CDC Workshop Takes Place Next Month
This six day workshop, which takes place from Jan., 15-20 at PGA Centre for Golf Learning and Performance at PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, Fla. is designed for coaches who are looking to support developing athletes.
“This is more than professional development, it’s about laying critical foundation to take PGA of Canada Members’ coaching careers to the next level,” says the PGA of Canada’s Technical Director, Glenn Cundari. “This is the only golf coaching certification program recognized by the leading sport organizations in Canada and around the world.”
At the CDC workshop, participants will see a focus on six main learning objectives: Developing Athletic Abilities; Analyze Technical and Tactical Performance; Performance Planning; Planning a Practice 2; Make Ethical Decisions; and Psychology of Performance.
Attendees will have a chance to learn from renowned facilitators—Dr. Penny Werthner, Jon Roy, Liam Mucklow, Robert Ratcliffe and Cundari—in a workshop that involves a mix of classroom and on-course learning.
“The facilitators are one of the reasons we are so confident in this context,” Cundari says. “This year we will use coaching staff from Team Canada as well as internationally recognized experts outside the sport of golf.”
Carman Creek Golf Course’s Head Professional Ryan Kingston, who attended the workshop in 2012, says his experiences in Port St. Lucie paid immediate dividends.
“I attribute winning 2012 junior Leader of the Year in the Atlantic Zone to the training I received at this year’s workshop,” Kingston says. “I would strongly recommend this program to fellow PGA of Canada members who want to take their coaching to the next level and truly standout as a leader in our industry.”
The Golf Association of Ontario’s Provincial Head Coach, Jon Roy agrees with Kingston and says if PGA of Canada Members are serious about furthering his or her coaching career, than he or she needs to attend the workshop.
"I think PGA of Canada Members should definitely consider attending the CDC training as it offers an avenue to certification, which is very useful as the coaching careers continue to grow in Canada,” Roy says. “Furthermore, I believe that it is the most efficient and cost effective way to satisfy professional development goals for aspiring coaches, adding, “the PGA of Canada continues to be a world leader in terms of coach development as the CDC workshop is another feather in the cap of the PGA of Canada and just another example of the ways in which the Association is supporting and developing a new breed of golf professional—the golf coach."
Coaches working with provincial and national teams should take note that certification and training in CDC is required for coaching at the 2013 Canada Summer Games in Quebec as part of the National Coaching Certification Program conducted by the Coaching Association of Canada. Furthermore, national coaches at the 2015 Pan-Am Games and the 2016 Olympic Games will be required to have gone through the training as well.
Participants are encouraged to apply for a new $500 bursary, which will be made available in 2013. For more information on the bursary, CLICK HERE.
Members who are interested in participating in the once-a-year- workshop should register by Jan. 1, 2012.
For more information, visit the CDC page HERE or email education@pgaofcanada.com