Junior golf continues to boom. Golf is becoming more and more fashionable and open to kids all over the country. When i am teaching golf to juniors however, it is apparent early on which children have the best all round sporting background. This assists the juniors to progress with golf at a much faster rate. Whereas those with limited sporting background often find their progress a little slower to begin with.
Having said this we are not saying that the latter child has no chance. Not at all. However the rate of progression is slower from the start. The danger here is that frustration may lead to a premature ending to their golfing lives.
The benefits of having your kids active from a young age with a variety of sports, other than just golf, is that they acquire an all round physical vocabulary. They learn basic movement skills, stability, mobility, co - ordination and balance at a very quick rate. It is apparent that those children who have learnt these skills already, develop ball striking and good results much earlier when attempting golf for the first time.
Unfortunately the 'Xbox generation' has now been accompanied with cuts in school sports following the government spending review, meaning our kids are missing out on the vital stages of skill acquisition. As a coach therefore we are making it our objective to assist children in skill acquisition as well as golf. The results are great. By improving functions such as speed, balance and agility through basic games including actions such as jumping, catching and throwing, we are giving kids a better chance to succeed.
If you want to aid your child, as well as others, sporting development then give them the best chance with an active lifestyle. They don't have to become world beaters, but will lead to a healthy and fun lifestyle.
If you want to support the fight to save save school sports then take a look at SSP (Save School Sport Partnership) on Twitter and Facebook.
Enjoy your golf, and give your children the best chance to prosper in the future.
Daniel Gale
PGA Professional
Dan is a PGA Professional & TPI Certified Instructor
Check out his website at www.dangalegolf.com
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