PGA Level 1 Teaching & Coaching EXAM (2026)
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Improvement in golf skill False
performance due to increased
strength and flexibility as a result of
participation in a fitness program is
that learning has taken place. (T/F)
A common mistake in teaching is True
the expectation that the student will
be able to learn a skill from a verbal
suggestion. (T/F)
Cognitive learning is the first phase True
of learning a student will pass
through when learning a new skill.
(T/F)
Effectively inhibiting unwanted True
movements is a characteristic of the
autonomous phase of learning.
(T/F)
, Competing movements True
encountered in new skill learning
can cause a motor program
memory to be forgotten. (T/F)
Students can expect a slower rate True
of learning as they progress
through the 3 phases of golf skill
learning. (T/F)
Motor learning has taken place False
when the improvements in skill
technique were caused by changes
in motivation. (T/F)
3 Phases of Golf Skill Learning 1) Early (cognitive), 2) Intermediate (associative),
3) Advanced (autonomous)
Memory An internal representation of an event,
experience, or something learned, and is about
its storage and retrieval.
Retention Persistence or durability over time of something
learned.
A student's improved performance True
by the end of the first lesson is
evidence that learning has
occurred. (T/F)
As learning takes place there are 4 Improvement, consistency, persistence,
performance characteristics adaptability
observed. What are they?
QUESTIONS AND (elaborated) WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
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Terms in this set (237)
Improvement in golf skill False
performance due to increased
strength and flexibility as a result of
participation in a fitness program is
that learning has taken place. (T/F)
A common mistake in teaching is True
the expectation that the student will
be able to learn a skill from a verbal
suggestion. (T/F)
Cognitive learning is the first phase True
of learning a student will pass
through when learning a new skill.
(T/F)
Effectively inhibiting unwanted True
movements is a characteristic of the
autonomous phase of learning.
(T/F)
, Competing movements True
encountered in new skill learning
can cause a motor program
memory to be forgotten. (T/F)
Students can expect a slower rate True
of learning as they progress
through the 3 phases of golf skill
learning. (T/F)
Motor learning has taken place False
when the improvements in skill
technique were caused by changes
in motivation. (T/F)
3 Phases of Golf Skill Learning 1) Early (cognitive), 2) Intermediate (associative),
3) Advanced (autonomous)
Memory An internal representation of an event,
experience, or something learned, and is about
its storage and retrieval.
Retention Persistence or durability over time of something
learned.
A student's improved performance True
by the end of the first lesson is
evidence that learning has
occurred. (T/F)
As learning takes place there are 4 Improvement, consistency, persistence,
performance characteristics adaptability
observed. What are they?
