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"Alexander The Great, Yeates Make State Development Squad"

Two of Gippsland’s young developing golfers have been selected for the Victorian Young Achievers Squad.

By Gippsland Sports Academy of Sport - 13th August 2004 - Back to News

Todd Alexander, who is a member of the Mirboo North Golf Club and Warwick Yeates from Bairnsdale have been chosen amongst some of Victoria’s finest young golfers to participate in the Young Achievers Squad.

Athletes applied for the there spot in the squad of 24 and had to have a handicap of 10 or under. The 2004 Young Achievers' Squad, which is organised through the Victorian Golf Association, commenced training during July following record entries. It is a short intensive program with four sessions taking place on Melbourne metropolitan courses.

This week will be the fourth and final week of training. Benefits for the 24 member squad include golf tuition, session on preparation for golf, rules education, diet and fitness in addition to a 72 hole event conducted in conjunction with the program. Squad coaches include Richard Cooney (Victorian Junior State Coach) and John Davis from the Sandringham Driving range. Mr. Cooney is also the Edison Mission Energy Gippsland Sports Academy Head Coach and said this about the two players progress "both are gaining a greater understanding of their respective games and learning how to both maximise their performances. Todd has dropped about 3 shots this year so far and Warwick is trying to consolidate his low marking."

Both Todd and Warwick are members of the Edison Mission Energy Gippsland Sports Academy, which is proudly sponsored by the Victorian Golf Foundation. The squad has been training since May this year, and are developing their golf skills very quickly. During the last two months the squad has been involved in many goal setting tasks, with a 21 day program set in place. The squad has also worked on swing technique, in specific relation to chipping, sand trap shots and full swing fairway shots.

Source: http://gippsland.com/

Published by: news@gippsland.com

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