HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC (August 24, 2010) – Michael A. Paulmeier has been named the Strength and Conditioning Coach for Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy (Hank Haney IJGA), located on Hilton Head Island, SC.
Paulmeier will direct Hank Haney IJGA’s established “Better Fitness. Better Golf” program, centered on a rigorous physical training program that includes anaerobic and aerobic conditioning as well as strength training. He will work with the Academy’s junior golfers in a new state-of-the-art, 6,350 square foot facility, the Hank Haney IJGA Performance Center, which just opened in August. During the school year, full-time students receive fitness training up to three times per week in the evening following school and 4 hours of golf training.
Prior to joining the Hank Haney IJGA, Paulmeier served as the Director of Fitness at Colleton River Plantation Club, a top 100 private golf club in America. After a six year stint working with professional and amateur golfers at Colleton River, he founded Focused Fitness Elite Personal Training, Inc., located in Bluffton, SC.
“Michael’s expertise in health and fitness training provides a great springboard to our already established program and his addition complements our established staff of premier instructors and educators,” stated Peter Orrell, CEO of Junior Golf Corporation, which operates Hank Haney IJGA. “Our Academy provides an unrivaled experience for the finest junior golfers around the world and our fitness program is a key component in preparing them for life both on and off the golf course.”
Paulmeier, a certified Health and Fitness instructor through the American College of Sports Medicine, has designed health and wellness programs for golfers domestically and globally. He is a graduate of Beloit College and taught in the Beaufort County (SC) school system before pursuing a career in personal training.
“I have embraced an active lifestyle since my youth so working with the finest junior golfers from around the world here at the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy is an exciting opportunity,” said Paulmeier.
About Hank Haney IJGA
Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy, located on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, is the only golf academy in the world to combine training, competition, and academics for serious junior golfers. Hank Haney IJGA has students from 28 countries and 28 states. Hank Haney serves as Director of Instruction and his students have gone on to win every major professional, collegiate, and amateur golf championship.
To obtain more information about the Hank Haney IJGA, please visit www.IJGA.com or call (800) 791-8229.
Contact:
Glenn Gray, Hank Haney IJGA, 843-686-1526, glenng@ijga.com
Lynn Luczkowski, L2 Communications, 860-313-1426 or 413-478-1569, Lynn@L2comm.biz
