Jon Roy talks CDC

Jon Roy talks CDC



The PGA of Canada recently held its Coach of Developing (CDC) Workshop in Port St. Lucie, Fla. It is the second context of the PGA of Canada’s Teaching and Coaching Certification Program’s (TCCP) Competition Stream, along with Coach of New Competitors (CNC), and Coach of High Performers (CHP), and aligns with athletes in ‘Train to Compete” and ‘Train to Excel’ of the Long Term Player Development (LTPD) Guide to Golf in Canada.

At the CDC workshop, participants focused on six main learning outcomes : Developing Athletic Abilities; Analyze Technical and Tactical Performance; Performance Planning; Planning a Practice 2; Make Ethical Decisions; and Psychology of Performance.

This training is the only golf coaching certification program recognized by leading sport organizations like Sport Canada and the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC), and has generated interest from PGA’s and golf associations around the world.

PGA of Canada member, GAO provincial head coach and CDC facilitator talks with PGA TV about coaches learning outside, planning practices, the role of the coach and much more.