CJGA Strength & Conditioning Coach to Visit Turkey

Markham, Ont. Official Performance Therapist and Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA), Dr. Craig Davies, will travel to Istanbul, Turkey on November 15th for an official consultation with the Turkish Golf Federation. 

Davies, who runs the Golf Performance Program at Totum Life Science in Toronto, Ont., will meet with the players, coaches, and administrators of the Turkish Golf Federation to assist in developing a fitness and manual therapy component for the national golf program.  While in Turkey, Davies will perform golf specific biomechanical assessments and develop fitness plans for the Turkish national team members.

In 2006, Davies performed assessments and developed personalized fitness plans for a number of Canadian junior golfers who participated in international events with the CJGA.  Additionally, he is running a junior golf performance camp out of the Totum Life Science office on King St. W throughout the winter months.

"I'm looking forward to meeting with the Turkish Golf Federation and continuing to develop the international opportunities for the CJGA and its members,” said Davies, who has also consulted Canadian standout golfer Stephen Ames recently. “Through a continuing mutual exchange of knowledge and technique, we hope to grow the CJGA brand as well as the benefits of ChiroTraining globally.”

Davies is a credentialed level 4 golf biomechanics and swing analysis and a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) in the United States.  He is also a credentialed Active Release Techniques (ART®) provider and a sport movement specialist (level 1).  For additional information please visit http://www.chirotraining.org/sports/golf/

About the CJGA
Registered federally as a not-for-profit association, the Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is dedicated to providing Canada's junior golfers with the necessary skills and knowledge required to lay a foundation for a future in competitive golf. Through its six-stage competitive development program that focuses on tournaments, clinics, international competitions, and mentoring programs with PGA Tour professionals, the CJGA introduces the game to juniors as young as five and offers competitive multi-day events for the more advanced golfer.  The CJGA acts as a feeder system to provincial and national competitions, collegiate and university golf, as well as professional and recreational golf. For more information please visit www.cjga.com.

The Canadian Junior Golf Association is generously supported by our National Founding Partner, HSBC Bank Canada.

For Additional Information:
Rick Betts
Director, Media Relations and Communications
Canadian Junior Golf Association
1.877.508.1069 Ext. 233
rick.betts@cjga.com