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THE WILTSHIRE Golf Partnership has been set up to introduce more people to the sport and help grow the game within the county.
LATEST NEWS...
August 2010- the Game Fare was a great success, and the team were kept busy all of the two days, helping people to hit golf balls and giving advice on how to access golf clubs, and take the game up. As it was a regional event, plenty of advice given to people from outside of Wiltshire, so the adjacent partnerships may well benefit from our efforts, but that is what it is all about, Getting people into Golf
July 2010 - come and vist at The Wiltshire Game and Country Fare, 7/8 August - we will have a stand there at which you can have a simple go at hitting a golf ball. Who knows, you may even like it?!
July 2010 - North Wilts Golf Club have just held a very successful golf trial day, at which 23 people attended, and here is how they did it! Something for all clubs to think about, and supported financially by YOUR Wiltshire Golf Partnership. Contact us for help.
July 2010 - a programme of events in relation to Coach Development, through to Spring 2011, is now available to view, by clicking this link. Included are a range of Safeguarding and Protecting Children courses, on a variety of dates, with instruction as to how to apply.
PLEASE NOTE ! THE COURSE SCHEDULED FOR 19TH JULY (see below) HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST. WE WILL SEEK TO RE-ARRANGE.
June/July 2010 - another Coach Development course is to take place on Monday 19th July, at Marlborough Golf Club, from 9 am till 12 noon. The title is Growing Your Junior Club Golf Academy, and the talk will be by Steve Scott Bowen of the Golf Foundation.CPD points available. For detail and application form, click this link.
June 2010 - there is to be a course, Building on your Coaching Experience, to be held at Kingsdown Golf Club on the 1st July, from 1800 to 2000 hours. This course has been arranged following feedback from voluntary coaches. In your capacity as a Level 1 coach and/or Club junior organiser can I ask you to promote this to your volunteer coaches and consider attending yourself.
The course will be led by Steve Scott-Bowen, who is the Regional Development Officer for the Golf Foundation, who is also a golf professional. There will be some theory, but also a large chunk of practical, so it's a real 'hands on' session.
By the end of the 2 hour session you will have built on your coaching experience, having learnt how to structure a session, and most importantly, how to make your sessions stimulating, imaginative and productive, without being overly repetitive. As coaches, it is a real challenge to keep sessions varied and meaningful so that we can maintain the focus and concentration of our players.
This course aims to help with all that, and more. Please complete the attached form, which can also be accessed under the Coach Development section of the Partnership website. Andy Smith
End May 2010. Please see the Player Development section of the site, for details on the Academy Sessions to be held this summer.
May 2010. The Application Form for CPD in respect of Coach Development can be found here, and also a poster for John Jacobs talk, on the 10th June.
April 2010 - The Partnership is committed to the highest standards for encouraging youngsters into the game, and as such, supports and operates the recommendations set out in the Children in Golf Policy documents, as formally approved by the English Golf Union and the English Golf Partnership. For more information on these standards, click here.
April 2010 - a handbook giving detail relating to the Coach Development programme, is now available online. Click here, or go to Coach Development.
February 2010.- The EGU and the EWGA have sent out questionnaires to all Wiltshire Clubs recently, and the Partnership would appreciate it if these could be completed and returned by the due date. We are aware that a lot of you consider it a 'bind' but valuable information is always gleaned as to trends in golf club membership, and the information helps us to target available resources properly. Remember we are here to help you, and the more information you can give us, the more you effectively help yourself!
The information can be returned online, and results will be available to all in the Autumn. Thankyou.
December 2009 - The Partnership is pleased to introduce the new County Development Officer (CDO) for Wiltshire. His name is Joe Goulding, and he is a member at Kingsdown Golf Club, playing off a handicap of 6. Joe takes up his duties on 1st January 2010, and will be introducing himself to clubs from thereon. Since Joe is contracted to work for 2 days per week, his operations will be prioritised, and essentially will involve helping clubs to achieve Golfmark accreditation, and to assist with the Partnership's overall objectives of getting people into the game. We welcome Joe, and hope that you too, will give him a warm welcome to your club.
Joe Goulding
October 2009 - Ogbourne Downs Golf Club are the latest club to achieve the prestigious Golfmark award, which recognises the club as a rewarding and safe place to start the game of golf. Congratulations to Kevin Pickett and the management team at the club for all their hard work.
October 2009 - Funding arrangements for the period 2009 to 2013 have just been received by the Partnership, and, subject to agreements yet to be signed, a sum of £86,000 is available for prescribed projects and objectives. One of the provisions is that we appoint a County Development Officer (part time) who's sole aim will be to 'get people into the game'. See separate news item for the job advertisement.
County Development Officer-for documentation regarding this appointment, please see the Job Advertisement and the Job Description attached.
October 2009. We have been promoting the idea of Taster Sessions within clubs, and promised to deliver a 'template' for the running of such occasions. This is now available, with a planning document, and outcome information, online at this site, together with photographs of the session.For more information and help, contact June Poffley. (See contacts)
August 2009 - EGU/EWGA have updated their stats. for Wiltshire. Read more
July 2009 - the Initiatives page of this website has now been updated. See what has been happening this year!
June 2009 - Congratulations to Kingsdown and Chippenham Golf Clubs, both receive the prestigious Golfmark award.
Holding a promotional golf event?
New colourful banners are available for use to encourage participation.
Contact Brian Daniel for use.
Club and Coach Handbook
The 'Club and Coach' initiative has been created out of Sport England's desire to provide funding to support the develpment of players with talent Read More
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