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This e-learning course will explore how you can become a better junior coach by engaging more children in the sport, effectively communicating with parents and driving your own coaching revenues.

This first course – one of a series from JGA – offers a broad introduction to coaching golf to children and young people. It is aimed at those new to the role of coaching juniors and those already experienced in the position who are interested in a new perspective on their coaching.

The course, which is offered free of charge to Junior Golf Alliance members or £85 to non-members, is split into seven modules:

Module 1 – Reflective Practice
Module 2 – Children
Module 3 – Parents
Module 4 – Golf Course Play
Module 5 – Coaching Through Games
Module 6 – Safeguarding and Safety
Module 7 – Business 

Coaching

Prepare to become a coach at the PGA Level


This qualification (known as the ASQ Award for Golf Coaching (Activities Coach) in Scotland) provides introductory coaching information, which allows those who successfully complete it to work alongside other qualified coaches (for example a Head Professional) and unsupervised providing basic coaching primarily to beginner golfers.

Trainees are encouraged to get involved in coaching, with their Training Professional managing coaching workload and scope of activity, whilst taking into consideration coaching experience, supervision and coach education progress.

The course takes a blended approach to learning, which includes online learning, virtual classrooms, a face-to-face workshop and a live assessment of coaching practice.

Prior to attending the Activities Coach workshop and assessment days candidates will be enrolled and provided with access to an online learning platform that includes a wide range of resources.

Candidates will be expected to review the modules on the learning platform and complete 6 online assessments, a mixture of multiple choice and true/false answer questions, which also count towards the overall grade for the qualification.


Workshops

Golf workshops offer structured learning opportunities for individuals to improve their game, with options ranging from introductory beginner…