Planning your yearly golf training program in winter climates.

1. Periodization Training
BRAD PLUTH FOR THE GOLF ACHIEVEMENT COMMUNITY

2. Periodization
Season Planning Process
WHY SHOULD YOU CARE
ABOUT PERIODIZATION?
WHY IS IT USED? BEST PRACTICES HOW CAN IT BE APPLIED
TO COMPETITIVE GOLFERS?

3. “You can game plan all you want, let’s see
what happens when I punch you in the
face.” Mike Tyson
Plans are worthless, but planning is everythihg.
Eisenhower

4. “There is time enough, but none to
spare.” Josh Fonger

5. Principles of Periodization-
Main idea- how do you train an athlete to lower their
competitive scoring average and peak at the right
times?
Workloads are varied in a logical, phasic pattern in order to ensure the development
of specific physiological and performance outcomes at predetermined time points.
Training tasks contained within the microcycle (weekly), mesocycle (quarterly), and
annual training plan.

6. Principles of Periodization-
When deciding the amount of work and type of work to prescribe athletes, it is
vital to understand the inverse relationship between intensity and volume.
Intensity versus Volume

7. Principles of Periodization

8. What skills needs to be planned?
 Create a list
 Mental Game
 Performance vs. outcome focus
 Nutrition
 Technical aspects of skills sets
 Putting
 Wedging
 Irons
 Tee Shots
 Practice Plan
 Time Allocation
 Fitness/Workout
 Clubfitting
 Loft and lie
 Length
 Medical Team
 Physical
 Injury Management

9. Periodization
 Olympic athletic process to
get coaches on the same
page to advance athletes
to their greatest potential.
Head Coach
Personal Trainer/Fitness
Chiropractor/Recovery
Physical
Therapist/Medical Team
Nutritionalist
Clubfitter
Emotional/Mental
Game/Psychologist
Biomechanist

10. What skills needs to be planned?
Technic Mental Skills Skills Assessments Mental Game
ClubfittingRules and EtiquetteFitnessOn-Course
Tournament Planning Tournament Prep Purposeful Practice Focus
Ball
Strikes/Rounds/Competitions

11. Sample Weekly Plan College Prep
College Prep Weekly Indoor Training Schedule
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
15-minute fitness
30-minutes
fitness 30-minutes fitness
30-minutes
fitness
30-minutes
fitness
On-Course
Strategy (9 or
18) Off
75-minutes skills
assessment
30-minutes 9-
holes up and
down with two
wedges
90-Minutes on
Short Game
<100 Yards
30-minutes
Boxes (finesse
Wedges
Purposeful
Practice (45-
75 minutes)
30-minutes full
swing through
100-150-200-yard
gate
30-minutes
driver wedge
sequence

12. Sample
Adult RGX
10 Week
(Quarter)
Cycle

13. Sample Train to Play
Monthly Plan
Short or Long Term Goal Setting
Reiterate focus to the athlete and
parent/stakeholders.
Sample Train to Play (60-minutes
once a week) Ages 8-12
Monthly
Putting for distance control
Wedges for distance control
Speed development
Full swing for balance
Eliminate getting frustrated on the
golf course.

14. Quarterly Plan
High School Train to Compete
Parent Meeting Notes
High School Golfer/ Train to Compete (90-minutes once a week) Ages 14-18
Review KPI’s (putts per round, shots inside 100-yards, shots outside 100-yards, emotional management and process focused
Play in four events
Peak for State Championship
Write out preround routine (watch video of Tour pros.

15. Yearly Plan For Train to Win Age 12-18
Yearly
Lower Competitive Scoring Avaerage by 5%
Increase clubhead speed by 5-10mph
Lower total putts per round by ___
Commit to keeping track of stats __% of rounds
Increase up and down % to ___%

17. 
If you want to play your first year and see
if you have a realistic opportunity to
compete at a school compare your scoring
average to the drop score of the team you
are looking for on GolfStats.com.

18. Who are
you
planning
for?

19. What To Put Into Your Program
Technical Parts of Swing
Grip, posture, alignments. Movement Pattern identification.
Fitness/Workouts
Scoring Mindset
What to think about before, during and after a shot to be able to
play you best when you best is needed.
Agility
Body awareness activities
On-Course Coaching Rules and ettiquette, shot selection, course strategy.
Balance
Lose and regain balance
Rules and Strategy
Worst way to learn the rules is by breaking them in competition.
Coordination
Hand-eye, and feet to ground
Purposeful Practice Strength
Power and explosiveness
% time of Drills
Internal feels of what the body is doing.
Speed
Speed is the biggest differentiating factor in any sport, it can be
trained!
% time of Games
External focus on the target. Games are how you transfer your
practice to the course.
Tournament Planning/Scheduling
Junior PGA Schedule comes out in March, Regional and National
events are set a year in advance.
% time of Exercises
Activities they can do to improve without a club or ball
# of Sports/month
We recommend playing two or three sports throughout the year at
this age.
% time of Assessments
Benchmarking progress
Tournaments or Competition Day per Month
Goal 10-14/year
20-30 competitions a year, most one day events, some two or three
days events.
Practices/Trainings per
Month
60-90 Minute Training Sessions
*Equipment
*Fit in February and play it for month before the season starts. Refit if
athlete grows more than 3" during a year. Driver should be 2/3's their
height.
Rounds per month
18 hole increments, 9 holes count as half a round

20. Types of Training to Schedule
Technical Parts of Swing Grip, posture, alignments. Movement Pattern identification.
Scoring Mindset What to think about before, during and after a shot to be able to play you best when you best is needed.
On-Course Coaching Rules and ettiquette, shot selection, course strategy.
Rules and Strategy Worst way to learn the rules is by breaking them in competition.
Purposeful Practice
% time of DrillsInternal feels of what the body is doing.
% time of GamesExternal focus on the target. Games are how you transfer your practice to the course.
% time of ExercisesActivities they can do to improve without a club or ball
% time of AssessmentsBenchmarking progress
Practices/Trainings per Month 60-90 Minute Training Sessions
Rounds per month 18 hole increments, 9 holes count as half a round

21. Other Considerations
Fitness/Workouts
AgilityBody awareness activities
BalanceLose and regain balance
CoordinationHand-eye, and feet to ground
StrengthPower and explosiveness
SpeedSpeed is the biggest differentiating factor in any sport, it can be trained!
Tournament Planning/Scheduling
Junior PGA Schedule comes out in March, Regional and National events are set
a year in advance.
# of Sports/monthWe recommend playing two or three sports throughout the year at this age.
Tournaments or Competition Day per Month Goal 10-14/year 20-30 competitions a year, most one day events, some two or three days events.
*Equipment
*Fit in February and play it for month before the season starts. Refit if athlete grows
more than 3" during a year. Driver should be 2/3's their height.

24. High School
Periodization
Schedule
Season Prep
January February
Technical Parts of Swing Best Best
Scoring Mindset * *
On-Course Coaching Strategy in Simulator Strategy in Simulator
Rules and Strategy Best Best
Purposeful Practice
% time of Drills 50% 50%
% time of Games 30% 30%
% time of Exercises 15% 15%
% time of Assessments 5% 5%
Practices/Trainings per Month 4 4
Rounds per month 4 (Simulator) 4
Workouts 2-4/ week 2-4/week
Agility 15% 15%
Balance 15% 15%
Coordination 20% 20%
Strength 25% 25%
Speed 25% 25%
Tournament Planning/Scheduling
# of Sports/month 1 or 2 1 or 2
Tournaments or Competition Day/Month 0 2
*Equipment *Full bag fitting

28. Winter Small Group Coaching Options
Adult Small Group Coaching Juniors (8-18)
Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30-10pm Tuesday or Thursday 7-
8:30pm
Saturdays 1:15-2:45pm Saturdays 10-11:30
Sunday 6-7:30pm
Call Brad for a free 15-minute consultation at 952/401-
4653.

29. Resources
 http://www.rcga.org/_uploads/document
s/Periodization_2012_EN.pdf
 Henry Brunton- Journey to Excellence
 MyTPI.com
https://www.ajga.org/newsletter/theajgali
nk/2-20-07/viewfromchateau1.asp
 In vs. Off-Season Golf Training and
Periodization https://golficity.com/vs-
off-season-golf-training-periodization/
 Istyvan Balyi
 Vision54
 Long Term Athletic Development
Programs in Canada, Australia, England.
 Pro Tour Golf College