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Golf Long-Term Player Development Guide

This document discusses long-term player development for golf. It outlines the seven stages of long-term athlete development from active start to active for life. It emphasizes the importance of age relativity and developing physical abilities according to biological windows of opportunity. The document provides guidelines for the ratio of golf-specific skill development to physical training at different development stages. Resources for the Canadian long-term player development model are also listed.

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Golf Long-Term Player Development Guide

This document discusses long-term player development for golf. It outlines the seven stages of long-term athlete development from active start to active for life. It emphasizes the importance of age relativity and developing physical abilities according to biological windows of opportunity. The document provides guidelines for the ratio of golf-specific skill development to physical training at different development stages. Resources for the Canadian long-term player development model are also listed.

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Long-Term Player Development

For Golf

Greg Wells, Ph.D.


April 2011
Prepared by: Glenda Last Name
What is Long Term Athlete Development?

• Optimal training, competition


and recovery programming
with relation to biological
development and maturation

• Inclusive - equal opportunity


for recreation and competition

• Athlete centered, coach driven


and administration, sport
science and sponsor supported
Fundamentals
Can’t catch? Won’t play:
Age Relativity

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Age Relativity

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Tiger Woods at 2

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The Outlier: Michelle Wie

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Youth vs. Adult Environment
Active start
FUNdamentals
• The seven Learning to train
stages of Training to
Long Term train
Athlete Training to
Development compete
Training to win
Active for life
Development Stages

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Peak Height Velocity

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Early vs. Late Specialization

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Windows of Opportunity – Motor Learning
Boys & late developers are offset to the right

Trainability: L = low; M = moderate; H = high

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Windows of Opportunity – Physical Abilities
Boys & late developers are offset to the right

Trainability: L = low; M = moderate; H = high

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7 Physical Proficiencies for Golf

• Balance
• Flexibility
• Posture
• Core Strength and Stability
• Strength and Power
• Cardiovascular Endurance
• Performance Skills (nutrition, lifestyle,
environmental factors)

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7 Physical Proficiencies – Development Stages

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SUGGESTED GUIDE FOR RATIO OF GOLF-SPECIFIC
SKILL DEVELOPMENT / PHYSICAL TRAINING
(% = overall bias of training time/resources)
SKILL
80% PHYSICAL

60% 60% 60% 60%

50% 50%

40% 40% 40% 40%

20%

LEARN TRAIN LEARN TO TRAIN TO TRAIN


TO PLAY TO PLAY COMPETE COMPETE TO EXCEL EXCEL

M 9-12 M 12-16 M 16-18 M 18-23+ M 23-29 M 23+


F 8-11 F 11-15 F 15-17 F 17-23+ F 23-28 F 23+
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Resources

• www.ltad.ca

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Golf Canada Long Term Player Development Model

• www.rcga.org > Industry > Long Term Player


Devt

Please click here to download complete LTPD Guide (2.13 MB)

Please click here to download complete LTPD Brochure (1 MB)

Greg Wells, Ph.D.


[email protected]
www.drgregwells.com
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