Why do kids play sports?

• Fun
• Be with friends
• They are good at the sport

Golf is a demanding sport with early failure a frequent occurrence. Meaning it's not fun and most aren't immediately good at it. Hence it is hard to find friends to do it with.

 

Why are so many kids on the couch playing video games?

• Play anytime
• Visually stimulating
• No athletic ability required
  • You can be a superstar at any sport without breaking a sweat!

That's the problem with video games. They do nothing to develop an athlete. That is why we're taking a different approach.

 

The basis of our Jr. Academy is Long Term Player Development or LTPD
LTPD is a systemic approach to developing junior athletes. The LTPD framework aims to define optimal training, competition and recovery throughout an athlete's career to enable them to reach their full potential in golf and as an athlete. Tailoring a child's sports development program to suit basic principles of growth and maturation, especially during the 'critical' early years of their development, enables them to:

• Reach full potential
• Increase lifelong participation in golf and other physical activities
• Have more fun playing sports

This framework will set out recommended training sequences and skills developments for the participant from the Active Start stage (6 and under) to the Active for Life Stage (adult recreational). It will address the physical, mental, emotional and technical needs of the athlete as they pass through each stage of development. For more information on LTPD click here.

 

The Programs we offer are:

Contenders – 5-12 year olds. These kids will be working in the Cyclone (5-8 year olds) and Smash Zone (8-12 year olds) developing fundamental movement skills, and sport specific skills. Click on contenders to learn more.

 

Tournament Players – 13-18 year olds. These are Jr. Academy members reaching elite levels of performance. Learning to practice to perform, maturing skills to the highest levels. Click on Tournament Players to learn more.

 

Summer Camps – 5-18 year olds. Opportunity to have fun learning what it’s like to participate in the contender and tournament players programs. We’ll go through the cyclone and smash zones, play golf in different ways, and even focus on individual player development. Click on Summer Camps to learn more.

 

Private Lessons for Juniors
We recommend private lessons for most kids 13 and older, however they is also available for kids as young as 4. Juniors, 18 and under, receive a 25% discount on private lessons. We want to grow the game and teaching kids to love golf at an early age is our goal. Just like an adult lesson, range balls, video and any other technology used are included in the price.