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Training Session Plan [SAMPLE]
 
Sport:   Golf             Date:   6/29/03           # of Athletes:  6     # of Coaches:  2 
 
Goals for training session: Using Mini-Swing and lofted club, develop target and distance control for the chip
 
Facility safety check:
 Equipment  Practice Area   Course Layout   Supervision
 
Time Session Specific Objectives Drills/Activities Layout
1:00 Welcome, review session, assign stations
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equipment Short, mid iron, putter
Balls
Targets: Cones, flags, or tees
After Warm Up:
Exercise w/o club: Elephant Trunk
Head-Wall
  w/ club: ¼, ½, Full Swing
1:10
Warm-up: Jog in Place
Stretching: Straddle Stretch
Body Bend
Hamstring
W/ Club Torso Rotation
Shoulder Stretch
Wrist Curls w/ Club
1:20 Skills
   Instruction: Explain, Demonstrate
  1. Underhand toss: roll ball to designated target
  2. Underhand toss: Landing area: distinguish length of swing and effort required for distance and direction
  3. Review grip, posture, aim
  4. Mini Swing relative to loft of club and clock concept to control distance back and through
Skills training progression:
  1. Underhand toss — Various targets
  2. Underhand toss — Various distances
  3. Brush grass, 5-7
  4. Clip tee, 5-7
  5. Chip balls to designated targets
  6. Change target to different distances
  7. Rehearse required back and through stroke required for the distance
  8. Execute
2:00 Competition Experience:
Athlete will hit to designated targets, from various distances

Rules/Strategy:
Rule: Requesting opponent to mark ball
Strategy: Club selection for chipping
  1. Must land 4 of 10 balls in target zone
  2. Change target and distance and repeat
Game: "Up and In": Each athlete will chip onto green and putt out for a score
2:20 Group Discussion/Review
Remind about change time for next week
 
2:30 Dismiss
 
 
 
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