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Golf Performance: Mobility, Strength, and Power
Mobility, Strength, Rotation, Power, and Injury-Risk Reduction
Learn how to develop the physical qualities that support golf performance through evidence-informed strength training, rotational power development, mobility, conditioning, and individualized exercise programming.
Golf Performance Training is a practical 4-CEC continuing education course exploring physical preparation for recreational, competitive, and older golfers.
The course examines how strength, power, mobility, balance, conditioning, and movement capacity contribute to golf performance. Fitness professionals will learn how to develop these physical qualities without confusing exercise programming with technical golf instruction.
Special attention is given to the relationship between strength and clubhead speed, the role of lower-body force production, rotational power development, and the importance of training usable mobility rather than pursuing excessive flexibility.
Fitness professionals will learn how to assess general movement capacity, select appropriate strength exercises, design rotational training progressions, integrate medicine-ball throws and plyometrics, and develop conditioning programs that support walking, practice, and competitive play.
The course also addresses golf-related injury concerns, training workload, recovery, tournament preparation, and the importance of adjusting exercise programming across the off-season, preseason, and competitive season.
Participants will learn how to build comprehensive golf-performance programs while respecting professional boundaries involving golf-swing instruction, injury diagnosis, rehabilitation, and medical referral.
Topics Include:
Understanding the physical demands of golf
Golf fitness versus technical golf instruction
The relationship between physical fitness and clubhead speed
Strength, power, and golf-shot performance
Ground-force production and whole-body coordination
The kinetic chain as a physical-preparation concept
Sport-specific versus sport-imitative training
Assessing golfers' movement capacity and exercise readiness
Hip mobility and controlled rotational movement
Thoracic spine mobility and trunk function
Shoulder mobility, strength, and exercise tolerance
Ankle mobility and lower-body movement
Squat, hinge, and unilateral movement assessment
Balance and single-leg control
Passive mobility versus usable movement capacity
Designing practical golf-fitness assessment batteries
Progressive lower-body resistance training
Upper-body pushing and pulling exercises
Grip, forearm, and loaded-carry training
Core stability, anti-rotation, and rotational control
Programming strength using RPE and repetitions in reserve
Developing rotational power with medicine-ball exercises
Jump training, plyometrics, and rapid-force development
Integrating strength and power for golf performance
Walking endurance and aerobic conditioning
Managing practice volume, physical fatigue, and recovery
Understanding common golf-related injury concerns
Low-back, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, and knee considerations
Injury-risk reduction through appropriate physical preparation
Golf fitness for older adults, women, and junior athletes
Programming for recreational and competitive golfers
Off-season strength and power development
Preseason integration and performance preparation
In-season maintenance and workload management
Tournament preparation, travel, and recovery
Equipment-limited golf-performance programming
Monitoring physical progress and adjusting training
Practical golf-performance coaching scenarios
The NFPA Golf Performance Training Process
Course Includes:
4 NFPA Continuing Education Credits
Self-paced PDF continuing education course
20-question Practice Knowledge Check with answer key and explanations
15 practical coaching cases covering golf performance, mobility, strength, training load, pain, injury concerns, and professional referral
Practical strength, mobility, rotational power, and conditioning programs for golfers
Evidence-informed seasonal programming and golf-performance assessment strategies
Course Code: CEC-GPT-401
Build the physical qualities. Let golf practice build the skill.
Mobility, Strength, Rotation, Power, and Injury-Risk Reduction
Learn how to develop the physical qualities that support golf performance through evidence-informed strength training, rotational power development, mobility, conditioning, and individualized exercise programming.
Golf Performance Training is a practical 4-CEC continuing education course exploring physical preparation for recreational, competitive, and older golfers.
The course examines how strength, power, mobility, balance, conditioning, and movement capacity contribute to golf performance. Fitness professionals will learn how to develop these physical qualities without confusing exercise programming with technical golf instruction.
Special attention is given to the relationship between strength and clubhead speed, the role of lower-body force production, rotational power development, and the importance of training usable mobility rather than pursuing excessive flexibility.
Fitness professionals will learn how to assess general movement capacity, select appropriate strength exercises, design rotational training progressions, integrate medicine-ball throws and plyometrics, and develop conditioning programs that support walking, practice, and competitive play.
The course also addresses golf-related injury concerns, training workload, recovery, tournament preparation, and the importance of adjusting exercise programming across the off-season, preseason, and competitive season.
Participants will learn how to build comprehensive golf-performance programs while respecting professional boundaries involving golf-swing instruction, injury diagnosis, rehabilitation, and medical referral.
Topics Include:
Understanding the physical demands of golf
Golf fitness versus technical golf instruction
The relationship between physical fitness and clubhead speed
Strength, power, and golf-shot performance
Ground-force production and whole-body coordination
The kinetic chain as a physical-preparation concept
Sport-specific versus sport-imitative training
Assessing golfers' movement capacity and exercise readiness
Hip mobility and controlled rotational movement
Thoracic spine mobility and trunk function
Shoulder mobility, strength, and exercise tolerance
Ankle mobility and lower-body movement
Squat, hinge, and unilateral movement assessment
Balance and single-leg control
Passive mobility versus usable movement capacity
Designing practical golf-fitness assessment batteries
Progressive lower-body resistance training
Upper-body pushing and pulling exercises
Grip, forearm, and loaded-carry training
Core stability, anti-rotation, and rotational control
Programming strength using RPE and repetitions in reserve
Developing rotational power with medicine-ball exercises
Jump training, plyometrics, and rapid-force development
Integrating strength and power for golf performance
Walking endurance and aerobic conditioning
Managing practice volume, physical fatigue, and recovery
Understanding common golf-related injury concerns
Low-back, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, and knee considerations
Injury-risk reduction through appropriate physical preparation
Golf fitness for older adults, women, and junior athletes
Programming for recreational and competitive golfers
Off-season strength and power development
Preseason integration and performance preparation
In-season maintenance and workload management
Tournament preparation, travel, and recovery
Equipment-limited golf-performance programming
Monitoring physical progress and adjusting training
Practical golf-performance coaching scenarios
The NFPA Golf Performance Training Process
Course Includes:
4 NFPA Continuing Education Credits
Self-paced PDF continuing education course
20-question Practice Knowledge Check with answer key and explanations
15 practical coaching cases covering golf performance, mobility, strength, training load, pain, injury concerns, and professional referral
Practical strength, mobility, rotational power, and conditioning programs for golfers
Evidence-informed seasonal programming and golf-performance assessment strategies
Course Code: CEC-GPT-401
Build the physical qualities. Let golf practice build the skill.