Attention
would-be Western Isles golf coaches
Following
the recent launch of the Western Isles Junior Golf Action
Plan opportunities have never been better for golf or sports
enthusiasts to become qualified volunteer junior golf coaches.
The
Action Plan is designed to give youngsters in the Western
Isles an opportunity to develop an interest in golf and
adopt a more active lifestyle. Much of its success
depends on volunteers becoming trained to teaching Stage
1 of the programme within their clubs.
A
dozen Club members have already been trained to coach
on the PGA Level 1 programme and will be delivering to
children within local clubs in Lewis, the Uists, Benbecula
and Askernich this summer.
Further PGA
Level 1 courses are planned for this summer on
the evening of Thursday 27th , Friday 28th June and all
day Saturday 29th June at Stornoway Golf Club.
“I
did the PGA Level 1 course last year, with another seven
volunteers, and it was a tremendous experience,” said
John Gillies, volunteer coach at Stornoway Golf Club.
“Everybody
that did the course got huge benefit out of it, not just
for learning how to coach but for understanding how to
improve their own golf as well.
“From
having no previous coaching experience whatsoever the
three days course made an amazing difference to all of
us. There were non-golfers on the course also who felt
confident in coaching the game afterwards.
“We
are just starting our summer coaching season again, we’ve
got over 25 youngsters coming along and we need more
volunteers to help coach.”
The
Western Isles Junior Golf Action Plan is linked to Scotland’s
National Junior Golf Development programme, clubgolf,
a partnership between the Scottish Golf Union, Scottish
Ladies Golfing Association, Professional Golfers Association,
The Golf Foundation and sportscotland that aims to create
the opportunity for every child to experience golf by
age nine, and to increase junior participation in golf
in Scotland.
To
get involved, contact:
For
Harris & Lewis Courses, Steven Munro on T: 01851709194
For
the Uists & Barra Courses, Christina McWilliam on
T: 01870602328
