YOU CAN NOW REGISTER FOR RPG CLUB 2026
The renewal period for RPG CLUB 2026 members is now open.
RPG CLUB – PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Benefits of joining the RPG Club
Become part of the largest club of Golf teaching professionals & coaches in the world, and benefit from all its advantages to work with total security and guarantee.
You will receive a new professional license to practice golf teaching and coaching granted by the International Golf Coaches Association, implemented by the International Registry of Golf Professionals (RPG International), the United States Registry of Golf Professionals (RPG USA), the European Registry of Golf Professionals (RPG Europe), the Registro Profesional de Golf (RPG) and the World Golf Teachers Federation (WGTF).
Since its foundation, more than 24 years ago, the Registry of Golf Professionals – Registro Profesional de Golf – RPG – has become the largest coaches organization with the greatest global presence: 74 countries.
The contribution of the RPG to the development and success of SPANISH GOLF has been decisive in the last three decades, accompanying the RPG in its international leadership in professional training programs and in the certification of GOLF coaches, with the SAFETY & GUARANTEE of its PROFESSIONAL LICENSE for teaching the sport of GOLF WORLDWIDE.
You will receive a new professional accreditation from the International Coaches Institute, and another from the Registry of Golf Professionals, where the hours completed and distributed according to the levels finished and the qualifications obtained will be certified, through the following areas: On site Training, Study & Preparation, Online Training, Personal Development and Professional Experience, with the aim of tackling with guarantees the future new framework for the regulation of the profession and sports qualifications.
Once you have completed the RPG training programs, and once you have passed the corresponding exams/tests, you will receive the qualifications from the United States Registry of Golf Professionals – RPG USA and the International Registry of Golf Professionals – RPG International.
In addition, you will also receive certification from the European Registry of Golf Professionals – RPP Europe and the Registro Profesional de Golf.
Once you have completed the RPG professional training programs, and once you have passed the corresponding tests and exams, you can obtain our digital certificates of your professional accreditation from the Registro Profesional de Golf and/or Registry of Golf Professionals, where through a digital document they will certify you, depending on the levels studied and the qualifications obtained, the hours, tests, assignments and practical hours completed, as well as the distribution of the course’s teaching hours in terms of study and preparation, face-to-face training – OnSITE, online training – OnLINE and the completion of professional practical hours. In addition, this certificate will also reflect all the content covered during each course.
These certificates are sent with a digital signature, both in Spanish and English and are normally requested to access any application for an employment contract both in Spain and abroad. They are also highly recommended to be able to request and obtain work permits in any foreign country, or a work VISA.
The International Coaches Institute launches an International Job List service for Coaches certified by the Registry of Golf Professionals – RPG, Registry of Tennis Professionals – RPT, Registry of Padel Professionals – RPP, Registry of Pickleball Professionals – RPPk, Registry of Fitness Professionals – RPF. All interested members must have updated their Professional License for Teaching & Coaching granted by the respective Professional Registries.
If you are interested in any of the following offers, send us an email with your updated CV in Spanish and English to the following address: ici@icisports.org
The members of the RPG Club will be able to participate again for free in the courses corresponding to their degree and previous degrees in order to be up-date with the new systems and / or teaching methods. They can also be retested for free in case they need to overcome some level.
In the case of participating in the professional training courses of the International Coaches Institute – ICI, both in OnSITE or OnLINE mode, all members will have a 50€ / $50 discount. In case of wanting to train in the teachings of other sports / sectors, the members will have a direct discount of 50€ / $50 in the training courses of the Registry of Tennis Professionals / Registro Profesional de Tenis , Registry of Padel Professionals / Registro Profesional de Padel, Registry of Golf Professionals / Registro Profesional de Golf, Registry of Fitness Professionals / Registry of Fitness Professionals,
We will send you your access code to enter WES (Web Education System), the online educational platform of our website with training content: manuals, videos, presentations …
For almost three decades the RPPk has awarded each year the work of professionals in the different fields of the racket sports industry. These awards are given together with the nominees as «International Master Professional«, the highest professional category in the RPPk. All members of the RPPk Club will be able to opt for these dominations.
We will keep you informed permanently through a monthly newsletter and our social networks Twitter @rpgolf and icisports instagram
Through the RPG you will have a unified voice in the Golf Industry, representing you in the most important events in this sector. We have offices in Madrid/Europe and Naples/USA, with full-time dedicated professional staff, and four divisions in Europe, Asia and America, with the aim of offering immediate service to all RPG Club members.
The RPG offers you the security of belonging to a global, private and independent organization that is characterized by being fast, agile and innovative, with more than 7.000 qualified coaches in 74 countries.
We will provide you with Civil Liability Insurance, through Berkerly Spain, which covers the damages that you may cause to third parties while exercising activities related to the teaching of golf.
Coverages and limits for Spain & Portugal (please consult for other countries in Europe / International):
- Total annual aggregate coverage € 2,400,000
- Civil Liability Operation: € 2,400,000
- Employer Civil Liability: € 600,000 (sublimit per victim € 150,000)
With the RPG qualification, in accordance with current legislation, you have the right to work as a Golf teaching professional or coach.
In addition, we will provide you with 2,000,000.00 $US Civil Liability Insurance, through Cameron Linder and PIProgram in United States, which covers any damage you may cause to third parties while carrying out activities related to teaching or coaching Golf.
For policy coverage in other countries you can consult at rpg@rpgolf.org
All members of the RPG Club will be able to register for FREE in the Spanish Association of Sports Training Professionals – APE Deporte, which was founded in 2019 by a group of professionals from different sports modalities, in order to defend the interests of all their collective based on four Constitutional Rights:
– RIGHT TO WORK: it is a fundamental right recognized constitutionally in article 35 of the Spanish Constitution, so it is a Right that all Spanish sports coaches have, including all golf teachers. Sports Federations may NOT require that in order to teach teaching classes in any sport, one must necessarily be affiliated or associated with said Federation, thus violating the Principle of Free Association, according to article 12 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the Union European Union (Nice, December 7, 2000), the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Resolution 217 of the General Assembly of the United Nations in Paris on December 10, 1948), Article 22 of the Spanish Constitution (December 27 1978) and Organic Law 1/2002 of March 22, regulating the Right of Association. In the case of a work-related matter, subject to the workers’ statute and the rest of the labor legislation, all coaches associated with the APE Deporte have the right to work in their sports modality.
– RIGHT TO TRAIN: it is a constitutionally recognized fundamental right, as well as the freedom of all professionals to freely choose the educational center where they want to carry out their training and professional accreditation, without it being the exclusive monopoly of any Sports Federation. The APE Deporte will collaborate with different organizations in order to facilitate the training and retraining of all its associates, both in face-to-face training and in the «OnLINE» format. In each of these activities, all its associates will enjoy exclusive prices and preferential registration prices.
– RIGHT TO WORK INSURANCE: with a Civil Liability Insurance that covers all damages that you may cause to third parties while you exercise activities related to teaching golf in Spain and Portugal (please consult for other countries). In addition, you will enjoy an exclusive service through a consultancy in accounting and tax matters, in forms and types of commercial and labor contracts, and in all kinds of conflicts with Clubs, Town Halls and Sports Centers.
– RIGHT TO BE RECOGNIZED: You will receive a new professional accreditation & Professional License from the Spanish Association of Sports Training Professionals – APE Deporte, with the aim of facing with guarantees the future new framework of regulation of the profession and sports qualifications. The APE Deporte aims to actively participate in the «negotiation table» of future collective agreements for sports facilities, which is currently the only one that regulates our profession in all Spain. The APE Deporte has signed a collaboration agreement with AEESDAP – Spanish Association of Sports Services Companies to Public Administrations, which is the representative employer, at the national level, of sports services companies to public administrations in the field of benefits services and concessions, representing their interests before the administrations themselves, unions, political parties and other organizations and / or companies, as well as interlocutors in collective bargaining in our sector, this agreement reflects the firm proposal of both entities by improve all the conditions of workers and sports service companies in Spain.
My Little Factory is a company specialized in capturing emotion in another dimension. Thanks to 3D printing, it has become a national reference in the sale of customized trophies. Not only do they offer an exclusive design, but they also provide a different point of view in each of their designs. In addition, their range of products includes medals or different merchandising elements for companies. They can transport any idea to another dimension. From 2022, thanks to the collaboration agreement between RPT and Mi Pequeña Fábrica, you can benefit from a 10% discount on the purchase of personalized trophies.
Padel Galis, based in Valencia (Spain), is part of the Atitlan Group, present in different sectors focused on the creation and consolidation of long-term value. Padel Galis is the world leader in the design, manufacture and installation of padel courts. Since 2016 it has built more than 8,000 padel courts that are installed in more than 50 countries around the world. Padel Galis is the sole official supplier of the World Padel Tour court from 2020.
Its partnerships with World Padel Tour, Wilson Sporting Goods, Fernando Belasteguín and the Professional Padel Registry empower its positioning in the sports industry. Product and process innovation are at the core of the company’s culture and stand out in their day-to-day work to achieve the highest levels of quality and excellence in customer service, including the new Wilson court with which Padel Galis becomes the first official manufacturer and installer of the Professional Padel Registry worldwide. In addition, together they will create the certification of ‘Approved Padel Training Center’ for all those centres that incorporate Wilson padel courts and the RPP teaching system.
During the next 4 years, Padel Galis & RPP will work on the expansion of PADEL at an international level, but with the focus on the United States, where they will promote the construction of PADEL courts, the training and certification of coaches, and will also organise different activities and programmes to promote PADEL for professional and amateur players.
For more information, please visit www.padelgalis.com & www.RPPadel.org
RPG CLUB
Annual payment
200€
Professional services for Golf teaching professionals & coaches
The Registry of Golf Professionals – RPG, founded in Spain in 2002, is a world leader dedicated to providing educational programmes, international certification and comprehensive services to golf teaching professionals and coaches and their centers, with the goal of developing people through pickleball. With more than 7.000 certified coaches in 74 countries, the RPG has become the pickleball coaching organization with the largest global presence. The RPG is also responsible for promoting the sport at all levels by organising different events, tournaments, competitions, teaching clinics and activities for amateur players. The RPG is a sports subsidiary of the International Coaches Institute.