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Taable o of Con ntentss I. Overv O view … ………… ………… ………… ………… ……… 2 II. Gettin G ng Staarted ……… ………… ………… ……….. 4 III. In‐Sch hool… ………… ………… ………… ………… ………... 7 Sched S dule/C Curricculum m/Lessson Plans IV. Follow F w up … ………… …………………………… 1 14
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Colorado P PGA Golf in SSchools What is tthe Colorado o PGA Golf iin Schools Program? The Colorado PGA Go olf in Schoolls Program iss a collaboraative effort b between thee founding associations of the Colorado Ope en Golf Foun ndation: the Colorado PG GA, Colorado Golf Association, Colorado Women’s Golf Associaation and Roocky Mountaain Golf Course Superinte endents' Asssociation (th he Allied Golf Associationns) to introd duce school aage children n across th he state to th he game of ggolf and the valuable lifee skills it teaches. Program Costs This proggram is offerred to schoo ols at no costt to either thhe student o or the schooll! Funding fo or this proggram is made e through the generous support of tthe Colorado o Open Golf Foundation, the Colorado o PGA Found dation, the A Allied Golf Asssociations oof Colorado aand contribu utions from private d donors and corporations. Who Are e We? The Colorado Open G Golf Foundation is a not‐for‐profit coorporation, with public charity statu us under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Reven nue Service,, formed for the primaryy purpose off fosteringg and encourraging the sp port of golf in the State oof Colorado through finaancial aid to o educational program ms aimed at d developing tthe interest and ability o of Colorado’s youth in th he sport of ggolf and those who cond duct, supporrt and providde coaching instruction for Colorado o’s youth. The Colorado PGA Fo oundation is a 501 c 3 no on‐profit orgganization co ommitted to o "positivelyy influencing people's lives througgh the game of golf" creaated for the purpose of administerin ng the charitable and ph hilanthropic affairs on behalf of the golf professsionals withiin the Coloraado Section P PGA. olf, scholarsh hip These afffairs include, but are nott limited to, promotion and growth of junior go programs for children of PGA me embers, proggrams for m minority and underprivileeged youth in Colorado o, contributio ons to allied charitable o organizationns, and the fu uture develo opment of a Colorado o PGA Hall off Fame. What Are e the Progra am Goals? School, P PGA Professional, Golf Faacility Conne ection Ultimately, the succe ess of the program cente ers on the syynergy creatted between n the three ccore elementss: the particiipating school, the PGA Golf Professsional, and the Golf Facility. Through h this
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partnership children will be able to experien nce a sport thhat emphasizes importaant values th hat make forr better citize ens. A Sport ffor a Lifetime By conne ecting childre en with junio or programss at green grrass golf facilities, an opp portunity is created ffor lifetime e enjoyment o of the sport. This partne rship between the golf ffacility and tthe school is instrumentaal to the long term succe ess of the Coolorado PGA A Golf in Schools program m. Statewid de Communiity Outreach h Initially, w we have set a tar‐get to reach 20 schools acrosss the state and 3,000 children in 201 11 building tto 60 schoolls and 9,000 children by year 5 (2015). Early ind dicators show w there is a much higgher demand d for this typ pe of programming from m the schoolss and suppo orting communities. Long Lasting Impact By unifying the Allied d Golf Associations we w will deliver a sustainable program th hat embracess individuaal communitties, their sch hool system and local coorporate sup pporters in aan effort to impact th he children o of Colorado for years to come. Core Pro ogram Eleme ents Truly a partnership b between the school, the professionaal and the facility De eliver the insstruction wh here the children are – aat school Prrovide a high h quality, con nsistent proggram lead b y PGA Profeessionals Trransition the e children fro om the school to the gollf facility on a field trip tto experiencce the gaame in its naatural setting Op pportunity to incorporatte science ellements deliivered by the Golf Coursse Superintende ent Life Value Integratio on One of th he attraction ns of the gam me of golf is a tradition oof integrity, courtesy, reespect and sportsmaanship. Intro oducing child dren to this ggreat sport ccreates an o opportunity tto reinforce these vallues as well as head them m down a paath to particcipate in a sp port that can n be enjoyed d for a lifetime e.
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Gettin ng Starrted The Scho ool There are e several reaasons for implementing a COPGA Goolf in School program: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Be an ambasssador to you ur communitty Grow the jun G ior program m at your faciility Grow the fam G mily program ms at your faccility Develop a pu D blic profile/relationship for you andd your facilityy Be a mentor tto children
Once you u have decid ded to pursue a school fo or any of thee above reassons, you should determ mine what sch hool(s) will best help you u fulfill your reason. If yoou are looking to grow tthe program ms and mem mbership at yyour facility,, then you sh hould start w with the scho ools that aree in the areaa of your facility. Initial ccontact is usually best via email sentt to the Princcipal and thee PE Teacher. You can u use the exam mple email p provided to b begin the coommunicatio on process aalong with th he Golf in Scchools Broch hure. Keep iin mind thatt it may take several con ntacts beforee you get a response e. Getting cconnected ‐ Once you de ecide on the e school, theere are severral ways to ffind contact information. The intternet is veryy useful and almost ALL schools havve a website or a list of sstaff memberss through th heir respectivve School Districts. You may make aa personal vvisit to the scchool but know w that you w will probably only speak w with the seccretary. Be ssure to ask fo or the Princiipal and the P PE Teacher’ss contact info rather than leaving anny material w with the secrretary. Common n School Disttrict Website es Jefferson n County Pub blic Schools w www.jeffcop publicschool s.org/ Douglas County Publlic Schools htttps://www.dcsdk12.orgg/ Aurora P Public Schoolls www.auro orak12.org/ Cherry Crreek Public SSchools‐ http p://www.che errycreekschhools.org Denver P Public Schoolls‐ http://ww ww.dpsk12.o org/ 4
Scheduling ‐ The Colorado PGA G Golf in Schoo ols ideal sch edule is to ssee each student THREE times at the school aand ONE time at the golff facility. Eacch school an nd district haas a differen nt “Specialss” rotation. A “Special” is a class thaat a child onlly attends on certain days of the weeek (PE, Art aand Music). SSome schoo ols rotate the eir specials eevery third d day, so to be able to see a child 3 times, you maay be required to spread d your classees over the ccourse of 2‐3 3 weeks. Otther schools m may have 2‐d day blocks (P PE, PE, Music, Music, Arrt, Art) and then some PE teachers aare able to w work with the e other Speccials teacherrs and get thhe kids 3 dayys in a row. In any eventt, it does require good co ommunicatio on and carefful planning to be sure tto meet the “three” sesssion recomme endation. Grade se election ‐ Because sched duling can be e challengingg, it is recom mmended that you focuss on 1‐3 grade e levels at a time. For m most class sizzes, this will put your final number o of students th th th between 75‐150 kidss. Research shows that 4 4 , 5 and 66 graders aare at the beest age to leaarn golf from m a physical aand emotion nal standpoint and are aat an age where they aree ready to commit tto a sport. O Other Colorad do initiativess such as 5thh Graders Skii Free and 5tth Gear Kids support tthis evidence. Once you u have discussed and agreed on a scchedule, it iss a good ideaa to visit the school and meet the e PE teacher if you haven n’t already. This will givve you an ideea of the layout of the gyym and outd door facility tthat you will have access to and alloow you to deevelop a safee and effectiive lesson plan. Field Trip p Schedulingg ‐ Because tthe teacherss will have too reserve bu usses and sen nd out permissio on slips, it is necessary tto come up w with the dettails of the field trip as so oon as possiible. If you are e a professio onal reachingg out to a scchool in the aarea of yourr facility, you u obviously w will want to ccoordinate w what is best for your facility. It is beest to schedu ule the field trip very soo on after the last in‐scho ool session so o the inform mation prese nted to the student is frresh. Typicaally the best days for a faacility to schedule a field d trip are Moonday‐Thurssday and thee best time ffor the schoo ol is between 9am and 1 12pm. This aallows the sttudents to remain on th heir lunch schedule e and does not disrupt th he rest of the e day. School Protocol ‐ If yyou set up an n on‐site me eeting with tthe PE Teach her, this will be a good ttime to learn tthe school protocol. All schools will require youu to check in n at the main n office every time you come. Som me schools m may require yyou to go th rough a background cheeck which requires some prep ttime on your part. Whe en you arrivee, find the fro ont of the scchool and m most likely, you will need tto be buzzed d in. Procee ed to the offiice and sign in. You will be given a b badge
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or name tag which w will help the sstudents ide entify you ass a safe visito or. Talk with h the PE teaccher about loaading, unloading and sto orage of the equipment.. Also find o out what equ uipment the school haas that will m make your program morre exciting (hhula hoops, buckets, con nes, balls, ettc). Inquire aabout the sysstems the te eacher uses ffor their currriculum. Fo or example: The start/sttop signal thaat the teacher uses (mussic, whistle, clapping), h ow do the sstudents linee‐up when th hey come intto or exit class, is there aa routine the e PE teacherr does alread dy (line‐up, aactivity, instructio on, game, dismissal) etc. so that you u can gear yoour lesson plan as close to what thee students already kno ow and expe ect. The Colo orado PGA Se ection Once you u have estab blished the d dates of yourr program, yyou will need d to fill out aan applicatio on to be submitted to the Colorado PG GA at least 2‐3 weeks pr ior to the start date. It is importantt that ALL programs are submitted regaardless of th he financial ssupport needed so we h have a consisstent tracking report. Traccking the number of kidss is importannt for the funding receivved by the Colorado o PGA Found dation and th he Colorado Open Founddation. The Application allow ws the Colorrado Section to budget ffor any finan ncial assistan nce you may need for your prograam. Fundingg is provided d for the folloowing elemeents: Instructio on‐ A PGA or LPGA profe essional is eligible for finnancial comp pensation w with 2 options: Option 1: Thi O s is the prefferred option n because it ensures thee students arre getting th he trransition pie ece to the go olf course. TThe Lead insttructor will b be paid $5/cchild that maakes itt to the golf ffacility, ie. 75 kids x $5= $375. If youu are focusin ng on one grrade level, yo ou will be spend w ing about 11 1 hours of in nstruction tim me making yyour hourly pay ~ $33/hr. Option 2: Las O st resort option. There aare circumsttances that aarise that maay prevent aa trip to o the golf faccility (weath her, scheduling conflict, sschool policy). If there h has been a SIGNIFICANT effort made e to facilitate e a transitionn piece, the Section stafff will approvve th his payment option onlyy as a last ressort on a casse by case baasis. The leaad instructor will be eligible to receive $20 0/hour for co ompensationn of instruction time. Field Trip p Instruction n‐ The Coloraado PGA Secction will payy any additio onal PGA/LP PGA instructo ors for instru uction time d during the field trip. Pro ofessionals m may also cho oose to accept MSR Poin nts in lieu of paayment. The e rate is $20//hour and names and PG GA numberss will be sub bmitted upon n completion of the prrogram with the follow u up form.
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Facility FFees‐ In some cases it is necessary fo or the facilityy to charge aa fee for thee use of the range/co ourse during the Field Trip portion. MOST facilitties will offer this at no ccharge because they realize this is a p promotion p piece to their facility, insstruction pro ograms, and instructors.. There is n not a set ratte for the faccility usage aand shall be left up to th he facility to decide what is best. Transporrtation Cost‐‐ The Coloraado PGA Secttion will payy the cost of the transpo ortation need ded to get the students from the school to the go olf course. IIn most casees, the schoo ol will order and pay for th he busses an nd the Colorrado PGA will reimbursee the school. If the schoo ol needs thiss fee prior to tthe field trip, you can ind dicate that o on your GIS A Application. Equipme ent/Set‐up ‐ The Colorad do PGA will p provide you with any equipment needs you havve. We have SNAG equip pment, putte ers, Birdie Ball equipme nt (Birdie Baalls, Strike Paads, Inflatab bles) mended thatt you use bucckets, laund dry baskets, h hula hoops, and and clubss available. It is recomm other collorful items for targets.
In Schoo ol Every sch hool will be aa little differrent with the e layout. Soome gyms are very large and some aare very smaall. It is always preferred d to set up o outside, but iif somethingg prevents yo ou from being outside, you will nee ed to be prep pared with yyour set up innside. It is rrecommendeed that you have strikepad ds/hitting staations for ass many kids aas possible. The less sittting time thee students h have, the more e fun they will have. Our typical GISS Kit consistss of 10 Strikeepads, 100 b birdie balls, 2 2‐3 Birdieballl buckets an nd a duffel bag. Outside Layout ‐ It iss important tto space the e strikepads far enough tthat each student is safee (about 5‐‐7 feet) and put lefties o on the far rigght side of thhe set‐up. Iff the space d does not allo ow for that m many station ns, then you will have to o be sure youu are rotatin ng more ofteen. If you are inside a ggym, you can n use the maarkings (lines) to help w ith set‐up. FFor examplee, if the matss are set up ussing the courrt line, place e the line thrrough the gr een dot on tthe strikepad making an n easy refe erence for th he students’ feet. IF you u are outsidee, you can usse a chalk lin ne or field markingss. Depending on how many studentts you have, you can place 10‐12 birrdie balls at eeach station and a golf clu ub. All PE Te eachers have e cones. Usee the cones tto set up your safety boundaryy usually 8‐1 10 feet behin nd the hittin ng area. It w will be importtant for the students to stay behind th hese cones. You can the en use targe ets at approppriate distan nces for the sstudents to hit at.
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Field Trip p Set‐up ‐ Co oordinating tthe field trip p is usually thhe most chaallenging piece to conducting a Golf in Schools Program. As mentioned eaarlier, if you are doing a program to help boost programs at your ow wn facility, it will be a litttle easier. Yoou will have a good ideaa of how you ur facility haandles a largge group of sstudents. De epending onn the size of your group,, you will need to set up a rrotation schedule that ccan facilitate e a group of kkids rangingg from 20‐15 50. The field trips are usually set up forr a 90 minute or 2hour ttime frame i n the morning which allows for the school to o participate without dissrupting the students’ luunch schedulle. Sttations‐ Full Swing/Rangge, Pitching ((can use birddie balls if sp pace is limiteed), chippingg, putting, on‐co ourse (etiquette, how a hole is playeed, rules), tu urf care (havve a member frrom the maintenance staff explain aabout the sciience of grasss and mowers), tour (how to o check‐in, w what is a tee time), fitness (TPI, PGA A Sports Acad demy activitties), Craft (ggolf ball decoratin ng), nutrition n (how to make a healthhy snack), are all good exxamples of h how to o set up stattions. The scho ool has to pro ovide a chap perone for evvery 9 studeents that ridee on a bus, sso you will h have plenty off parent volu unteers to he elp escort sttudents from m station to sstation and help with crrowd control aand safety. It is highlly recommen nded that yo ou have a PG GA/LPGA insstructor with h each of you ur golf statio ons. Please se ee the attach hed list of PG GA/LPGA Pro ofessionals tthat have staated that theey are availaable to help. our field tripp, please let us know. Th he facility sh hould If you need help coordinating a ffacility for yo be prepaared with infformation ab bout their junior program ms, upcomin ng events, sp pecials etc. sso the stude ents can passs along the information to their parrents.
Curriiculum m/Lessson Plaans Day 1 ‐ P Putting OR Chipping‐ If you are able to set up ouutside and arre on a grasss surface, it w will be easierr to start witth chipping. If you are in n the gym orr have accesss to a tenniss court or other smooth ssurface, you can start wiith putting. By now youu should have determineed ho w the students come into ttheir class (sit in a circle,, or squads eetc.) as well as the teach her’s start/sttop signal (m music, whistle e, clapping). After a brie ef introducti on of yourseelf, it is impo ortant to gett the kids movving into an Icebreaker aactivity. The kids have juust come fro om class wheere they havve probablyy been sittingg for 60‐90 m minutes; the ey do not waant to sit anyymore.
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Icebreakker activitiess‐ 5 minutes Birdieball/snagball socce er ‐ have the e students paartner up (Players and C Caddies). The players will sttart as the so occer playerrs and the Caaddies will start as the ggoals. Have tthe caaddies spreaad out in the e filed/gym aand place their feet in go olf stance (h hip‐ width ap part fe eet facing fo orward).The players will try and “scoore” goals byy kicking the birdie ball/snagball through as m many caddie e’s goals as tthey can in aa 1‐2 minutee time framee. Using the sta U rt/stop signaal, have the students sw witch roles. TThis activity gets the sttudents movving, and maay have appe eal to a broaader range o of students than just golff. Snagball/Tennis ball drillss‐ Have each h student peerform the fo ollowing eyee‐hand oordination skills co 1. 5 ttoss/catch w with each hand 2. 5‐10 pancakess (patting the ball from ppalm to top of hand) in a controlled d manner each hand 3. 5‐10 dribbles with each haand 4. 5‐10 10 foot toss/catch with a partne r Stretchin ng‐ 5 minute es After the e ice‐breakerr, have the students gath her around aand chose 1‐3 students to help lead d you in some sstretching m moves that w would be goo od for golf. ((shoulder, back, legs, etcc.) While stretchin ng is not a ne ecessary com mponent for most youngg children, itt allows them m to know th hat stretchin ng is an impo ortant piece to any physical activity eespecially ass they get older. It prom motes healthy cchoices. Introduction to the g game‐ 5 min nutes ‐ You w will want to ttalk briefly aabout who you are, what you do and w why you are tthere. Find out how maany of the st udents havee had an exp perience with h golf or asspects of gollf and share a personal e experience. Putting‐ 15 minutes‐‐ Have the kiids remain spread out annd BRIEFLY aand SIMPLY go over how w to set up wiith a putter. Rememberr that the go oal of a Golf in Schools Program is to o HOOK them m into wanting to pursu ue lessons o or other junio or programss at a facilityy, not to boree them with instructio on informatiion. Remind d them of saffety with a PPutter (shou uld never swing above th he knees) an nd then get them into an n activity. D Divide them iinto their player caddy ggroups and h have them putt like they w were playing soccer. The e caddy is thee goal and th he player is the putter. Start
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first with h Direction o only‐ The goaal is to roll th he ball throuugh the cadd dy’s legs. On nce they get 5, switch. A At this time yyou can walk around the e room and offer any instruction heelp needed. Next, inccorporate speed. Have tthem try and d control thee ball to havee it stop beffore going through tthe feet. Sw witch players. Game/Co ontest‐ 10 m minutes ‐ Once all the stu udents havee had some ttime to learn n and practicce the skill, add a scorin ng or competitive compo onent to it. Tell them to o score 5 poiints if the baall stops witthin the feett and 2 pointts if it goes through for 110 tries. Switch players. OR Chipp ping‐ 20 min nutes‐ If you decide to go o with Chippping for yourr Day 1 Activvity you will need to include a more de etailed versio on of Safety.. Review thee parts of the club and the equipmeent ot). (Birdie Baall, Strike Paad, Green Do Sa afety: 1. Only one perso on in the dessignated hittting are at a time, otherss stay behind the co ones, lines e etc. 2. Alwayys hold onto the club witth both hand ds 3. Do not go out in fro ont of the hitting area for anyy reason 4. O Only hit wheen you have been given the ok by yo our nstructor. in Se et‐up: When n explaining the set‐up it is importannt to remem mber to keep p everything siimple and sh hort. Refere ence other sp ports or athlletes give th he students aa good visuaal. Have a stude H nt help you hand out pe encils to everyone in thee class and have the stud dents sp pread out. Grip‐ Demonstratte the proper grip‐ non‐ddominant haand on top, dominant haand on the e bottom, th humbs pointed down an d resting in your fingerss. Stance‐ Feet hip w width apart w with toes poointing forwaard and have a student demo onstrate how w they would d stand if theey were Peytton Manningg taking a sn nap, or a baseball player waiting fo or the ball. TThis will get them in thee correct ath hletic posture almost im mmediately. Arms‐‐ Have them point the end of the peencil to the gground and yyou just got them in a simple aathletic postture. Chipping: Wh hile the students still havve the penciils, explain th hat chippingg occurs wheen yo ou are near the green an nd need to h hit a short shhot to get it on. Use thee Clock Reference‐ Head is 12:00 0, Green Dot on the Strikkepad is 6:000. Chipping SSwings start at 6:00 swing baack to 8:00 aand through to 4:00. Expplain the importance of striking the pad
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(b ball goes up)) and instrucct them that a chip shot doesn’t havve a lot of airr time (Turn your taarget bucketts on their side, or keep your Birdiebball targets h half open). Divide the stu D udent s up in nto groups aand try to maaximize their playing tim me by havingg as many station m s as possible e. Ideal set‐u up is 1‐3 studdents per staation. Oncee the kids aree set, have the firstt person com me up. Have e all the studdents get in aa proper set up with no ball. Use the green U n dot as your reference and make suure the stud dents have th he green dott go oing through h the middle e of their staance. If you have a line ffrom the gym m, you can re eference the e line. You ccan briefly ch heck to makee sure they aare all good,, then have tthem taake some practice swinggs 8 to 4 to h hold while sttriking the grreen dot. Once they havve done this a fe ew time s an nd you have had a chancce to help an nyone who n needs it, havve th hem place a birdie ball o on the green n dot. It is m much easier aand safer to count the kiids off and have them hit at tthe same tim me. For exam mple, “On th he count of tthree you caan hit, One, Two o Three.) Dep pending on h how many kkids you havve in a group p, have them m hit 1‐4 birdie balls then switcch using the count‐off m method everry time. Activity: Onc A e all the Bird die Balls havve been hit, hhave the kid ds prepare fo or a Birdie Baall Relay Race. D Depending o on how manyy kids you haave, instructt them to picck up 2 birdiie hem on the rright side of their mat, aand tag the n next person. Continue the balls, stack th elay until all the birdie b balls are lined d up. re Review/R Regroup and d Life Lesson n‐ This is an important ppiece to tran nsitioning thee students b back to the claassroom settting. Have tthem help pu ut away equuipment and gather arou und. Review w the skill that was learned d, find out if there are an ny questionss and end th he session byy incorporating a life lesson. IE‐ Honessty‐ who calls the rules in n baseball‐ uumpire, who o calls the rules in footbaall‐ referee, w who calls the rules in so occer‐ referee, who calls the rules in golf? Relatte the life lessson to other areas of the eir life‐ schoo ol, home, etcc. Day 2‐ Ch hipping or P Pitching IceBreakker Activity‐ 5 minutes‐ YYou can alwaays incorporrate any of the Ice Breakker Activitiess but here is one that relattes to the go olf swing. Snagball//Tennis balll toss ‐ Have the studentts partner upp (Players an nd Caddies).. The player will start with h the ball an nd stand in ggolf posture ((sideways too their target). The Cadd die will be th he target byy making a ciircle for the player to toss through w with their arrms. Instruct the studen nts to
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toss the ball gently u underhand and finish in aa golf finish toward theiir target. If yyou have enough Buckets//Targets, the e students caan try and to oss them intoo the bucketts. Stretchin ng‐ 5 minute es After the e ice‐breakerr, have the students gath her around aand chose 1‐3 students to help lead d you in some sstretching m moves that w would be goo od for golf. ((shoulder, back, legs, etcc.) Chippingg‐ Refer to th he chipping llesson plan. Pitching‐‐ 15‐20 minu utes You can sspend a short time revie ewing the se et‐up (grip, sttance, postu ure) and the chipping sw wing before yo ou begin the e Pitching insstruction. Keeping with the clock an nalogy, you are going to o instruct tthe kids to go from 6 to 9 to 3 strikin ng the pad (ggreen dot) aand finishingg facing theirr target. TThis is where e the icebreaaker activity will have heelped them u understand a golf finish.. Emphasizze seeing the back of the e shoe from behind andd laces to thee target. It iss also imporrtant to restate the safety rules about holding on to the club w with both haands. You caan also go in nto a little detaail about wh hat a proper pitch shot w will look like‐‐ up in the air, 20‐30 yarrds and into a bucket th hat is now upright. Have the e kids rotate just like you u did with ch hipping. Activity//Contest‐ 5‐1 10 minutes Once all tthe Birdie baalls have bee en hit, prepaare for the r elay race. Iff there is still time, comp plete another round of praactice. You m may also waant to add a competition n in. You can n pick a buckket and have e a closest to o contest; yo ou can divide e the groupss into 2 or 3 teams and aaward pointss for 1) Getting the b G ball in the airr, 2) Hitting aa target, or 33) Within 100 feet etc. Review a and Regroup p/Life Lesson n‐ 5 minutess Have the e students gaather around d and go ove er the skill thhat was learned and intrroduce another life lesson‐ Respect. They implem mented biggger swings, bbringing up m more safety concerns an nd now is a good time to o start prepaaring them ffor the field trip. You caan talk aboutt respecting themselvves, their equipment, eaach other, the golf course etc. Day 3‐ Fu ull Swing Icebreakker Activity‐ 5 minutes
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You can use any of tthe above mentioned acctivities or doo somethingg totally diffeerent. You ccan have the kids play tag, (line tag, ffreeze tag) o or a fun gam me for youngger children iis the flip‐clu ub game. Divide the gro oup into playyers and cad ddies and sppread golf clu ubs all aroun nd the field o or gym. Lett the playerss know that iit is their job b to keep thee club Face u up, and it is the Caddies’ job to keep tthe clubs facce down. Alllow them to run aroundd for a few m minutes. Stretchin ng‐ 5 minute es Because today is making full swings, you may spend a litttle more tim me emphasizzing the importan nce of stretching and talk about whyy a twist wouuld be good or why it’s iimportant to o have loosse shoulderss. Full Swin ng‐ 15‐20 minutes This is the day they h have all been n waiting forr so don’t sppend too mu uch time talkking. You maay hype up thiss day by using an inflatab ble animal or target and d more buckeets. Briefly want to h review th he chipping aand pitchingg motion and d go into talkking about aa full swing. It could be as simple ass bring the club back ove er your backk shoulder, strike the pad d and bring the club all tthe way arou und over you ur front shou ulder. Emph hasize the finnish position n with body facing target, bottom o of shoe facin ng back and ggood balancce. Have thee students hit shots and rotate just aas you have e the previou us days. Activity//Contests‐ 5‐‐10 minutes After doing the relayy, which you may also tryy some diffeerent things ie. They can n only skip, o or un to gather the birdie b balls but have to crabwalk they can only run backwards, or they may ru back, you u can create some comp petitions sim milar to whatt you did witth pitching. Review/Regroup and d Life Lesson n 5 minutes Use this ttime to get tthem excited d about the field trip. Seet some exp pectations ass to how it iss going to work. Revie ew the differrent skills they learned aand incorporrate Perseveerance as tod day’s life lesson. More kid ds probably sstruggled with full swingg than any off the other sskills so use tthat to help th hem understand that we e must neve er give up. R Relate that to o school work or anythin ng that mayy be a challen nge for them m.
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Field Trip p The plan for the field d trip will be dependent on how manny students you have atttending. It is or groups to o rotate and more if you have more kids. This allso best to have at least 4 stations fo hat you need d an instructtor at each ggolf station. You should also recruit the help of means th teachers, parents and chaperone es to man a station if neecessary. Mo ost field trip ps are blockeed for 90 minuttes to 2 hourrs, so you wiill need to m manage your rotations acccordingly so o all the stud dent had a chaance to visit all the stations. Make thiis experience e as fun as yyou can for the kids. Sett up a putting course, usse inflatabless and eye‐catch hing targets,, let them play a hole (sccramble) if ppossible, set up an agron nomy station n and incorporaate the scien nce of golf. The ideas arre endless annd may requ uire some prre‐planning o on your partt. Another important p piece of the ffield trip is to o promote tthe facility. Be sure to h have flyers or coupons or anything that encourrages the stu udents to waant to comee back.
Follow‐up Papeerworrk Once the e field trip is complete, yyou will need d to submit yyour Follow up paperwo ork to the Colorado o PGA. This p paperwork is important for several reasons. Firrst, it is how everyone geets paid. As you will see e on the attached form, tthere is an aarea for you , the instrucctor to reflecct back on yyour program m, the teach her and the p professionall at the faciliity. All threee of these arreas will need d to be filled out. It is recommended d that you b ring this pap perwork with you on thee field trip and have th he PE Teache er and facilitty professionnal fill it out immediatelyy. This will expedite this processs greatly. The next important p piece is subm mission for p payment. Yoou will need to include yyour informaation for paym ment ($5/stud dent OR $20 0/hr) and the e names andd addresses of the people that helpeed at your field d trip. They will only gett paid if you submit thei r informatio on with yourr follow up. They cannot su ubmit their o own informaation. Make e sure the fa cility’s information is included if theey are reque esting paym ment as well aas the transp portation infformation.
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Contact LLetter/Emaiil Dear ___ _______, I hope yo our school ye ear is off to aa great startt! My name is Katie Ann n Lehman an nd I am the Junior Go olf Director ffor the Colorrado PGA. I am excited to share witth you aboutt our fully funded G Golf in Schoo ols program that we wou uld like to offfer to your sstudents thrrough their P PE Rotation. The prograam is comple etely FREE to the studennts and the sschool includ ding the he field trip. It is a great opportunityy to introducce a transporttation costs to the golf ccourse for th game of honor and in ntegrity thatt can be playyed for a lifeetime! We h have had thee privilege in n the last 3 yeaars to work w with over 80 0 schools, maany in the Jeefferson Cou unty Public SSchool System, the Aurora Public Sch hool System and the Che erry Creek PPublic School system, and introduce the game to more than 4 40,000 kids. The Colorado PGA Go olf in Schoolls Program iss designed t o be flexiblee in format to accommodate the speciific needs an nd desires off the individu ual schools. Each PGA Professional aand Golf Faccility will take part in a Certification Prrocess to inssure that parrticipants arre introduced d to golf in aan between golff and life skills. enjoyable manner while seamlesssly emphasizing the esssential link b Each dayy the instructtor will highlight a life le esson that is incorporateed into the leesson plan. IIt is the inten nt of the program to insp pire kids to e explore the ggame througgh engagem ment in activity rather th han lecture. SSessions willl begin with a brief (5 m inute) icebreaker or teaam building activity to “set the sttage” for the e remainder of the class time. The m majority of th he class will be ed of short d discussions o of golf conce epts and dem monstration of golf skillss using comprise “modelin ng” techniqu ues and activvity based learning. At thhe conclusio on of each class there will be a wrap up (again 5 m minutes) thatt summarize es the core ggolf and life vvalues introd duced that d day. A sample e schedule iss included below: Prior to p program delivery a letter to the pare ents is sent tthrough the school. Thee purpose of the letter is tto introduce the program m to the parrents, inform m them of the curriculum m and invite them to participate in the outdoor aspects o of the itineraary. Day 1 in School; will focus on Safety, and inttroduce a shhort version of the golf sswing througgh chipping and pitchingg lessons and games. Day 2 in SSchool; stud dents will be hitting shotts with a full swinging m motion.
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Day 3 in SSchool; addiitional activities focused d on the full swing motio on with an emphasis on games an nd team building. Day 4 at Golf Facility; students w will experiencce golf on a field trip to the nearby ggolf facility. Here they will get to experience various aspects o of the game (putting, chiipping and fu ull swing) where e takes place e. the game I attached a brochure e that can be used as an n informatio nal source fo or your teacchers and me know if yyou think thiss will be a goood fit for yo our school. Thanks and I parents. Please let m ward to hearring from you. look forw
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Parent Le etter
Dear Pare ent‐ During ou ur next unit in n PE your child d will be learn ning the skillss centered on n the game off golf. The
Colorado o PGA will be e providing tthe instructio on, equipmeent and the ttransportation costs involved with this program. The Colorado PGA Go olf in Schoolls Program iss designed t o be flexiblee in format to accommodate the speciific needs an nd desires off the individu ual schools. Each PGA Professional aand Golf Faccility will take part in a Certification Prrocess to inssure that parrticipants arre introduced d to golf in aan enjoyable manner while seamlesssly emphasizing the esssential link b between golff and life skills. Each dayy the instructtor will highlight a life le esson that is incorporateed into the leesson plan. IIt is the inten nt of the program to insp pire kids to e explore the ggame througgh engagem ment in activity rather th han lecture. SSessions willl begin with a brief (5 m inute) icebreaker or teaam building activity to “set the sttage” for the e remainder of the class time. The m majority of th he class will be comprise ed of short d discussions o of golf conce epts and dem monstration of golf skillss using “modelin ng” techniqu ues and activvity based learning. At thhe conclusio on of each class there will be a wrap up (again 5 m minutes) thatt summarize es the core ggolf and life vvalues introd duced that d day. of the golf sw wing through Day 1 in SSchool; will focus on Saffety, and introduce a shoort version o chipping or putting through lesso ons and inte eractive gam mes. Day 2 in SSchool; Stud dents will be e learning a cchipping or ppitching mottion. Day 3 in SSchool; activvities focuse ed on the full swing motiion with an eemphasis on n games and d team buiilding. Day 4 at Golf Facility; students w will experiencce golf on a field trip to the nearby ggolf facility. Here of the game (putting, chiipping and fu they will get to experience various aspects o ull swing) where e takes place e. Parents are encouragged to attendd. the game Details of the field trrip‐ Date, Tim me, place, pe ermission sliip etc.
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