Only One Shot Creating a Disciplined, Defined and Loving Environment for Junior Golfers
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
VJ Trolio began instructing and coaching in 1999. He became a PGA member in May of 2007 and currently serves as the Director of Instruction at Frederica Golf Club in St. Simons, GA. Trolio served as Director of Instruction at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, MS from 2000-2024. Uniquely, Trolio was the coach of four players from a junior golf level to major tours. Matt Fast (Web.com), Chad Ramey (Web.com), Jonathan Randolph (PGA Tour), and Ally McDonald (LPGA Tour) trusted V.J. as junior golfers, collegiate golfers, and professional golfers. It became evident that it was not Trolio’s great coaching or instructional insights that made the biggest differences. The profound difference in players that succeed to elite levels comes from the culture they grow up in. Coaching and instruction are only one component of world class performances. A knowledgeable parent as a primary guide is equal to any coach or instructor. Trolio understands this fact on many levels. As a coach he has lived it and as parents he and wife have lived it.<p>"V.J. is one of the world's foremost experts on the long term development of junior golfers. ONLY ONE SHOT provides a roadmap for optimizing a junior golfers' performance. I think this is a must read for junior golfers and their parents." — <b>MARK BLACKBURN</b>, <i>Top 100 Instructor in America Golf Magazine, Golf Digest Top 50 Instructor in America, </i><i>Golf Digest Top 40 instructor under the age of 40, PGA Tour Coach.</i></p><p>"Parenting is hard. Parenting a junior golfer can be even harder. Through diligent research and real-life experiences, Trolio has laid out an eye opening guide to helping your junior golfer achieve their goals." — <b>TIM YELVERTON</b>, <i>Golf Digest Best Young Teachers in America '16 and '17, 2015 PGA Gulf States Section </i><i>Teacher of the Year, Golf Digest Best Teachers in the State 2013 till present, PGA Tour Coach.</i></p><p>"Trolio is a close friend, and a truly gifted coach. A piece of his passion and expertise for developing junior golfers is depicted in this book. For any parent serious about raising a child that's a junior golfer, this book is a must have." — <b>JOHN TILLERY</b>, <i>Golf Digest’s 50 Best Teachers in America, 2014 and 2015 Teacher of the Year Georgia </i><i>PGA Section, 2016 Golf Digest Top Young Instructor in America, PGA Tour Coach.</i></p>
Elite, competitive, gritty, healthy competitors are made; they are not managed into existence. Tomorrow’s generation of athletes will be made primarily by the good judgment and keen discrimination of parents, mentors, and coaches. None of these will be more important than the support a junior golfer receives from home.
In this new updated edition of Only One Shot, V. J. Trolio, one of the world's foremost experts on coaching and developing junior golfers, presents his proven process to create a disciplined, structured, and loving environment for junior golfers and prepare them for success.
Time and patience are the two primary ingredients of wisdom for nurturing young golfers. Inside these pages you will find a coach of young athletes in golf for the past twenty years. He gives you researched facts the he applies to young athletes and their teams. The secret is to recognize the difference between intention and emphasis and how to apply it appropriately and consistently. You will also find the untold story of one young athlete that grew into a five-time champion on the PGA Tour and a Ryder Cup hero. You will be able to see behind the curtain of a world-class career and the important role played by those that surround and nurture the athlete. These two, a coach and an athlete, do not wish to persuade you; but instead they wish to push you to think.
This is more than a great story or entertaining read. It is an approach, a mindset, and a guide that you will use to define, create, and apply to your young athlete. All heroes need a guide and sometimes that guide has "Only One Shot." This book is dedicated to you, the guide. With inspiring insight from the untold story of professional golfer Jim Gallagher Jr.
-Tim Yelverton, Golf Digest Best Young Teachers in America '16 and '17, 2015; PGA Gulf States Section Teacher of the Year; Golf Digest Best Teachers 2013-2018; PGA Tour
As many as two hundred players have come through Trolio’s junior golf program at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Mississippi, for short- or long-term instruction and have gone on to play Division 1 golf. Four are currently on the men’s or women’s pro tour at some level.
“The road to being average is much easier than that of being a competitor. Many young adults can get lost in the process. They can begin to think that frustration, setbacks, and difficulties along the way were not faced by other competitors. The reality is that the road to becoming a champion has many hills and valleys. Setting outcome or performance goals without process goals is simply incomplete and can lead to immense frustration,“ Trolio reflects, “If we can help our kids set goals and let them be their goals and stay away from comparisons, we will do a better job as parents, coaches, friends,” he continues. “So often you hear ‘well he shot two under and you were four over’ or something like that. I have to remind myself all the time that’s not the approach.”
“We are all given different gifts so when we compare ourselves to others or our kids to others, we are doing a disservice. We just need to teach them to be the best they can be, not the best someone else is or wants them to be. Youth sports is about love and learning from mistakes and the joy of playing. It’s important to give our junior golfers time and space to realize that and let them bring up the subjects,” he recounts of his own experience as a father, coach, and instructor.
Time is spent teaching not only what to practice but how to practice, not only how to hit a particular shot but also when to use it on the course, not only how to succeed but also the behaviors that will lead to the successful mindset on and off the course.