VVG ELITE TRAINING PROGRAMS

VISION & STRUCTURE

VVG ELITE JUNIOR PROGRAMS

• Top Golf Vlaanderen – 5 players

• Top sportschool – 5 players

• Selectie Vlaanderen – 8 players

• Regional training – 36 players

( Girls 31% / Boys 69%)

VISION

• Working on attitude and awareness of elite junior players

• Creating more self sufficient elite players

• Installing professional habits in junior amateurs

• Creating a recognisable VVG, DNA throughout all our training groups

ATTITUDE

‘’ A bad attitude is worse than a bad swing.’’Payne Stewart

As self sufficient as possible

• Within the VVG training structure players are given the mechanisms to practice constructively on their own and have the confidence and understanding that they are practicing correctly.

Professional habits

Players working constructively, understanding elite sport.

Recognisable training method and style throughout all VVG training groups

Regional training

Warm up

• 5 minute golf warm up

Before each training session

• Sessions with KoenMarx, VVG in house physical trainer

Regional training

Range sessions

• Pre & post shot routine

• Basic technique

• Distance control

• Shot shaping

Regional training

Short game• Focusing on basic technique,

using the calibration method to help players understanding and consistency

• A wide range of drills to make practice competitive and fun

• Using statistics to help improve players expectation levels.

Regional training Putting

• Green reading, working on both traditional and modern green reading techniques

• Speed control, Using drills to enhance players understanding of control

• Starting direction, to improve the start direction of the ball we focus on basic techniques

Regional training

On course sessions

• Non traditional scoring methods

• On course games designed to help course management, tactics, self awareness and realistic shot selection

Regional Training

Coaching VVG players during national competitions (Junior Tour and FederalTour)

Regional TrainingInternational training camp (U16)

• Trainings camps offer players the much needed on course time in good conditions, we miss during winter.

• Players receive technical and tactical advice from VVG coaches.

Top Golf Vlaanderen

Providing elite players with,

• Technical support, through international experts as well as VVG in house staff

• Monthly group training sessions

• Individual sessions using Trackman, SAM PuttLab, K –vest and aimpoint technologies

• Help with career planning

• Financial support for professional touring players

Top Golf Vlaanderen

International experts

• Ryan Lumsden – Ryan works with elite amatures and touring professionals playing on every major world tour as well as numerous major winners and Ryder cup players

• Orlaith Moynihn – Orlaithworks on both Men’s European tour and seniors tour as physiotherapist

Top Golf Vlaanderen

Group training sessions

Group training moments give

players who generally practice alone the chance to train in a competitive atmosphere with players in a similar situation

Top Golf Vlaanderen

Individual training sessions

These sessions give players the chance to work with the most modern training technologies and discuss technical and practical problems with a coach

Top Golf Vlaanderen

Tournament preparation

support

Coaches travel to important events to give tactical advise and help with technical issues.

Top Golf Vlaanderen

US Collage players

VVG Players based in US collage train with TGV group when in Vlaanderen during the summer and winter months. The VVG also assists with professional career planning at the end of their collage careers

Top golf Vlaanderenplayers currently studying in the US

• Leslie Cloots

• Charlotte De Corte

• Kristof Ulenaars

• Yente Van Doren

• Alan De Bondt

Top Golf Vlaanderen

TSS alumni & TGV players

performance over the past year.

Considering the small amount of players and that the programs only exist a limited number of years, the performance level of the players is one to be proud of, at amateur and professional level.