite, an expert in the area of self-controlled practice. This fascinating research demonstrates that when players are given choice in a task as opposed to specific instruction skill development is consistently enhanced.

Stuart Armstrong, Player Pathways Development Manager at The Rugby Football Union and PGA professionals and England Golf Coaches Kendal McWade and Steven Orr will share their 50+ years of coaching experiences and how they have practically integrated Professor Wulf’s research into their coaching.

Tickets are £150 but available at a discounted rate of £99 for PGA professionals.

Click here to book your place: http://eur.pe/1KjW5FO

*Please note this seminar is not a Confederation of Professional Golf event and the Association accepts no responsibility for any Terms and Conditions regarding the event.

The purpose of this presentation is to look closely at the development of junior players who are close to, or have just begun to play, for their country in national and international matches.

Working with many talented junior players individually and also as an England Golf coach for the south-east of England, several players make the step up, while many more don’t.  This presentation will attempt to answer the following questions;

• What skills do junior players need to move up from regional to national level?
• What is the difference between those who move up and those who don’t?
• What happens when roadblocks appear? And should the coach create these intentionally?
• How can a coach implement mental skills into the players training? And which are most important for a player at this stage of development
• How can a coach effectively create habit change in junior golfers?

In an attempt to answer these questions, this presentation will draw on research on psychology, motivation and habit change as well as looking at real world case studies of players that have progressed and those that haven’t and reasons why.

Pre-Event Reading

• Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals (Duckworth et al., 2007) – PDF 0.5MB

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Dr. Brian Hemmings & Dr. Richard Cox

Wednesday 21st January 2015

Central Location: Holiday Inn, Rugby-Northampton, J18 of M1, NN6 7XR, United Kingdom

‘Approved by the British Psychological Society Learning Centre for the purposes of Continuing Professional Development’

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‘Approved by the PGA of Great Britain & Ireland for 25 CPD points’

*Reduced Fees for Postgraduate Students/BPS Stage 2 Trainees/BASES SE Candidates/PGA Assistants*

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Taking place at Chervó Golf Hotel Spa & Resort in San Vigilio, Pozzolengo, for the second consecutive year, the 5-day event saw some of Europe’s best coaches and education professionals join together to focus intently on the transition period between being an elite amateur and a professional making their way on one of the Tours.

Director of Education and Membership for The Confederation of Professional Golf, Tony Bennett (pictured below), expressed his satisfaction on the quality of engagement from the delegates, “Coaches Circle has always been about offering coaches the opportunity to really get an insight into the minds and hearts of our speakers.

“We have consistently brought experts to the event from the world of coaching who are happy to share their knowledge. The quality and quantity of questions from the floor was impressive and certainly speaking at Coaches Circle is not for the faint hearted, as these coaches really like to quiz our experts.”

This year’s Heads of Training was as very focused on the new European Education Level System (EELS) and it’s implementation across Europe and the wider membership. “EELS offers us a completely new way of assessing PGA professional education programmes”, said Tony

“The work we have done in the Leonardo da Vinci funded Golf Stand project, [which had 16 partners from across the industry], was the forerunner to the EELS document. We now have a very reliable set of standards and learning outcomes which, not only help assess the competence of Golf professionals but also help those responsible for education and training to develop or improve their existing programmes to meet industry needs.”

Highlights from the week included the Italian Women’s Skiing Coach, and much decorated skier himself, Michael ‘Much’ Maier, who spoke about the relative similarities and parallels between his work in skiing and the role of a golf coach; Ladies Golfing Union of Ireland PGA Professional, David Kearney, discussing how players can best move into the American college golf system; and European Tour caddie, Dominic Bott, spoke about how he worked with Professionals to get the best from their game.

Former European Tour winner and current member of the European Tour Board, Paul Eales, was twice in front of the delegates – once in a panel alongside former European Tour players Massimo Scarpa and Silvio Grappasonni, discussing their transitions from players to coaches, and again where he presented about the players’ transitions from amateur to professional golf.

Nicola De Pisapia, PhD. from neuro-science startup company, Neocogita, spoke about ‘mindfulness’ and the benefits of mental training for athletes, and even gave delegates the chance to be tested using their new systems and software for measuring the physiological response of the body to stress and stimuli, and explained the practical application of this technology within the game.

PGA of Spain Professional and Technical Director for the Royal Federation of Spain, Jesús Rodriguez, discussed how the Spanish Federation developed a high performance centre for their players and what are the key components that go in to creating successful players.

Highly experienced Sports Psychologist and former Lead Psychologist for England Golf, Brian Hemmings, spoke in both halves of the CCHoTS week discussing transitions of amateur golfers to professional golfers, as well as the move that playing professional make into the teaching professional world. Practical sessions for delegates also gave them the chance to experience some of the topics in action out on the practice facilities.

The Heads of Training Summit also gave the Confederation of Professional Golf’s Tony Bennett and Education Committee member, Jim van Heuven, the opportunity to discuss the new European Education Level System (EELS) that is being brought into use across the Association’s member countries. They also carried out specific one-to-ones with other members of the Education Committee to work with each country to begin the process of recognition under the new EELS system.

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For more information visit the CCHoTS Hub Page – http://eur.pe/2014cchots, follow @PGAsofEurope on Twitter search the Hashtag ‘#CCHoTS’, or like the Confederation of Professional Golf Facebook Page.

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