COACH OF HIGH PERFORMERS
THE SKILLS OF THE COACH
GENERAL CONCEPTS INTRODUCED TO ATHLETES:
Training athletes to perform in the most demanding competitive environments; leading year round training with athletes who
have chosen to now specialize in the sport of golf; sport science and integrated support teams are now a regular part of the
training program; development of the skills now required to compete as a professional; participation in national and international
competition
Coaches in this context will have skills in the
following areas:
• Advanced program development
• Advanced planning skills and understanding of periodization
• High level of competence in the development of yearly training and
performance plans
• Detailed understanding of statistics and the implication of the
statistics
• Very skilled in the development of pre-competition planning and
debriefing
• High level skills in identification of multiple factors affecting
performance
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• Very competent in the management of integrated support teams
that include numerous sport science experts as well as the athlete's
personal swing instructors
• Skilled in developing a variety of types of goals with athletes and
other stakeholders
