BGGA has an
extraordinary Advisory
Board made up of the
following notables:
• David Louys-Moroney
• Manuel Bermudez
• Nate Dougherty
• Nick Duffy
• Dr Fran Pirozzolo
• Dr Bob Bjork
• Dr Bob Christina
The senior golf coaches also have an average of over
10 years of coaching experience and have also been
accredited by Kevin Smeltz to Level 2:
• Dr Anders Erikson
• Tim Lee • Drake Edmond
• Dr Rob Neal • Keegan Fennessey
• Trillium Rose • Scott Shaffer
• Kevin Smeltz • Zach Parker
• Jonathan Yarwood
Our golf coaching /
instruction program has
been built around the
principles that they have
developed from many
decades of research into
physical, mental and
technical aspects of the
golf swing and student
development. In the
case of Dr. Pizozzolo,
Dr. Neal, Smeltz and
Yarwood, who are also
practitioners who spend
over fifty days onsite
with our coaches and
our students, giving
invaluable advice to
both
coaches
and
students with hands-on
interaction.
We then have four POD leaders who have a maximum
responsibility for twenty-four students in their POD,
and are assisted by at least one senior golf coach. With
our morning and afternoon golf schedules, we manage
the ratio of golf coach to student to no more than 8:1
when in a group setting, and often 2:1 or 1:1 for part of
the training. The POD leaders have at least 10 years
of coaching experience and have all been accredited
by Kevin Smeltz to Level 2, with one further Level of
accreditation to be completed:
The golf coaching team are rounded out by the
Sports Psychology/Mental Performance and Athletic
Development responsibilities by outstanding
directors:
• Dr. Fran Pirizzolo, Sports Psychology
• Paul Dewland, Mental Performance
• Pat Etcheberry, Athletic Development
• Karen Harrison, Athletic Development and Nutrition
• ustin Smith, Athletic Development
Management / Organization
Led by Jeff Hay and his Assistant Director of Golf Zach
Parker, both of whom have over a decade directing
and managing golf programs in a number of different
golf academies.
The many responsibilities which they oversee include:
• College Counseling and Placement
• Tournament Strategy and Implementation
• Data and Measurement
• Client Reporting
• Daily Scheduling
• Technology
• Facility Management
• Social Media
• Membership and Visiting Country / College Teams
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