RICK VALENTINE GOLF SCHOOLS St Andrews, Scotland | Summer 2021 Camps CONTENTS
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RICK VALENTINE GOLF SCHOOLS St Andrews, Scotland | Summer 2021 Camps CONTENTS Introduction 03 Meet the Team 05 Camp Options 09 Daily Schedule 20 Prize Giving 22 Accommodation 24 Golf Courses 26 Practice Facilities 37 Travel Arrangements 39 Activities 41 Camp Dates 45 Testimonials 46 Introduction Rick Valentine has been a leader within golf coaching for nearly fun and learning to guide his players to take the next step towards 20 years. During this time, he has developed leading player their goals. Receiving expert coaching, playing amazing courses and development pathways and camps assisting golfers to develop engaging in a busy schedule of evening activities whilst being looked their games and reach their goals. With a focus on developing the after by a highly experienced pastoral team, our players really will whole player both on and off the golf course, Rick’s camps focus on make friends for life and have an experience they will never forget. creating the perfect environment of friendship, 3 St Andrews, Scotland 4 MEET THE TEAM RICK VALENTINE PGA Fellow Professional, UKCC Level 4 Coach In September 2015 Rick was one of the first professionals to be awarded the highly coveted UKCC Level 4 coaching award, and in January 2016 was made a Fellow Professional of the PGA. Since then Rick has continued his education and recently completed an MSc in Sports Coaching through the University of Birmingham. Rick competed both as an amateur where he represented Hong Kong in the Eisenhower Trophy (World Amateur Team Championship), Namura Cup (Asia Pacific Team Championship), and Putra Cup (South East Asia Team Championship), as well as many other international events; he won the China Amateur in 2000 and was the leading amateur in the Hong Kong Open in 2001 and 2002 before turning professional. As a professional Rick has competed in events across the European, Challenge and EuroPro Tours and was the World Hickory Champion in 2012. Rick is Director of Golf at Loretto school where he has set up and runs the leading schools golf programme in Europe. He has also coached at an international level where he was the National Competition Coach for the Scottish Women’s team. Golf is in Rick’s blood as he shares the same passion and love for the game as his Grandmother, Jessie Valentine, who notched up a staggering 3 British Ladies Championships between 1937 and 1958 in addition to 6 Scottish Ladies Championship titles. Rick’s Great Grandfather was also a professional and club maker in Perth, Scotland and father was Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Golf Association. www.rvgs.golf [email protected] 6 RYAN SCOTT Advanced PGA Fellow Professional, UKCC Level 3 Coach Having played at an elite amateur level, Ryan joined the Professional Golfers Association in 2004. Since this time, he has coached at several venues across Scotland, and accumulated thousands of hours coaching golfers of all abilities, including Professional golfer’s competing on the EuroPro and Challenge Tours . He was successfully awarded ‘PGA Fellow Professional’ status in June 2017 by the British PGA due primarily to his achievements and experiences in golf coaching and his commitment to continued professional learning. As part of his coaching qualifications and professional development, Ryan completed the Golfing Machines Golf Stroke Engineering Master’s qualification becoming one of only a handful of coaches in Scotland to achieve this status. In addition, in September 2014, he completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Coaching at the University of Birmingham, as well as completing the UKCC Level 3 qualification. Ryan also works within coach education as a tutor for the PGA and Sport Scotland and a coach developer for Scottish Golf. www.rvgs.golf [email protected] 7 PHIL CALVERT Master Trainer, Tutor and Assessor UK & Ireland, Life Fitness Academy Phil specializes in golf strength and flexibility, exercise management for lower back pain and nutrition and weight management. He has several qualifications through the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs), the professional body for the health and fitness industry in the United Kingdom. Along with certifications for lower back pain management, nutrition and weight loss, he holds certifications form the Titleist Performance Institute, advanced personal training and gym management. Phil has combined his knowledge of training for the development of golfers through training as a TPI instructor and working with tour professionals. www.rvgs.golf [email protected] 8 2021 CAMPS THE ULTIMATE CAMP Our ultimate golf camp offers golfers of all abilities the opportunity to develop their game within a fun learning environment supported by our expert team of coaches. The players will embark on a busy schedule of coaching, on course play, internal competitions and evening activities whilst exploring the wonders of St Andrews and experiencing the ancient links courses of Scotland. The majority of the coaching will take place in a group format with a maximum of 8 players per group, where the coaches will cover all aspects of the game to include full swing, chipping, bunker play and putting. Each player will also receiving a 1:1 full swing and putting analysis session highlighting their key areas for development. On the Ultimate Camp the courses will vary from week to week but players will experience a variety of fantastic links and parkland courses to include the likes of the Strathtyrum and Eden courses in St Andrews, Carnoustie Buddon and the Balcomie Links at Crail. Please note not all of these courses will be available each week. www.rvgs.golf [email protected] 10 THE ULTIMATE CAMP • Age group: 10-17 years old • 1 x 1:1 putting analysis session • Accommodation full board • Golf fitness plan • 5 rounds of golf per week • Skills challenge • 12 hours of group coaching per week • Airport transfers • Variety of daily competitions • Camp prize giving • 1 x 1:1 swing analysis session **This camp will be limited to 32 places per week www.rvgs.golf [email protected] 11 THE HIGH PERFORMANCE CAMP Our high-performance camp is aimed at the better player looking for the tour player experience. The players will embark on a busy schedule of coaching, course play and competitions whilst also linking up with the Ultimate Camp players for evening activities. This camp offers extensive 1:1 coaching using all the technology to include trackman, video analysis, SAM PuttLab, TPI physical assessment and Green Reading. Players will also receive small group sessions covering key areas of the game focusing on shot making, wedge play and putting. The coaches will also deliver sessions on course management, nutrition and practice methods, with all elements of the coaching being combined into a coaching pack ensuring players have all the tools to continue their development. Players will also be challenged on the course with a challenging schedule of links and parkland courses to include the likes of the Castle, New, Eden and Strathtyrum in St Andrews, the Burnside at Carnoustie and the Craighead Links at Crail. Players will also have the opportunity to put their hard work into practice competing in a junior open or the St Andrews Boys or Junior Ladies Open depending on their week of stay. www.rvgs.golf [email protected] 12 THE HIGH PERFORMANCE CAMP • Age group: 14-17 years old • Golf fitness 1:1 assessment and personal plan • Accommodation full board • Variety of daily competitions • 5 rounds of golf per week (higher • Entry into a Scottish Junior Tournament ranked golf courses for high • Skills challenge performance players) • Sunday sightseeing trip • 12 hours of coaching, combination of 1:1 • Visit British Golf Museum and small group • Airport Transfers • 1 x 1:1 full swing analysis and online • Camp prize giving report per week • 1 x 1:1 putting coaching and online report per week • Classroom sessions to include, course management, goal setting, nutrition & hydration **This camp will be limited to 12 places per week www.rvgs.golf [email protected] 13 THE GOLF & ENGLISH CAMP The Golf and English camp is a two-week camp aimed at golfers looking to develop their English whilst enjoying a fantastic golfing experience with coaching and on course play. Players will combine classroom time working with our English teachers with time out on the links and working on their golf game with our resident professionals. The camp will follow the Ultimate Camp coaching syllabus with a focus on group coaching covering all aspects of the game to include full swing, pitching, chipping, bunker play and putting. Each player will also receive a 1:1 full swing and putting session highlighting their key areas for development. The players will also join our Ultimate Camp members out on the links playing a variety of links and parkland courses to include the likes of the Strathtyrum and Eden courses in St Andrews, Carnoustie Buddon, and the Balcomie Links at Crail. Please note not all these courses will be available each week. In the classroom the pupils will be taught by our English teachers developing the keys areas of their English skills such as speaking and writing which will be further developed with their interactions with players and staff throughout the camp. www.rvgs.golf [email protected] 14 THE GOLF & ENGLISH CAMP • Age group: 12-17 years old • Accommodation full board • 10 hours of English lessons per week • 3 rounds of golf per week • 6 hours of group coaching per week • Variety of daily competitions • 1 x 1:1 swing analysis session • 1 x 1:1 putting analysis session • Golf fitness plan • Skills Challenge • Airport Transfers • Camp prize giving **This camp will be limited to 20 places www.rvgs.golf [email protected] 15 COLLEGE ACCELERATOR / SCHOOL PLACEMENT GOLF CAMP Our college accelerator/school placement camp is a two week camp aimed at players with the goal of furthering their education playing college golf in the States or schools golf in the UK.