Bespoke individually tailored coaching plans:
Each student will be entitled to their own personal golf profile, where they will have access to videos, Trackman/Swing Catalyst data, skills testing app & Game Golf GPS app. All this data will only enhance the students’ progress to achieving his/her goals
On course coaching/management/strategies:
Each student will also have access to coaching solutions while out on the course, typically in a group scenario to enhance learning opportunities.
Skills Challenges:
These events run weekly through all but Spring & Summer terms due to the increase golf schedule. These tests are normally multiple attempts to a designated target/goal in mind, with each shot having a point’s value allocated per shot. The overall leader each term wins a worthy prize.
Elite Performance camps:
See Junior Pathways
Golf mind-set & performance coaching (Glenn Goudie):
Started Autumn 2016, this aspect our coaching program has been the most beneficial to the long-term success of our team players minds & now has become an instrumental part of our coaching curriculum.
Strength & conditioning for golf:
See Professional (Gecko fitness)
Technology:
All students will have direct access to Trackman & Swing Catalyst for part of their coaching plan. See Performance Studio
Golf courses:
Bradfield has their own challenging, nine hole Donald Steel designed course. (Three par 3’s & six par 4’s) open all year round. See Club-Introduction. The College also has a student membership at Calcot Park, an Harry Colt designed 18 hole Championship course where we call our home course for all 18 hole senior team matches.
Tournament opportunities – European Schools Championships & HMC:
These matches we will choose our best line up to represent the school. These events take place at championship venues against the best schools in the UK.
Order of Merit (OOM):
Each year we will hold up to 10 qualifying events at Bradfield & various tournament venues to establish a handicap & scratch champion, who’s name will be added to the Golf programs “Hall of Fame” located inside the Performance Studio.
College “Majors”:
These are our versions of the big four on the PGA/European tours. Our April event will co-inside with Augusta’s Masters, appropriately named “The BC Junior Masters”. In June we will hold our BC Junior Open & in autumn the finale named “The Invitational” all carrying double OOM points.
9-18 hole tournaments:
These are available bi-monthly throughout the season & co-inside with our golf club junior calendar fixture list. These are a great way to lower the handicap & earn OOM points
Annual Golf Tour:
Each year during autumn half term, we offer a couple day trips to one of the UK’s best resorts. Visits have included The Belfry & Celtic Manor.
Official performance kit:
Now available to all students is the opportunity to purchase official performance logo kit by Mizuno/Taylor-Made/Adidas & Nike.
Team:
Our staff compromises a full time PGA Professional, a Master in charge of Golf, Head of Golf & Assistant of Golf. All cohesively working towards one common goal, to improve the standard of student golf at Bradfield College.