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Another Successful Year for Junior and Beginner Golf Coaching
24-03-2006
The English Golf Union (EGU) and English Ladies’ Golf Association (ELGA) are delighted to announce that 2005 was another hugely successful year for golf coaching at junior and beginner levels. In order to evaluate the success of the Junior Club Coaching and the Free Taster Coaching sessions, which are run by clubs with the support of grants provided by the EGU and ELGA, the two organisations have recently audited those clubs who participated in both schemes last year.
593 clubs were involved in the Junior Club Coaching initiative, which represents the second highest level of participation in the seven years that the scheme has been running. On average, over 20 junior golfers received coaching at each golf club. This equates to almost 12,000 children across the country receiving golf coaching in 2005. Over 15% of participating children were girls.
The beginner’s taster session initiative was equally successful with the programme being offered by 193 golf clubs across England in 2005. Over 5,000 beginners, both adults and juniors, were introduced to golf through this scheme. Most promising was the fact that, of those beginners, 76%, representing almost 4,000 golfers, were still participating in the sport after a six-month period.
2006 looks like being another fantastic year for both grant aid schemes.
Each has got off to a positive start in 2006 with over 500 golf clubs so far applying for the £125 Junior Club Coaching Grant and almost 300 golf clubs already seeking the £200 Free Golf Coaching Grant. As an extra incentive this year, and to provide further support to member golf clubs, the EGU and ELGA are also offering an extra £25 to any club that participates in both coaching initiatives.
Both schemes are delivered by PGA Professionals at each participating club, who provide the very best in golf tuition. The PGA represents over 5000 qualified professionals, each of whom is qualified to teach not only how best to swing a club but also is well versed in the rules and etiquette of the sport and is an expert in golfing equipment, and therefore best placed to advise juniors and beginners as to how to start off in the sport. Richard Flint, Development Manager for the EGU commented, “We are very pleased with the feedback from clubs as to the success of the junior and beginners coaching initiatives. We now look forward to working hard to increase the number of opportunities for people to experience golf and become regular participants in the sport”.Further information on the Free Golf Coaching initiative can be found at the EGU website www.englishgolfunion.org.Free Golf Coaching and Junior Club Coaching funding are initiatives jointly provided by the EGU and ELGA and supported by the PGA, via the England Golf’s ‘Whole Sport Plan’ for golf.
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