Parents

FMS - Fundamental Movement Skills Determines where the child is developmentally, not chronologically. The phases are development (beginner / discovery), Intermediate (developing) and advanced (consolidating).
The screen test for this is as follows:
Locomotion test
Hopping
Skipping
Sliding

Object Control test
Overhand Throw
Two-Hand Strike
Green Bowling

Expert - Golf At this stage you are attending a college on a golf scholarship or well on your way to becoming a tour professional. You will be well rounded in these areas:

Mental
Physical
Emotional
Training
Expert Coaching
Full time training
National + International competition.

FSS – Fundamental Sports Skills Sport specific learning skills

Golf FSS – Putting, Chipping, Full Swing, Course Management

FMS transfers to FSS with correct training but also leads to more skillful and advanced FMS.

Specialization – Golf Specific In the LTAD framework, two types of sports have been identified as Early Specialization and Late specialization. Golf is Late Specialization.

EARLY Specialization – Kids must develop FSS = PL early to compete at highest level.
Gymnastics
Figure Skating
Diving

LATE Specialization – Sports were most professional athletes spend more than 10 years honing skills before being experts at highest levels.
Golf
Baseball
Soccer
Football

PL – Physical Literacy - GOLF Physical Literacy is the development of FMS + FSS - Golf which then allows a child to develop a wide variety of athletic skills. These are transferred in movement skills to other sports.
Golf Skills are developed at an excellerated pace
During the Growth spurt, the athlete should be physically literate. (FMS + FSS)

“It’s a long journey to specialization, so don’t hurry the athlete”. Dr. Ernst Zwick