Strive For Excellence High School Program
High School Development Program
What: This program teaches players to perform under a variety of conditions while building and refining technical skills.
Where: Outdoors at Willow Hill Golf Course; Indoors at The Willow Hill Dome and/or TeeTime Indoor Golf (Glenview) at times convenient for the athlete and Bob's availability.
High School Private Lesson Rates (see adult packages for more information)
• 45 Minute Training Session with Robert Dickman (Ages 10+): $180
• 45-Minute Training Session with Kim Dickman (Ages 6+): $130
• 30-Minute Training Session with Kim Dickman (Ages 6+): $90
Reasons Robert Dickman Golf is a “hot-bed” for junior development:
Adherence to the Growth Velocity Curve
During a child’s development there are different age windows of opportunity to apply various aspects of training. For instance, puberty is termed a speed window because it is the biological time of development when speed training must be emphasized. It is somewhat difficult to work on new skill development during this phase. Whatever speed a child leaves puberty with is their speed for life. During this developmental age we put a heavy emphasis on speed development.
Use of 3D Motion to Develop Swing Efficiency
If you go to the PGA Tour you will see 150 different swings, but further study will show they have very similar swing efficiency. We build on player’s strengths to create a swing that is right for them with similar swing efficiency to the best players in the world. The best way to capture this is with SportsBox AI, proprietary 2D and 3D models using over 30 key points on the body, club and ball, which allows us to accurately detect comprehensive joints and body segments in motion without any markers from a single video
Trackman Level 2 Certified Instructor
The Trackman 4 outdoor/indoor unit is the industry's most accurate tool for the measurement of the golf swing. The entire flight of the ball from impact to landing is captured while displaying its 3D trajectory in real time. It is the first of its kind to measure the complete path of any shot, ranging from short pitches to 300-yard drives; Trackman Pro pinpoints the landing position with an accuracy of 1 foot at 100 yards. All clubface, swing, and ball flight data, from club speed to hang time, is illustrated and delivered in easy to understand, scalable data.
High-tech Swing Analysis
We utilize a video analysis system that allows the teacher to film a student's swing and identify subtle movement patterns and illustrate them to each student. Session can be recorded and sent with via email to the student for future reference or to the parents so that everyone is on the same page.
Utilization of Block and Random Practice
It is our desire to maximize your child’s ability on the golf course, not just make them great range players. To this end we separate our training session into block and random practice. Block practice is designed to learn a skill. According to motor learning professionals only 3% of this skill will transfer to the golf course using block practice. It is for this reason this reason that our academy employs random practice into our daily routines. The more skilled a player becomes, the more time spent on random practice. Random practice allows for 90% of a skill to be transferred to the course.
Course Management 101 to Graduate School
From a young age when a student can hardly contact the ball, creative drills are instituted to teach golf came play and course management. As a student progresses, a significant amount of time is spent training and competing on the golf course in one-on-one or small groups under the watchful eye of Bob. Key components of the round are noted by Bob and worked on during practice sessions.
It is much more valuable to become an athlete first and a golfer second. To develop this athleticism, Bob has created programs that he teaches with his various locations throughout the year. These programs are specifically designed to be the cornerstone of youth development and have developed some of the top tour professionals in the world. Truly the classes are the single best athletic endeavor your child can enroll in to exploit their athleticism and love for golf at a young age.
Why Robert Dickman Golf:
- 35 years of Experience Developing Top Performing Athletes
- Demonstrates Integrity Beyond Approach
- Makes Golf a Fun Activity
- Allows Students to Develop Skills Necessary for Success
- Builds Character the Student
- Applies Age-Appropriate Coaching
- Incorporates the Latest Technologies
- Openly Communicates with Parents and Students
- Has a Long-Proven Track Record
Athletes selected to participate in the LATD programs are expected:
- To be coachable
- To conduct themselves in sportsmen like manner at all times.
- To respect the efforts of parents/ guardians, coaches, golf officials, facility staff, and sponsors always.
- To learn the rules of golf and play by them.
- To respectfully question anything, they do not understand.
- Open communication
Effective Partnership with Parents
Without question, every parent who looks to enroll their child in a program such as this desires the absolute best for them. The single most influential factor in the child’s development is the role the parent plays in nurturing a love for their child and love for the sport. Contrary to this, the most common reason why kids quit sports is “the ride home”. Well-intended comments at the wrong time in the wrong way may destroy everything your child and I work have worked on. This can occur during training sessions, a tournament, or a playing round. The following recommendations for parents are:
- Allow your child to have fun playing golf - it is a long journey!
- No communication during lessons or while playing in tournaments.
- Reinforcement of knowledge being learned.
- Communicate with child using the “sandwich method” of praise, constructive comment, praise.