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
Jan 3, 2022
Jan 3, 2022
50 min
Having a growth mindset is a major player in anyone's success in life. But what about beliefs? Well in this episode Dr. Mat Park, Sports Psychologist shares really how important both of those are, and how they go hand in hand!
Dr. Mat grew up playing the game of golf at a very young age and was rank internationally by the age of 14. Like many, he had dreams of playing on the PGA Tour, he worked so hard on perfection that ultimately he ended up walking away from the competitive side of the game.
Although his performance slump ended his golf career, it opened up a new door - an opportunity he gladly accepted because of his own personal struggle. He gave up the pursuit of professional golf, and discovered the field of psychology.
Dr. Mat is extremely knowledgeable in golf and psychology and he talks in a way that I think will resonate very well with you all.
Discussion Topics:
- Developing a junior golfer’s growth mindset
- The difference between mindset and beliefs
- A junior golfer’s confidence
- How parents and coaches can help
Show Links:
- Follow Dr. Mat on Instagram @dr.mat_park
- More resources from Dr. Mat at drmatpark.com
Dec 13, 2021
Dec 13, 2021
11 min
In this episode I am going to cover a few tips on how to set goals giving you the best way to achieve them in the new year! In one way or another we all have goals. I think the problem most of us run into setting realistic goals and have a plan and process to reach these goals. This will be the final episode of 2021 and Season 2! If you would like in the meantime, please listen back to previous episodes, they will really go a long way in helping out our junior golfers! I hope you all have wonderful holidays and look forward to having you back on the podcast this next year! Thank you so much for tuning in :).
Dec 6, 2021
Dec 6, 2021
19 min
In this episode I discuss some ideas and thoughts I had over the last week on raising good people. I believe the stronger we help our children understand processes and development in life the better they will be in sports including golf, but also in life. I really hope you are able to use the episode as a resource to long term development of your child with a goal in mind to raise them to be good people.
Nov 29, 2021
Nov 29, 2021
21 min
This episode was inspired by a Youtube video I posted a few years ago. Golf is not an easy sport, but I think that it is something, anyone can be good at and more importantly, find a way to enjoy it! In this episode I discuss the key traits that helped me learn Mandarin Chinese and how that will help your junior flourish playing golf! Make sure to share this episode with your juniors as well!
Discussion Topics:
- Chinese and Golf are Hard!
- Mistakes and failures are OK
- Getting out of your comfort zone
- Immersion
- Passion, drive and hard work
- The importance of time
Nov 22, 2021
Nov 22, 2021
18 min
It can be hard designing the right junior golf program as a coach. It can also be hard finding the right junior golf program for your child. In this episode I will discuss things you should be looking to either create as a golf coach or seek out to find as a golf parent in a great junior golf program!
Discussion Topics:
- Fun
- Child Friendly Coaching
- Etiquette and respect for the Game
- Peer Competition and Camaraderie
- Family Interaction
Nov 15, 2021
Nov 15, 2021
17 min
As adults we all want what is best for our junior golfers. It is very hard sometimes to understand when help is needed and not. Of course we think we are always helping, but are we? In this episode I share some of my experiences with over coaching and ideas on how to smooth out this ride for the long haul.
Discussion Topics:
- The pitfalls
- Some positive ideas
- Course play
Show Links:
Nov 8, 2021
Nov 8, 2021
22 min
Junior golf tournaments can bring out all kinds of excitement and emotion from everyone involved! In this episode I am going to share a variety of Do's and Don'ts specifically for junior golfers and their parents. Covering many areas from start to finish of tournament play.
Discussion Topics:
- Signing up for your first tournament
- Practice Rounds
- Caddies
- Post Round
- Practice
Show Links:
Nov 1, 2021
Nov 1, 2021
39 min
Parenting is not an easy task as you know. If you are looking for more ideas on how to introduce your children to golf, or get them even more excited about the game from a young age then this episode will be great for you! Mel Sampat, father of two young children who play golf, and active listener to the podcast shares his story raising his story raising his children in the game. Mel has so many wonderful ideas on how to keep the game interesting for his children and just some overall great parenting advice we can all take note of. Tune in to the end because you will really like his final words of inspiration!
Discussion Topics:
- How he got his children immersed into golf
- Do you have to know golf or be good at golf to be a good golf parent?
- Ideas to play golf at home
- How to inspire young golfers
- Long term goals for young children to get out of golf
- Book recommendations for parents and coaches
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Oct 25, 2021
Oct 25, 2021
35 min
Have you ever wondered if or when you should consider introducing mental game training to your junior golfer? In this episode Geoff Greig from Zone Athletic Performance shares a lot of useful and practical information about mental game training for junior golfers!
Discussion Topics:
- Why mental training is important for juniors
- Assessing ones mental game
- The importance of “Opposite Training”
- Speed training and effort training drills
Show Links:
Oct 18, 2021
Oct 18, 2021
1 hr 3 min
To become one's best, it is important that you rewind, and reflect on events and experiences that had happened. In this episode, Neil Plimmer co-founder/owner of JOLF in the UK comes back on the podcast to discuss these exact things with me. If you haven't had the pleasure of listening to any of the previous episodes with Neil on the Raising Golfers Podcast, please tune back to those in the links below.
Discussion Topics:
- The last six months of golf from our perspective
- The individual child experience
- Things we learned from our experiences or mistakes we made
- Feedback from Neil’s golf programs from the students
- Does better skills = a better experience?
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