This podcast and community is dedicated to junior golf helping golf parents, players and coaches through the fun yet complex journey you and your junior golfer will experience. We dive deep into the real stories golfers go through and as a community answering the long list of questions we all have! We learn from the most experienced golf parents, top coaches, players and child development experts on how to help groom your junior golfer to their best potential!
Episodes
Monday May 23, 2022
Preaching What’s Important
Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
Results, results, results. This is what the junior golfer wants, and arguably what us adults want as well. But is it the most important thing? At the time, it may seem that way, but lets remember, we want to be raising good people. In this episode I will discuss what I feel are some important areas we would be preaching to junior golfers.
Monday May 16, 2022
Bouncing Back
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
It is tough to watch your junior golfer struggle to bounce back mentally and emotionally after a poor hole or round of golf. In this episode I talk about a few ideas on how to help junior golfers better understand the importance of mistakes and failures and how to help them out.
Monday May 09, 2022
The Whole Family SHOULD be Golfing Together
Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
Travis Howser talks about the importance of playing golf as a whole family! I hope many listeners share the same goal as me, to be able to play golf with their children for the rest of their lives.
Monday May 02, 2022
Get Out on the Golf Course!
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
Golf is a sport that is meant to be played on the golf course, so it is time to get out and play more golf! In this episode I will speak about different ways to get your junior on the golf course and tactics to use to make it fun and beneficial for everyone!
Monday Apr 25, 2022
A Perception Bias
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
It is important that we ask enough questions to our junior golfers to make sure we know when to step in and when to not. Our perception of things as adults from looking from the outside perspective can many times be much different than what the junior golfer feels. In this episode I will share a few examples of this in my personal life and also what I've seen out on the golf course.
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Lead and Inspire
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Today I am going to be reading a few quotes from a book given to me from a good friend called "Dad's Playbook" by Tom Limbert. This book is an excellent read as it shares a few short stories and a handful of inspirational quotes from the best coaches in the world! In this episode I am going to relate a few of the quotes to junior golf and hope this inspires you all to be the best you!
Show Notes:
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Monday Apr 11, 2022
A Masters Champion
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Congratulations to the 2022 Masters Champion, Scottie Scheffler! He has been on a very hot streak recently and we all wondering how he got there! In this episode, I am going to talk about the important things and not so important things to dwell on with junior golfers who have big dreams and goals to once receive the green jacket like Scottie Scheffler.
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Accountability
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Accountability is what can make a family, company or team of junior golfers grow and develop together. Without accountability goals can get lost, relationships can be ruined and success cannot be achieved. In this episode I discuss the roles and accountability roles of coaches, parents and players and how they all tie together.
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Taking Breaks
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Taking breaks in anything have so many benefits to our wellbeing and energy levels. Junior golf breaks fall under the same category! This week I have a week off between semesters and it has given me time to re boost my energy, spend time with family, and reflect on what is going on at our golf academy.
In this episode, I will provide some positive ideas and thoughts onto helping your junior golfer take some breaks if/when needed.
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Decision Making
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Allow junior golfers to make their own decisions out on the golf course is essential to their development. In this episode I am going to talk about a few basic tactics you can use to help your junior golfer make better decisions on the course.