Description Table of Contents Author If you are involved in developing young golf teams, this book is for you. Specifically designed to help you build winning golf programs, Coaching Golf Successfully is the ideal teaching tool for coaches and golf instructors. After reading this book you will be able to conduct effective practice sessions, identify technical flaws, and teach course management. More than just stroke instruction, Coaching Golf Successfully provides a complete system for building and maintaining a successful golf program. And you also get stories and examples of what has actually worked for other coaches and instructors across the country. The methods covered in this book are so straightforward and practical that you will be able to apply them to your own team immediately. Author Bill Madonna has been a PGA teaching professional for 30 years and has conducted more than 40,000 golf lessons. 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. 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.
