Coaching

The County Golf Partnership Academy Programme will be taking the place of the girls development squads for 2010-11. To be a part of it, please try & attend the talent day . Book your place by phoning Pete Thorpe (see below).

L&RLCGA is supporting this programme.

 It is an exciting time in Leicestershire and Rutland for young golfers of all abilities. From September, all golfers of any ability will have the chance to try out to become part of Leicestershire and Rutland's brand new County Academy Program.

This program will give golfers aged between 9-15 years old who show potential to improve in golf the chance to gain access to high quality coaching over a sustained period of time designed to help them reach their full potential. The key aim of the Academy is to get more young golfers to the required standard to play for the county. A strong link has been developed with the current County squads and Academy players will get chances to compete against County teams.   

The Academy program is a long term athlete development program and the coaches involved will be working to make every golfer in the program the very best they can be. The players involved will all get 18 hours of coaching with their Academy coach as part of a development squad. Each player will be working to a specifically tailored program of improvement/development. Further to this, the Coaches will also be in contact regularly with the players to ensure time between the sessions is well spent.

This program will work to ensure players are directed back into their own clubs coaching systems and this program is not about stealing players from your own junior systems, quite the contrary, it is about improving the county wide pool of resources and a creating a clearer, more coherent pathway, into high quality competitive golf. Another important factor of this program is to help clubs to retain players within their membership. The program will be heavily focused on getting players working on their games back at their own clubs (or directing them to local clubs if they do not already have a club) in order to ensure they can practice and develop what they have been taught.

All this starts with two assessment days where any child aged 9-15 can come along and be assessed by the academy coaching team. From these days the development squads will be filled and the academies will start. The assessment days are completely free to all.

 

 Calling all young golfers …

 ●Aged between 9 – 15 years ?

●Have some golf experience but not necessarily a member of a club?

●Junior Member of a club but not already receiving County Golf Coaching?

 OUR NEW

County Academy Programme

is just for you!

Come along to our FREE TALENT DAYS

 Saturday September 11th - Humberstone Heights Golf Club

Sunday September 12th - Forest Hill Golf Club

These guidelines will help players and coaches to get the best out of their  time  spent  at coaching activities.  Please try and adhere to them at all times.

• ·         Arrive in good time for your session.

• ·         If  unable to attend,  tell  coach at least  24 hours  in  advance. 

• ·         Treat organisers, coaches, parents and other players with respect. 

• ·         Dress appropriately for the weather conditions.

• ·         Tell someone in authority if you wish to leave the session.

• ·         Listen to instructions and don’t distract others.

All squad players are reminded that they are required to fill in a medical consent form and inform Helen if there are any changes at any time (eg. change of emergency contact number).

                                    Helen's contact details : tel;  01455 291159

                                    email:  helen,buckingham@btinternet.com  

EGP = England Golf Partnership

TASS  = Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (Higher Education)

County Squad - Kilworth Springs GC. Coach: Mike Bent

2nd Tuesday of the month 7:30 -9:00pm (unless otherwise stated)

County Squad Programme

County Birdie Squad draws to a close.  Sunday March 7th was the last session for the six girls involved in the five days intensive course held at Forest Hill GC over the winter months. They all said how much they had learnt and how much they had enjoyed the course. Thanks to Richard, Rachel, Helen & Pete for  all their hard work and to the girls for making the most of a great opportunity to improve their golf.

The girls together with Helen, Pete Thorpe (County Development Officer), Richard Hughes (coach) and Rachel Burr (physiotherapist) at Forest Hill GC.