Articles

Each article teaches one idea and links back to a fuller guide in the Parent Resource Center.

• Why Timing Changes What the Data Means

  A mid-season test tells you where an athlete is — not how she got there. Why an early baseline changes what every later number means.

• Counting Swings: The Workload Nobody Adds Up

  Range buckets, rounds, lessons — a junior golfer makes hundreds of maximal rotations a week through a growing spine. A calm way to see the total.

• Distance Is Force: The Longest Juniors Are the Strongest

  Clubhead speed tracks lower-body power so closely that a jump test predicts driving distance. What that means for how junior golfers should actually train.

• When Lessons Stop Working

  Every junior golfer hits the plateau where swing changes stop adding yards. It usually isn't the coaching — it's the engine underneath running out of force.

• The Tired Athlete: Sleep, Recovery and the Midsummer Slump

  The player who was flying in April is flat by July. It is rarely motivation, and the signal is usually visible months before anyone names it.

• How Many Hours a Week Is Too Much?

  There is a simple number that flags when a junior golfer is training more than her body can absorb. It has nothing to do with commitment.

• Is Strength Training Safe for a 13-Year-Old?

  The worry about lifting stunting growth has been studied for decades. Here is what the position statements say — and where the real risk sits.