Physical Solutions partnered with the innovate online coaching team at Smartpro to produce a comprehensive golf fitness resource to be included on their coach support platform. This comprehensive golf fitness programme is now available as a stand alone downloadable product for health and fitness professionals, or coaches, teachers and physical education providers interested in golf fitness and physical training.
- The resource is constructed as a practitioner/coach tool, and printable for use with players
- The user manual outlines its applications
- Short and long term planning are supported by provided pathways, grids and sequencers
- It is comprehensive fitness programme and the exercise sequences are beautifully illustrated
- 8 colour coded sections cover warm-ups, co-ordination, dynamic stability, balance and strength etc
- Session scenarios such as “creating power” or “resisting sway” etc are included
- The activities and exercises illustrated require minimal equipment
- The training themes follow a functional “movement improvement” approach to athletic development
- Pairs activities and games are included
- The resource is split into sections for ease of printing
This resource is illustrated with teenage golfers, and its content was always designed to be youth friendly and to support golf long term athlete development programmes. However it’s activities and exercise pathways are just as relevant to the adult golfer as they are to the junior. The resource follows a “foundation” or “fundamental” movement training pathway: