3-Week December/January Camps
Only have a few weeks to work on your game? The IMG Leadbetter's convenient 3-Week December/January Golf Camps can help you become a more technically sound golfer, capable of posting lower scores on any course in any condition.
The 3-Week Golf Camp guides the competitive golfer through a multi-faceted, intensive approach to training and tournament preparation. By focusing on three key elements, we can help any golfer not only play better, but play better at the right time (tournaments).
Golf Camp Details:
- Open to students aged 8-18 of all ability levels
- Three sessions available: December 11-31, January 1-21 and January 22-February 11
- Two camp options available: Core and THE TOTAL ATHLETE (see below)
- Three week cycle broken down into three 1-week phases.
o Week 1: Technical work
o Week 2: Pre-competition training
o Week 3: Competition - Culminates with an in-house tournament at the IMG Golf & Country Club
- Technical focus identifies strengths and weaknesses and lays out a plan to address swing issues.
- V1 video analysis documents swing critiques and changes.
- Attention to mental aspects, like visualization and pre-shot routines, raise comfort level and on-course performance
- Various playing formats familiarize players with all types of competition
- Internet lesson after week 3 recaps students’ progression through each phase of the training cycle

Three-Week Camps + TOEFL training (ages 16 and up)
Half-day of core sport camp plus 3 hours per day of TOEFL training for student-athletes preparing for English proficiency exams. Student-athletes will focus on academic listening, speaking, reading and writing. For more information regarding the TOEFL 3-week camps, click here.
Details:
- Intermediate or Advanced English speakers only.
- Prepares student-athletes for the TOEFL test that measures the ability to use and understand English at the university level (used by more than 8,000 colleges and institutions in more than 130 countries, as well as immigration departments and licensing agencies).
- Focuses on reading and writing proficiency.
- Includes three complete practice TOEFL tests.
- Allows for only morning sports participation. Afternoons are for classroom work.
Three-Week Camps + ESL classes (ages 10 -19)
Half-day of core sport camp plus 3 hours per day of English as a Second Language classes. This program is designed for short-term campers and does not qualify for a student visa. Lively activities and classroom projects & games help campers learn English the fun way!
Details:
- All levels of English speakers, from Beginning to Advanced, are welcome, with campers assigned to one of three levels depending on their English proficiency.
- Classes integrate speaking, writing, listening, and grammar skills. Emphasis is on oral communication and vocabulary development.
- Campers will participate in active & fun communicative classes with hands-on projects based on rotating weekly themes. Projected themes for 2011 include food, sports & recreations, body & health, and travel/USA.
- Certificate of completion at end of program
- Campers enroll in 3 hours of afternoon classes following a morning sport program.
For Registration Information, contact IMG Academies at or Register online:
Tel: 941.752.2600/800.872.6425
Fax: 941.752.2531
E-mail: register@imgacademies.com
Address: 5500 34th St. West
Bradenton, FL 34210
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If you are an aspiring or current professional, IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy is the world's premier training grounds. For LPGA, PGA, and other top players to improve their games and prepare for their respective professional seasons, IMG Leadbetter offers a completely customized program that is implemented to cater to the specific needs of each individual player. Past participants include Paula Creamer, Julieta Granada, Casey Wittenberg, Carolina Llano, Catriona Matthews, Ryo Ishikawa and many more
With an 18-hole, championship-level golf course, double-sided driving range, and practice range featuring multiple putting greens and chipping/pitching stations, the IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy can accommodate any men's or women's high school, collegiate or international team. Combine the extensive facilities with available V1 video swing analysis, TrackMan club-fitting technology and 25+ full-time, Leadbetter-certified instructors, nowhere in the world can match what is offered at IMG Leadbetter for golf teams.
Clayton has worked at numerous David Leadbetter Golf facilities throughout the world including in Austria, South Korea and England. He's been at the IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy since 2010 and has worked with notable LPGA player such as Na Yeon Choi and Mi Jung Hur. As a junior golfer he was a finalist in 1993 at St. Andrews and was the 1999 North-East-Noth-West PGA Assistants Champion.
