GOLF IN THE LIFE OF - education for golf instructors

Coach Will Robins and Pete Hinojosa jump right in part two, discussing how you can simplify the DISC training to be remembered and without over generalizing people. Pete explains, "everyone is a unique combination of the four tendencies"; and why the first step to improving your coaching is doing a self-assessment. You’ll learn who you are and discover your strongest patterns in different environments. If you’d like to take the assessment click here: https://www.questlv.com. Pete offers a couple questions tp quickly understand your players. You’ll also learn great tips to learn new players’ tendencies without questions and how each behavior has specific expectations of themselves and of you. You're getting a major key to building better relationships.  Pete Hinojosa has more than 25 years of experience in training and development. His background includes design, development and delivery of training curriculum with emphasis on leadership. Pete has owned his own company since 1997, Omega Quest, specializing in leadership development, and was an educator for 20 years. Currently, Pete is the director of human capital development with Insperity where he develops and delivers leadership training to all leaders and managers across the country. He received his degree in biology and composite science in education from the University of Texas. He is a published author and is a master trainer in DISC the Model of Human Behavior. Want to hear more from Pete Hinojosa? Sign up to receive daily quotes by following him on Facebook at Omega Quest and Quest Leadership Dynamics ...
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Coach Will Robins sits down with Pete Hinojosa to help you get out of coaching Golf and into the mindset of the person in front of you. Pete has more than 25 years of experience in training and development. His background includes design, development and delivery of training curriculum with emphasis on leadership. Pete has owned his own company since 1997, Omega Quest, specializing in leadership development, and was an educator for 20 years. Currently, Pete is the director of human capital development with Insperity where he develops and delivers leadership training to all leaders and managers across the country. He received his degree in biology and composite science in education from the University of Texas. He is a published author and is a master trainer in DISC the Model of Human Behavior.  You’ll learn about DISC, the four temperament model - Dominant, Influencing, Steadiness and Compilant - and how powerful it can be in understanding your tendencies, managing conflict between different personalities and how to coach better for the uniqueness of your players. You’ll be able to consider your students how they react to you and adapt to the circumstances. Want to hear more from Pete Hinajosa? Come back next week for part two of our interview and receive daily quotes by following him on Facebook at Omega Quest and Quest Leadership Dynamics. If you would like to see his latest presentations visit the Insperity YouTube channel.  ...
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In part two, we hear the incredible story of Suzy Whaley playing on the PGA; why it took her three months to accept, how she handled 3000 interviews in nine months, alongside training and a full-time job. Listen to hear the rocky start and how it was still the best golf she ever played. She explains how it equipped her for other experiences, the biggest lesson learned. You'll also get her best advice for coaches, what keeps her sharp and improves her coaching and her most proud moments. Are you looking to transform your business? At RGX we're committed to helping you achieve your goals. From making more money EFFECTIVELY, having more of a work/life balance or getting better results for your golfers. If you'd like to go on this journey with us click below ...
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We're joined by a history-making instructor, Suzy Whaley. Suzy Whaley was one of only six women to play on the PGA tour, and in our first episode she shares how her love for playing the game laid the foundation in becoming a professional golfer, as well as the coaching mentality that supported it. She continued to make history, becoming the first woman President of the PGA of America. Coach Will Robins and her discuss how coaching has changed and bringing technology in to coach the game not just the swing makes a significant difference. She also shares how the PGA Junior League came to its present success of 65,000 youth, and what the vision is for its members ten years from now. Are you looking to transform your business? At RGX we're committed to helping you achieve your goals. From making more money EFFECTIVELY, having more of a work/life balance or getting better results for your golfers. If you'd like to go on this journey with us click below ...
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Kicking off part 2 with Karl Morris, we jump right in with what key factors of a context mindset that players needs to embrace to see results. He shares some significant insights on how our body organizes movement in response to a positive or negative mindset, as well as why resisting any nerves before getting up to the tee isn’t good for their game and what they should do instead. We hear about his work with Lee Westwood, how he's help Lee play with much more flow the past few seasons. You'll learn how to train your players that transforms their experience and ability, as well as why training shouldn't just focus on the swing and the four quadrants of the game that will give you a wider picture to improve performance. If you’re looking to put these ideas into action, check out Will Robins’ Monday Mastermind. It’s free training for growing your business and simple steps to better coaching results ...
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Karl Morris, founder of The Mind Factor, sits down with Coach Will Robins to clarify how to change your coaching so it aligns with the context and environment of the game so your players get better ...
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Welcome back to the second part of our interview with DECADE Founder, Scott Fawcett. Coach Will Robins and Scott discuss to stop trying so hard to make putts and instead start by focusing on “not sucking” will lead to getting the results you or your player deserves.  The numbers-based strategy and system of DECADE comes from Scott's three math degrees, playing professional golf, and playing poker for a living. We dive into the success he's seen by combining DECADE with psychology. Scott shares countless examples as well as advice on how to conserve mental energy, and keeping juniors from getting discouraged ...
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Scott Fawcett, founder of DECADE golf, shares how his experience and a sequence of events led to working with Will Zalatoris and the creation of a renowned course management system DECADE. In three months, Zalatoris went from ranking 3300 in Junior Golf to 3rd in World Amateurs. Fawcett shares the best advice he gave Will on their first tour together, the significance of systemizing decision making for Junior Golfers, how economics, finance, logic, playing poker and Mark Brodie's insights of shot game statistics have shaped his success. He also shares the three fundamentals mistakes that you shouldn't let your players make. This episode is rich with insight and strategy for developing juniors and improving course management. Come back for the second part next week! ...
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Our second episode with Coach VJ Trolio, is full of candid conversations about his personal experience of knowing what to say as a parent and a coach, the major shift he needed with his teaching. He shares how he got stuck in his own trap and the invaluable help from Coach Will Robins to reevaluate and refocus ...
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Author, Coach and golf parent, VJ Trolio, discusses with Coach Will Robins how he balances coaching and parenting. Both of his sons are on the path to the elite level; with Cohen recently playing in the USGA final. VJ also explains his coaching philosophy, the importance of sequence, timing and force and the difference in practice structures for his high school, college and professional players. He offers some key insights for coaches in developing juniors. If you liked this episode, make sure to come back next week for part two, and enter to win a free copy of VJ Trolio's book below! ...
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