A Typical Day

Our goals at the Australian GTF certification courses are two fold; to ensure that you enjoy yourself and to ensure that you learn the fundamentals of teaching. As a teaching professional, you will also want to have goals of a similar nature with your students.

It is important that students enjoy themselves and are taught the mechanics of the golf swing in a simplified , easy to understand manner.

From the opening orientation to the closing banquet, our teaching staff is there to help you become the best golf teaching professional that you can possibly be.

All aspects of teaching golf are covered during your stay with us. We will not however, keep you in the classroom simply lecturing all day long. Classroom theory therefore, is kept to the minimum time required each morning to cover all of the following topics in detail.

Common Sense Golf Teaching Ideas
Understanding Ball Flight Laws
Teaching the Golf Swing - Full Swing, Short Game and Trouble Shots
Psychology of Teaching Golf
Rules of the Game
Marketing Yourself as a Golf Teaching Professional
(each participant is issued a book by the same title for reference)
Clubfitting - What Teaching Professionals Should Know
Faults and Cures
Use of Video In Teaching
After the classroom theory each morning, participants are divided into groups with Australian GTF teaching professionals. The focus is on learning to teach on the practice facility itself. Your group will be with a different teaching professional each day so that you can gain the knowledge and methodology of several teaching professionals during the course.

We usually take a one hour break for lunch at noon. Each day you have the opportunity to practice teach with your fellow students with guidance from one of the Australian GTF teaching professionals. For the most part, practice teaching is done one on one and not necessarily in class type format. Our goal is to have you feel confident that you can conduct a lesson with a student.

Afternoon play on the golf course is scheduled after 2pm with your fellow students. Your teaching professional is present with you until 3pm. If so desired, participants have the opportunity to play 18 holes per day. There is also time allotted each day for you to hit balls to practice your own game.

All meals except the closing banquet are on your own, however, many participants choose to dine together.

The playing ability test is scheduled on Thursday and Friday. The verbal teaching test is given on Friday after the PAT. The written rules test is issued to you Tuesday evening and to be turned in Wednesday morning. The closing banquet and presentation of diplomas takes place Friday evening at approximately 6pm.