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Parents Role
As influencers and decision makers, parents play a vital role in exposing kids to the sport of golf.
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How do I provide my child with the right first exposure to the sport of golf in Canada?
As a parent, the first thing you can do to help introduce child to golf is to find out where programs are available. Does your son or daughter go to a school that is currently participating in the National Golf in Schools program? Is there a golf facility in your area running an affordable CN Future Links Learn to Play program? Contrary to what you may have heard, golf is not more expensive than other sports. Most golf facilities running CN Future Links programs allow participants to use equipment free of charge. Affordable CN Future Links junior golf clubs available for purchase through our website or your local big-box retail store. The Long Term Player Development (LTPD) Guide tailors a child’s sport development to suit basic principles of growth and maturation, especially during the 'critical' early years of their development.
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I have a child with a real interest in the sport of golf, how can I continue to support this?
Your son or daughter has shown interest in golf—now what? Find out the various golf facilities in your area—from driving ranges, full-length public courses, to par-three and executive courses—offer in the way of junior golf program. You’ll find that many offer CN Future Links programs like Girls’ Club, Learn to Play, Junior League and Skills Challenge. Look into a CN Future Links membership for your child and start beginning to consider it’s a worthwhile idea to invest in a new set of golf clubs and personalized lessons from a Canadian PGA professional who has gone through the National Coaching Certification Program. The program features three streams—community sport, instruction and coaching—so you can find an instructor that has the appropriate experience and education to help your child’s individual needs.
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I have a child who loves to compete, how can I support them in excelling without interfering with their development?
Canada’s Junior Competitive Pathway—an interactive guide to appropriate junior competition options across Canada for golfers of all levels— and the Long Term Player Development (LTPD) Guide are extensive frameworks that have been developed to allow your child to reach his or her full potential in the game of golf. Encourage your child to become better familiarized in rules through educational programs and find out more about your provincial associations—British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, P.E.I., and Newfoundland and Labrador— high performance programs and amateur tournaments. Explore Golf Canada’s Tips for Parents website and ready about scholarship opportunities through the Golf Canada Foundation. Also, don’t forget about our resources page with information on various topics like amateur status, practice strategies, proper equipment fitting and much more.
