GOLF ACADEMY
OUR GOAL
To develop athletes, improve golf-specific skills, create a competitive advantage, and encourage our athletes’ love for golf.
Our focus is to develop junior golf athletes (ages 5-12) & competitive junior golfers (ages 13-18) through performing age-appropriate skill acquisition drills to maximize their athletic potential. We feature a progressive and specialized program that challenges an athlete to reach their highest level of development.
TOPTEAM’s Golf Academy can address your strengths and weaknesses to determine where you stand up against elite pros, collegiate players, and juniors, while giving you the tools to take your game to the next level.
KEY FACTORS
Fundamendals
Transfer of Learning
Windows of Opportunity
Phases of Skill Development
STAGES OF DEVELOPING A GOLFER
Fundamental Movement Skills
Locomotive Skills
Run, Jump, Dodge, Skip
Stability Skills (ABC’s of Athleticism)
Agility, Balance, Coordination, Speed
Manipulative / Object Control Skills
Throw, Kick, Strike, Catch, Dribble
Awareness
Space awareness, kinesthetic awareness, rules
Fundamental Sport Skills
Golf-Specific Skills
Putting
Green Reading
Speed Control
Alignment
Chipping
Distance Control
Force Control
Full Swing
Grip, Posture, Alignment
Ball Position, Stance, Balance
Course Management
Tactics
Club Selection
Risk-Reward
WINDOWS OF TRAINABILITY
Accelerated Adaptation refers to “critical” or “sensitive periods” in a child’s development that they respond faster to a training stimulus.
Due to many factors:
Hormonal Influences
Strength Development
Nervous System Development
Muscle Fiber Type Differentiation