Definition of Amateur:
one who engages in a pursuit, study, science, or sport as a pastime rather than as a professional, without formal training
or pay.
The Junior Golf Amateur Program consists of classroom and hands-on instruction
geared towards students ages 3 thru 18. It is made available to youngsters no matter what their socio-economic background
and without regard to gender, race, national origin, or religious affiliation. Golf training sessions are held every two weeks
all year round, in order to teach children (“Juniors”) the game of golf.
The aim is to increase the participation of Juniors
in the game of golf; providing opportunities for advancement through scholarship and employment offered in the sport. The
focus on amateur youth sports services and physical education namely by organizing, promoting, sponsoring, sanctioning, conducting,
administering, regulating and governing amateur athletic programs and activities.
As the program grows it will establish
and maintain amateur standings for our Junior athletes, by rewarding course completions, fitness participation, skill testing,
and scholastic performance.Certifications and records of performances will be tracked in order to show growth and development.
Mission:
To provide our youth
with the drive and discipline evident in the sport of golf. Our priority is to teach the honesty and integrity, while emphasizing
courtesy and sportsmanship, which are all ingrained in the spirit of the game. Our goal is to promote responsibility, respect,
and confidence while facilitating better judgment, so that some day they will practice these principals in their every day
lives. Through our perseverance we will guide our children today toward becoming better adults tomorrow.
Vision:
To help inspire and guide our youth to focus on life values, so that they can connect, serve and grow with others,
through the game of Golf. And to show the fundamentals of life challenges to prepare them for the future.
We Provide you with:
The Junior GAP provides equipment, training aids, DVD, manuals,
policy manuals, program structure and related resources. We have a program that runs year round with two cycles. Most of our
equipment is donated and solicited from golf stores. We cut down most of our club and use donated golf ball to practice. Our
program may be run inside and out side in grassy area or gymnasium.
How we Teaching Golf:
There are five levels in our program, Pee Wee ages from 3 to 7, Beginner ages from 8 to 18, Intermediate ages from
8 to 18, Advance ages from 8-18 and Competitive ages from 8 to 18. The curriculums we
use come form different developers. The SNAG program is used for the Pee Wee Program, the PGA First Swing is for the beginners
Medalist Program is for intermediate and advanced. The competitive level is done for those junior in the program that have
completed all for level and are put in completion through a state and national level. They also focus on rules of golf, etiquette,
caddy for a day and course maintenance.
Who
is teaching Golf:
The lessons are taught by anyone that has the drive, desire, discipline and the motivation to teach and donate their
time. You don’t need to be a golf professional to tech in this organization, just the desire to put
a club in a juniors had.
Coaches;
Part of the training that is used through National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS). is America's leading advocate for positive and safe sports
and activities for children. The non-profit 501(c)(3) organization is based in West Palm Beach, Florida. Today, NAYS offers
programs and services for everyone involved in youth sports experiences, including professional administrators, volunteer
administrators, volunteer coaches, officials, parents and young athletes. The goal of NAYS is to make sports and activities
safe and positive by providing programs and services that add value to youth sports.
NAYS believes
this can only happen if:
We provide children positive instruction and build basic motor skills
Administrators (both professional and volunteer),
volunteer coaches and officials are well trained in their roles and responsibilities
Parents complete an orientation program to understand the important
impact sports has on their child's development
The ratio is 8 Juniors
to 1 Coach or instructors
Instructors undergo background checks and through Priority Search and local police department..
Children Fitness:
The program focuses on the juniors fitness and health. It only takes one person to do this and follow up with strong
training program. The program recommend that some in the organization certified them self through the American Fitness Professionals
& Associates (AFPA) which has a Children's Fitness Specialist Certification(R). It give them the tools to teach
the Juniors how to get fit and gain self confidence. It's about giving kids the tools, skills and experience so they can
lead a physically active life the rest of their lives. It provides a multidisciplinary approach to teaching health-related
fitness at the elementary school level. This comprehensive Certified Children's Fitness Specialist program helps practitioners
build successful programs that will meet the challenging health demands of the 21st century.
Poster and charts
along with suggestive exercise program are part of the program structure, along with training videos to support the training
sessions.
Other Certified
Golf Instructors:
USGTF:
The non certified professionals
are certified through the United States Golfers Teachers Federation based in Port Saint Lucie. The United States Golf Teachers Federation® trains and certifies golf teaching professionals. It is the largest organization of strictly
golf teaching professionals in the world with over 17,000 members. Founded in 1989, the USGTF is one of 35 member nations
that make up the World Golf Teachers Federation®. Each member nation adheres to a set of Federation bylaws set forth to enact a world standard
of uniformity and professionalism in the training of teaching professionals. To become certified it is not necessary to have
any prior experience in the golf teaching industry, except of course the ability to play golf at a level of acceptability. The United Stated Golf Teachers Federation (USGTF) has also had an enormous impact on the golf teaching
industry since it’s inception in 1989. The USGTF establishes a national and international standard in the training and
certification of golf teaching professionals. They are the largest organization of strictly golf teaching professionals in
the world. In addition, they continue not only to help promote the game, but also add to it’s growth and popularity.
The United States Golf Teachers Federation offers two options to obtain Level I membership status. You may attend the
2-day introductory course in person, which is recommended due to the fact that teaching golf is a people/personality industry
or you may elect to achieve the Level I status online through our Home Study Course.
Today, the USGTF is the largest organization of strictly golf teaching professionals in the world with over 18,000
members. The USGTF is a founding member of the World Golf Teachers Federation® and is one of 35 member nations that make
up this entity. Both Federations help to establish the world's standard for golf teaching professionals.
The USGTF educational theme is that of progressive learning. We incorporate four levels
of certification for the golf teaching professional. You may select any level of certification that is necessary for your
needs. It is not required to attend Level I or Level II prior to attending the Level III full certification. This approach
allows you the opportunity to progress comfortably at your own pace in the golf teaching industry.
Juniors growing up with strong
values:
The juniors not
only are thought how to play golf but are bought up with core values character traits and life building skills development.
The programs
core values acronym is TRUTH
-Teamwork= people working together to accomplish a common goal.
-Responsibility=reliability
and trustworthiness.
-Understanding=the gift of understanding helps us in making good choices.
-Tolerance=
attitudes and practices of the majority that prohibit discrimination against the minority.
-Honesty= to adhere
to the facts; being sincere.
We also have character discussion
in the program which are closely related to the core values. There are discussed in every meeting and review each meeting.
There are as follows:
Cheerful, Concern for Others, Courageous, Dependable, Excellence, Faithful, Fairness, Forgiveness, Focus, Friendship,
Graciousness, Honesty, Honorable, Humility, Integrity, Joy, Life Goals, Loyalty, Obedience, Perseverance, Respect, Responsibility,
Self Respect, Sportsmanship, Support, Teamwork, Tolerance, Thankful, Truth, Understanding, Wisdom, Zealous
The program have a strong focus on life skills, subjects that can be used to help the students make life style changes
that will assist them in becoming productive citizens.
The
following subjects are included and taught by local volunteers:
·
Expand
life choices
· Improve physical fitness
·
Create
positive peer relationships
· Encourage self-sufficiency
· Improve
decision making skills
· Strengthen family values
·
Job
readiness skills
· Education enrichment (GED, Community Colleges and Universities)
·
Minimizing
and avoiding the negative environmental impacts on family life
· Crime
·
Teen
Pregnancy
· Unemployment
The Junior GAP does not sell geographical territories or franchisees, we offer a chance to make a difference in a juniors
lives. Our program does not require a royalty fee nor does it make a profit. We just ask for a donation for a startup
cost of the program to be ran in your community. The program is ran with volunteer and parents in the local communities with
the help of Golf Professionals. Recruiting volunteer is a big part of having the program staffed and making it grow.
Economic
Starter Package:
• Use of the policy, trademarks and material.
• Manual that includes all start up cost, budget,
financial analysis, administrative documents, materials for the marketing of program and guidelines, curriculums, recruiting
methods and fund raiser ideas.
• Organized Structure, Articles of incorporation, non profit guide linesso that you immediately
have the infrastructure needed to grow your business.
• A website set up and domain for a year• email set up
• 5 sets of uniforms for instructor
with hat and two patches, extra uniforms at 15 a piece.
• 25 junior shirts with hat and patches,
10 dollar a piece
• One equipment
package consisting of supplies for your first 25 juniors.
• Stationary package consisting of 100 business cards, letterhead
and 100 brochures.
• 2 fundraiser banner and 2 collection
mini golf buckets.
• Junior golf video analysis software. (as long as supplies last)
There are
several packets to choose from and they start at $4995.00 and up, it is for 25 junior and five instructors. We print all needed
materials and give support for the first year.
Remember if you have 25 junior at $65.00
registration each that means that 25 Juniors = $1625, times two session every six months, times two a year= $6500. That is
only for the registration fee. You can charge for uniforms @ 20 dollar a Junior, that means that 25 x $20 = $500, 75 x $10=750. Insurance is optional
and is Sold by Saddler Insurance @ 5.90 each Junior with a premium of 300. That means if you register 50 Junior and charge
10.00 per Junior that equals $500.00 with a $200.00 revenue. The other 75 junior x $4.10 times 307.50.
revenue.
The math
for 100 Juniors in a year
Registration $6500.00
Uniforms $1250.00
Insurance $
507.50
Total $8257.50
Revenue
$3262.50
The
program pays for itself the first year!
Remember we are a non-profit organization and working on tax exemption
status and revenue we collect are used “fore” the growth of the program. We seek government grant corporate
donation and pledge intention. We also organize fundraisers, candy sales, car washes and Pro-am tournament
as a source of for supplement revenue of our program.
If
you are interested and have any question please feel free to contact us.
