Golf Guide for Parents and Players: Secrets of Success for Junior and College Golf, Professional Tour and Beyond

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Mansion, 2007 - 319 pages
Millions of children are getting into golf all over the world. Golf offers your child unparalleled opportunities -- world travel, money for college, great career choices. However young players sometimes suffer burnout, injury, and other specific problems, ruining their love of the game and desires to keep playing. How to motivate kids to go back, practice after practice. When to focus exclusively on golf. Save on lessons, find scholarships and sponsors. How to pursue college golf and a career in professional golf. Gain insight into golf organisations and agents. Have fun along the way at the best golf camps and resorts. Golf Guide for Parents and Players unveils the secrets of success for junior and college golf, the professional tour and beyond. Whether your child is 2 or 18, just starting, has played some golf, or is already a champion -- this book will provide a chockfull of practical answers and new ideas. Whether you are a player, a golf playing parent or a parent curious about golf, this book will empower you to get the most out of the game leading you down some amazing fairways, teeing up some big dreams, and driving you toward an exhilarating golfing life.
 

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Table des matières

Gearing Up
147
Physical Conditioning
179
The Mental Game
199
Pushing How much is too much?
217
Money Wise
235
Careers in Golf
259
College Golf
271
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Page 1 - Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children, and no theories.
Page 259 - Wooden describes success as the peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming, using the abilities you have.
Page 122 - Advice" is any counsel or suggestion which could influence a player in determining his play, the choice of a club, or the method of making a stroke.
Page 305 - I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.
Page 147 - Golf is a game in which one endeavors to control a ball with implements illadapted for the purpose.
Page 305 - Golf: a game in which you claim the privileges of age, and retain the playthings of childhood.
Page 305 - She could have counted on the fingers of one hand the number of times he had failed to finish the crossword.
Page 283 - The comparable percentages in the coed colleges and the women's colleges were much lower in '89, but women athletes at those schools are now also being actively recruited. ADMISSIONS ADVANTAGES, ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS, AND OTHER "SELECTION" EFFECTS 1 . Athletes who are recruited, and who end up on the carefully winnowed lists of desired candidates submitted by coaches to the admissions office, now enjoy a very substantial statistical "advantage" in the admissions process — a much greater advantage...

À propos de l'auteur (2007)

Jacqui Nicoletti-McSorley brings to this book a wealth of golf experience. As an avid and highly successful junior golfer, collegiate player at the University of Southern California, as a playing professional on the Japan LPGA Tour, and now a sought-after LPGA Teacher, she offers amazing insights for parents. A prolific contributing writer for golf magazines, she has also shared her knowhow on radio and television. Jacqui actively supports the growth of golf in her community and started an LPGAUSGA Girls Golf site in San Diego's north county leagues. Johnny Gonzales played professional golf in the United States, Canada & Mexico. A Golf Digest Top 50 teacher in California, San Diego PGA Teacher of the Year and PGA Junior Golf Leader of the Year, he is now The Director of Golf at Sycuan Resort and President of the California Junior Tour. Johnny is recognized for his Outstanding Service to juniors and contributes his unique breadth of golfing experience for the benefit of the parent and player.

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