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JUNIOR ACADEMY PROGRAMME 2018

The Chart Hills Golf Club Junior Academy aims to produce consistently high quality young golfers, whatever their goals in the game may be. We are looking to develop players’ skills, whilst maintaining enjoyment for all abilities. The outstanding facilities at Chart Hills Golf Club lend themselves perfectly to the comprehensive Junior Academy programme. Both individual and group coaching session are open to non members. Members are given priority when signing up for the coaching programmes. Following a successful introduction in 2013, the Chart Hills Golf Club Junior Academy will continue to be structured as follows:

• ACORNS (Beginner: ages 6-12)
• DEVELOPMENT (Players with a CONGU/club handicap 36-19)
• PERFORMANCE (Handicaps 18 or below)
• ELITE  (Handicaps: boys 6 or below, girls 9 or below)

ACORNS GROUP

The Acorns programme has been specifically designed to teach beginners basic technique and golf etiquette. The group has a maximum of 8 players, the minimum age is 6 years old. The Acorns programme has four levels, each lasting for 7 sessions. The programme culminates with a 3 holes competition on the course, where players will be able to put into practice the technique and general golf etiquette they have learned over the coaching programme. The cost for the full programme which covers Level 1, 2, 3 & 4 (29 sessions) is £150. The cost for each level (7 sessions) is £45. Single sessions will be £7 (depending on session space).  

DEVELOPMENT GROUP

The Development Group will be a group coaching session designed to develop players with handicaps ranging from 36 to 19. The group will be limited to a maximum of 10 juniors per coaching session. Each session will last for an hour. The sessions are grouped into stages, which consist of 5 coaching sessions and a challenge session. The coaching sessions will cover putting, chipping, short game, irons and long game. The challenge session will set the player a series of 6 tasks which will be scored out of 5, totalling 30. As the player progresses over the year, the challenge scores will highlight the players’ strengths, weaknesses and improvement. The overall aim of the development squad will be to progress the players to the performance and elite groups, and potentially onto County and National squad selection. The cost is £35 per stage (6 sessions) or £150 for the full course (upto 33 sessions). Single session are £7 (depending on session space).

PERFORMANCE GROUP

The Performance Group will be a group coaching session designed to develop players with handicaps 19 and below. The coaching sessions are designed to build on the work done in the Acorns and Development and introduce more variety of skills to the player. The group will be limited to a maximum of 10 juniors per coaching session. Each session will last for an hour. The sessions are grouped into stages, which consist of 5 coaching sessions and a challenge session. The coaching sessions will cover putting, chipping, short game, irons and long game. The challenge session will set the player a series of 6 tasks which will be scored out of 5, totalling 30. As the player progresses over the year, the challenge scores will highlight the players’ strengths, weaknesses and improvement. The overall aim of the performance squad will be to progress the players to the elite group, and potentially onto County and National squad selection. The cost is £35 per stage (6 sessions) or £150 for the full course (30 sessions). Single session are £7 (depending on session space).     

ELITE GROUP

The Elite group will be encouraged to utilise the technical knowledge of the game with James and Kevin on a more individual basis. Elite group players are encouraged to join the Performance Group for coaching sessions. A ‘mentor’ package is available with Kevin that will include season planning, technique improvement, course management and strategy. The cost of the mentor package is £120. 

Mentor Package

45 Minutes Season Planning Session
45 Minutes Technical Lesson
45 Minutes Course Management Lesson
45 Minutes Strategy Session 

The mentor package can be tailored to meet individual needs.

INDIVIDUAL COACHING 

Individual coaching is available one-to-one or in pairs. Lessons last for 40 minutes on the range/practice green, or 2 hours for an on course lesson. Lesson prices and packages below:

JUNIOR COMPETITIONS

Junior Stablefords are held after every coaching session. A prize for first place is awarded for every stableford, as well as prizes for the top three players in the Junior Order of Merit at the end of the year. There are three major junior competitions held through the year, these count double points for the order of merit.

UPCOMING 2018 COACHING DATES

 ACORNS 9.00am-10.00am

DEVELOPMENT 10.00am-11.00am

PERFORMANCE 11.00am-12.00pm

For more information please contact:

Kevin Oldall

Assistant Professional & Junior Coordinator

 kevino@charthills.co.uk  01580 292148