PGA LEVEL 1 TEACHING AND COACHING
2026 REVISION NOTES AND STRUCTURED
GOLF COACHING OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ How does a student transfer golf skills learned in the cognitive
phase to play on the course in the intermediate phase? Answer:
Transfer Practice
◉ What would be a Transfer Test to determine learning? Answer: If
a student has been chipping on flat lie, move the student to uneven
lies.
◉ What would be a Retention Test to determine learning? Answer: If
the student takes a lesson and then practices three times that week,
how will the skill hold up after two weeks with no practice.
◉ According to the 2004 Guadagnoli and Lee study, what is the
optimal challenge point? Answer: the middle ground between being
under challenged and over challenged.
◉ According to the Gentile's Model what is the second stage of
learning called? Answer: Fixation/Diversification Stage
,◉ Confidence is a performance characteristic that is observed as
learning takes place. (T/F) Answer: False
◉ What should instructors limit the amount of to help students
process information from short-term to long-term memory?
Answer: Information
◉ Where does the ability to retrieve accomplished swing skills
reside? Answer: Recall Memory
◉ Fundamental movement skills should be the focus of pre-teen
training?(T/F) Answer: True
◉ Early success in golf for Juniors is the reliable predictor of long-
term success. (T/F) Answer: False
◉ What should the learning environment emphasize when working
with early childhood students? Answer: Building many different
fundamental moving patterns and skills
◉ What is the first thing an instructor should test when determining
the physical capabilities of a junior golfer? Answer: Heredity
, ◉ Which exercises are best for evaluating a juniors' movement
patterns? Answer: Problem solving and discovery
◉ Teachers must exhibit qualities that students value when
modeling professional standards. (T/F) Answer: True
◉ One way that disciplined teachers can demonstrate consistency
and balance is to moderate their praise for student successes. (T/F)
Answer: True
◉ Professional instruction practice recommends that teachers keep
their interest in the lives of their students "on the lesson tee". (T/F)
Answer: True
◉ The use of communication technology can dramatically reduce the
number of lesson no-shows. (T/F) Answer: True
◉ What has research shown to be directly correlated with the
teacher's level of enthusiasm? Answer: Greater student enjoyment
◉ What can an instructor do which likely would cause students to
learn at a faster rate? Answer: Express enthusiasm
2026 REVISION NOTES AND STRUCTURED
GOLF COACHING OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ How does a student transfer golf skills learned in the cognitive
phase to play on the course in the intermediate phase? Answer:
Transfer Practice
◉ What would be a Transfer Test to determine learning? Answer: If
a student has been chipping on flat lie, move the student to uneven
lies.
◉ What would be a Retention Test to determine learning? Answer: If
the student takes a lesson and then practices three times that week,
how will the skill hold up after two weeks with no practice.
◉ According to the 2004 Guadagnoli and Lee study, what is the
optimal challenge point? Answer: the middle ground between being
under challenged and over challenged.
◉ According to the Gentile's Model what is the second stage of
learning called? Answer: Fixation/Diversification Stage
,◉ Confidence is a performance characteristic that is observed as
learning takes place. (T/F) Answer: False
◉ What should instructors limit the amount of to help students
process information from short-term to long-term memory?
Answer: Information
◉ Where does the ability to retrieve accomplished swing skills
reside? Answer: Recall Memory
◉ Fundamental movement skills should be the focus of pre-teen
training?(T/F) Answer: True
◉ Early success in golf for Juniors is the reliable predictor of long-
term success. (T/F) Answer: False
◉ What should the learning environment emphasize when working
with early childhood students? Answer: Building many different
fundamental moving patterns and skills
◉ What is the first thing an instructor should test when determining
the physical capabilities of a junior golfer? Answer: Heredity
, ◉ Which exercises are best for evaluating a juniors' movement
patterns? Answer: Problem solving and discovery
◉ Teachers must exhibit qualities that students value when
modeling professional standards. (T/F) Answer: True
◉ One way that disciplined teachers can demonstrate consistency
and balance is to moderate their praise for student successes. (T/F)
Answer: True
◉ Professional instruction practice recommends that teachers keep
their interest in the lives of their students "on the lesson tee". (T/F)
Answer: True
◉ The use of communication technology can dramatically reduce the
number of lesson no-shows. (T/F) Answer: True
◉ What has research shown to be directly correlated with the
teacher's level of enthusiasm? Answer: Greater student enjoyment
◉ What can an instructor do which likely would cause students to
learn at a faster rate? Answer: Express enthusiasm
