QUALIFY AS A PROFESSIONAL GOLF INSTRUCTOR AGTF 30 or 60 day Intensive Training Courses - COURSES START ON THE 1ST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH - Australian Golf Teachers Federation (AGTF) As a member of the World Golf Teachers Federation, AGTF offers intensive training courses specifically designed to develop your golf skills to an advanced level in order to pursue a professional golf career. The AGTF International Academy will train you to understand all areas of the golf swing and teach you to analyse it with the most advanced tools available. Mission statement Through innovative, effective swing mechanics, and teaching methodology, to deliver international standards in training. www.australiangtf.com
INSTRUCTORS ANDREW CARTLEDGE: Chief Instructor Head Teaching Professional AGTF academy instructor and certification course lecturer Junior Champion for many years of local golf clubs and Victorian Junior Country Champion 1982 Australian Golf Teachers Federation Open Champion 2003 and 2004 CRAIG ROBERTS: Specialist lecturer Owns/runs high tech indoor teaching facility Expert in computer technology and swing analysis Fluent in Japanese & consults at Tsuru Country Club in Japan twice yearly Both hold NTA-Certificate 4 Assessment and Workplace Training certificates. Both Andrew and Craig have recently been named among the TOP 60 TEACHERS in the World by the World Golf Teachers Federation. www.usgtf.com/top_60.htm VENUES: Melton Golf Driving Range 300 metre long hitting area 120 metre short game range with multiple greens (including bunker) Two putting greens Training rooms www.meltongolfrange.com.au Melton Valley Golf Club Full 12 month membership Australian handicap www.meltongolf.com.au Computerised swing analysis The computer program enables the instructor to: check and analyse your alignment, swing plane, head, hip and knee movement, spine angle track the clubhead & hands, measure angles, timing, clubhead speed throughout the swing and much more
www.australiangtf.com Course fees Your fees include: Three hours of golf instruction daily from 9am till 12noon Mon-Fri On course lessons with a qualified AGTF Instructor 5/1 student ratio Golf based nutrition report Pro Am tournaments (subject to approval from the AGTF) Professional Development assignments Golf specific physical evaluation Use of Gym facilities Unlimited range balls Australian Golf handicap Membership of AGTF
Golf Tuition includes : 1 Personalised golf tuition from the Australian GTF coaches 2 Video analysis of your swing on a regular basis using the latest computer technology 3 Golf etiquette 4 Golf rules 5 Daily on-course playing lesson on week days 6 Full swing includes; set up, posture, ball position, pivot and plane 7 Short game includes; chipping, pitching, bunkers and putting 8 techniques 9 Shot making 10 Trouble shots 11 Mental strategy 12 Physical fitness program 13 Golf technology and equipment 14 Computers in the golf industry 15 Golf club making and repair 16 Free use of the academy s golf improvement products 17 Skills test on all of the above disciplines SAMPLE WEEKLY SCHEDULE Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat 9am-11am Assess, review, setup etc. Chip, Pitch & Lob Lesson Iron, Tee shot Lessons Putt, shot making lessons Strategy, Etiquette Lessons 11-12 noon Video Lesson of golf swing 12 noon-1.00pm 1.00pm-3.00 pm 3.00pm-6pm Play Golf with Instructor Bunker Lesson Faults & Cures Rules Session Psychology & mental approach Play Golf with Instructor Lunch Break Play Golf with Instructor Club competition ** Final week includes preparation and testing for coaching qualification and professional membership of AGTF. This includes a Playing Ability Test, Rules Test and Verbal Teaching Test. Teaching component: 1 Teaching golf 2 Developing a teaching style using motor learning principles 3 Communication skills 4 Basics of conducting good lessons 5 Training aids and their uses 6 Understanding the fundamentals of the golf swing & shot making mechanics 7 Forces in the golf swing 8 Ball flight laws 9 Course management 10 Customer service 11 Detecting errors and offering solutions 12 Swing drills 13 Teaching the short game 14 Timing and Tempo 15 Psychology of golf
Our International members The AGTF has a truly international flavor with many overseas participants visiting our academies for both short and long term golf training. Australia is well known for its plentiful golf courses that are world class standard at very reasonable prices. The weather conditions allow golf all year round and the standard of training with great coaches ensures that you will take your place amongst the very best. We now have teachers in the following locations: Australia China Taiwan Hong Kong Korea Malaysia Singapore Thailand Indonesia Brunei Seychilles New Zealand Philippines Japan and others The AGTF membership base of highly trained and personable golf teachers now extends right across the world. Golfers are now starting to realize if it is advanced golf training that you want the AGTF can provide it.
TESTIMONIALS I traveled from Korea to attend the AGTF academy at Melton, Australia with the aim of becoming a Certified Golf Teaching professional. The Australia Golf Teachers Federation were fantastic and organized and I received a great education on every aspect of the game including how to teach. Not only was the education in golf great but my English is more advanced and we were made to feel very welcome in every respect. If someone were to ask to me "Where do you go to learn play or to teach golf? I would say AGTF academy! Everything is organized so you can just focus on the golf. I went from being a novice golfer to teaching professional with good playing skills in six months. Golf is very competitive these days. Now in the world there are lots of Golf Academies and many good golf players so if you want to get a good education I will suggest to you to go to the AGTF. They can help you! This is my experience and my opinion. Ho Jun Kim Fully Certified Golf Professional Korea sujong5@nate.com A warm thanks to the AGTF staff for a brilliant course. It was a definite eye opener. The layout of the course was very good and the presentations by the instructors were excellent. There is no other course where I will send people to except the AGTF course, for it is brilliant and the best investment I have made. Thanks once again for giving me the ability and chance to teach people This training will actually enable me to earn a living doing what I love-i can t thank you enough! The trainers were exceptional people with life changing ideas that are so simple to put into practice. Doing this training may well change your life if you want to be a golf coach - do it now or you will live to regret it. Khee Chia Wen Fully Certified Golf Professional Singapore I graduated from the A.G.T.F course in February 2003, and am a current member, Level 1 accredited coach. My course instructor was Andrew Cartledge, who was extremely professional in his dealings with myself and the other candidates throughout the week. Andrew instilled the fundamentals of being an effective coach with a minimum of fuss or confusion. His own teaching style is economic and gets to the core of a swing fault and it's correction quickly, it was a great template to work from. I like to think my own teaching style now incorporates some of his simple and direct style. The A.G.T.F method is easy to learn, simple to teach and gets dramatic results with my students quickly. Sam Letourneau Fully Certified Golf Professional Melbourne, Australia CONTACT US Australian Golf teachers Federation Suite 2, 602 Whitehorse Road Mitcham, Vic. 3132 Postal Address: PO Box 384 Mitcham, Vic. Australia 3132 Tel: 613 9873 4555 Fax: 613 9873 1195 Gary Cooney, President g.cooney@bigpond.net.au