Growing the game!
Junior golf here at the club is going from strength to strength which is great to see. We have a good number of active juniors now competing in junior competitions and junior roll ups, plus with Nick Parsons doing a great job as junior organizer, it bodes well for the future. What you may not notice though is the coaching programmes I have set up that myself and my team deliver on a weekly basis to help safeguard the future of junior golf at the club. We currently run the following junior programs: - Saturday Academy – juniors aged between 5 – 16 aimed at introducing juniors to the game in a friendly and fun environment whilst following the Golf Foundation junior passport to help juniors gain awards for skill levels shown.
- Wednesday night Academy as above. The total juniors signed up to the academy is around the 70 mark with approximately 45 attending on a weekly basis
- We have 6 schools partnerships in place where the schools come to the club each week and undertake a structured coaching programme. The hope is they enjoy the experience and convert in to our junior academy session. We currently teach around 60 school children a week
- Junior Development Programme – aimed at existing junior members with a view to helping them develop their games to a new level and make the most out of their golfing ability alongside increasing their enjoyment of the game
With this structure in place we are currently coaching around 130 junior golfers a week. Myself and my team are passionate about developing junior golf and will continue to build on the successful structure we have put in place.
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