Another route to becoming a PGA Professional is by the three-year PGA training course which involves distance learning whilst working in golf and now incorporates a Foundation Degree in Professional Golf in conjunction with the University of Birmingham.
Almost 50 percent of head injuries sustained in sports or recreational activities occur during bicycling, skateboarding, or skating incidents. More than 775,000 children, ages 14 and younger, are treated in hospital emergency rooms for sports-related injuries each year. Most of the injuries occurred as a result of falls, being struck by an object, collisions, and overexertion during unorganized or informal sports activities.
Injuries by the numbers 186,544 soccer-related injuries in 2006; 80% affect players under age 24; 44% of injuries to players under age 15; Injury rates: 2 injuries per 1,000 for players under age 12; 4 to 7.6 injuries per 1,000 player-hours for players older than 12 years; 4.0 injuries for girls' soccer teams over course of season