Coaching Squads for 2011/12

County Squad - 2nd Tuesday each month  Kilworth Springs GC  7-8:30pm    Mike Bent

2nd Squad - 6 Sundays (half day) Oct -April -Forest Hill - Richard Hughes

Junior Development Squad - Saturdays 2-3pm - monthly-Kilworth Springs  Mike Bent

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  (eg. change of emergency contact number).

                                     Helen's contact details : tel;  01455 291159

                                    email:  helen,buckingham@btinternet.com  

L&RLCGA  County Girls Squad – 2011/12  Training Schedule

Mike Bent -Girls County Coach -   KIlworth Springs GC.

Sessions –normally 2^nd Tuesday of the month 7-8:30pm or day time during half terms. Schedule runs from October to April.

Any changes you will be notified in good time. 

• If you are unable to attend, please phone Helen 01455 291159 or Mike 01858575974

• Please arrive in good time, so that you are ready for a prompt start.

County Squad Programme 2011/12

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B Squad 2011/12 - Forest Hill GC - coach - Richard Hughes

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Junior Development Squad 2011/12  - Kilworth Springs GC. Coach - Mike Bent 

Dates   -    Saturdays 2-3pm

8th Oct, 5th Nov, 3rd Dec, 14th Jan, 3rd Mar, 7th April.

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Gainsborough Coaching Day

Sun 27th March 2011- with Steve Cooper

Ten girls made the long early morning trip to Gainsborough for a follow up day with Steve Cooper. Each girl had her swing filmed from two angles and was then given feed back. After lunch the short game area was used to practice short shots into the green and also bunker shots. Steve said he was pleased with the progress made by the girls over the winter.

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Greetham Valley Coaching Weekend

17th -18th October 2010

with Steve Cooper

We had a great two days at Greetham Valley working on all aspects of the game. Steve Cooper is an advanced fellow of the PGA, coach to many of the EWGA squads and also to a number of Ladies European Tour players. The girls were fantastic , taking in all his advice and working really hard. They all agreed that they had learnt a lot and went away full of enthusiasm to practise over the winter. Steve has given each of them an individual practice schedule to help their game.  A copy has also gone to County Girls coach Mike Bent .  Mike attended on the first day in order to link Steve’s coaching in with his  girls schedule. Mike found the day really beneficial. We are having a follow up day in the spring with Steve to see how the girls have improved. The two day course was made possible by a grant for Elite Coaching from Sport England.

 Coaching Squads for 2011

County Squad - 2nd Tuesday each month - Kilworth Springs GC  7:30-9pm    Mike Bent

Eagle Squad - 4 Sundays -winter months -Forest Hill GC 9:30am -4pm Richard Hughes

Birdie Squad - 4 Sundays -winter months - Forest Hill GC 9:30am -4pm Richard Hughes

Diddy Squad - Sunday mornings monthly -Kilworth Springs 10-11am         Mike Bent

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  (eg. change of emergency contact number).

                                     Helen's contact details : tel;  01455 291159

                                    email:  helen,buckingham@btinternet.com  

L&RLCGA  County Girls Squad – 2010/11  Training Schedule

Mike Bent -Girls County Coach -   KIlworth Springs GC.

Sessions –normally 2^nd Tuesday of the month 7:30 -9pm.

Any changes you will be notified in good time.

 July & August –no session

To be added- follow up day with Steve Cooper in the Spring at Gainsborough GC.

• If you are unable to attend, please phone Helen 01455 291159 or Mike 01858575974

• Please arrive in good time, so that you are ready for a prompt start.

County Squad - Kilworth Springs GC. Coach: Mike Bent

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

County Squad Programme 2010/11

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Eagle Squad - Forest Hill GC - coach - Richard Hughes

Maryam Khan                           Briony Allen                               Stacey Huckle

Alice Smith                                Katie Holder                              Emily Jefferson

Sundays 9:30am  - 4pm

24th Oct,    30th Jan,   6th March,  3rd April

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Birdie Squad - Forest Hill GC - coach - Richard Hughes

Ellie York                                    Laura Taylor                             Madeleine Reed

Evie Carter                                Emma Furlong                          Fame Grayson

Alice Watkins

Sundays 9:30am -4pm

7th Nov,    6th Feb,     13th March,  15th May

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Diddy Squad - Kilworth Springs GC - coach -Mike Bent

Grace Smith        Victoria Mayfield           Abigail Wilkin      Olivia Hubbard

Sundays 10-11am

Oct 21st,  Nov 14th,  Dec 12th, Jan 9th,  Feb 13th,   Mar 13th.

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                    DEVELOPMENT COACHING

The County Golf Partnership Academy Programme will be taking the place of the girls development squads for 2010-11.

Book your place by phoning Pete Thorpe :  0779 265 6904.

email:  pete.lrcgp@hotmail.co.uk

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!

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EGP = England Golf Partnership

TASS  = Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (Higher Education)

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.