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England Golf’s physical preparation programme, implemented for the under-16 regional elite golf players

01/09/2017
By Daniel Coughlan, Nick Ward

This article outlines the important ‘train well’, ‘eat well’ and ‘rest well’ principles , and discusses implementing a youth athletic development programme within England Golf.


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