Mark Taylor, European Disabled Golf Association Workshop [Austria]

EDGA’s Head of Instruction and Education, Mark Taylor, will explore a variety of aspects of coaching golfers with disabilities across a two-day seminar relevant to a wide variety of individuals who are, or could be, engaged with disability golf.

SCHEDULE:

Day 01:

• Experiencing varying disabilities and the adaptations required to develop players
• Building specific disability programmes that support the player pathway
• Practical delivery – how to create and deliver outreach projects within the community and create links to golf facilities
• Creating fun and engaging sessions for adults and young people with disabilities
• How to adapt your coaching to golfers with disabilities
• Experiential training to new sampler participants*
• EDGA Player motion analysis showcasing different disabilities and the adaptations required by coaches
• Adapting equipment
• Reflection/next Steps. *Experiential sessions will only be available when EDGA and the host federation are able to organise a group of participants (preferably non- golfers) with disability.

Day 02:

• Understanding impairments – More suited to existing/qualified/PGA Coaches
• Introducing ‘Low Point’ to improve observation, and improve ball flight of golfers with disability (participants and competitors)
• Learning from the edges – EDGA PGA Professional
• Physiotherapist support – understanding motion and physical limitations relating to golf
• Coaching golf to people with varying physical, neurological and sensory impairments
• Practical delivery at a golf facility of both group and individual coaching sessions to golfers with impairments*
• Player analysis of EDGA’s player database
• EDGA coaching programme
• Reflection/next steps. *Where players are available – otherwise the EDGA player database will be used.

WHO CAN ATTEND?

• PGA Professionals / Golf Coaches / Volunteer Coaches / Club Members/Club equipment tech specialists
• Existing golfers with disabilities wishing to become participation coaches / mentors engaged with G4D projects, rehabilitation therapists/physiotherapists.
• Federation staff / volunteers
• Disability organisation staff / volunteers
• Golf Club / Driving Range / Community Centre / Medical facility representatives/Physiotherapists.

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The two day seminar includes lunch and refreshments. Fees:

• CPG Member Country & clubCPG Member Preferred Pricing – €290
• Non-CPG Member Country – € 390

Register on a first come, first serve principle. Fees will be confirmed once you have registered via invoice.

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