Coaching Golf Successfully

Description Table of Contents Author Coaching Golf Successfully is a standout resource for golf coaches and instructors. It’s specifically designed to help you build winning golf programs. You will learn how to conduct effective practice sessions, identify technical flaws more easily, and teach winning strategies. Included with the instruction are stories and examples of what has worked for other coaches across the country. Because of the highly technical nature of golf, great emphasis is put on teaching swing technique. The book covers subjects such as mastering contact, ball flight, and distance; focusing on the short game; improving scoring performance; and developing a pre-shot routine. Author Bill Madonna, who has been a PGA teaching professional for 30 years and has conducted more than 40,000 golf lessons, clearly understands the philosophy of coaching and communicating with students. He is also the founder and head of the National Association of Golf Coach Educators (NAGCE), the organization responsible for supplying general information, teaching materials, and certification for high school golf coaches. If you are involved in coaching or working with young golfers in any way, then this is the book for you. You will receive a greater understanding of teaching the fundamentals of golf, and you will also be able to organize better practices and manage your time and resources more effectively. The methods are so straightforward and practical that you will be able to apply them to your own team immediately. Preface Part I: Coaching Foundation Chapter 1: Developing a Coaching Philosophy Chapter 2: Communicating Your Approach Chapter 3: Motivating Golfers Chapter 4: Building a School Golf Program Part II: Coaching Plans Chapter 5: Planning and Preparing for the Season Chapter 6: Coach Lesson Plans Chapter 7: Preparing for Practices Part III: Teaching Techniques and Tactics Chapter 8: Teaching by "Incremental Learning" Chapter 9: Putting Chapter 10: Chipping Chapter 11: Pitching Chapter 12: The Full Swing Chapter 13: Sand Play Part IV: Coaching Matches Chapter 14: Preparing for Matches Chapter 15: Coaching on the Course Part V: Coaching Evaluation Chapter 16: Evaluating Team Members' Performance Chapter 17: Evaluating Your Program Bill Madonna has been a PGA teaching professional for 30 years and is currently the director of instruction for the National Association of Golf Coaches and Educators (NAGCE), which he also founded. Madonna is a teaching consultant for the National Golf Foundation and serves as the national golf coach for Bermuda. He has also owned and operated the Bill Madonna Golf Academy since 1975. Madonna has earned the Teacher of the Year award and has been chosen by GOLF Magazine as one of the Top 100 Teaching Professionals in America for the last three years. He and his wife, Bonnie, live in Orlando, Florida.