Coaching

Essex Golf

DEVELOPMENT CENTRES

So far our coaches Jack Cole and Craig Lockwood have held two development centres for our Junior golfers aged 8-13 at Potters Resort Five Lakes (Left) and Little Channels (Right). Both were successful with positive feedback and some very exciting talent coming up and through our ranks!

What do we do for our young golfers?

Develop participation and performance across the complete age group range with a specific focus on:

Providing appropriate, competitive opportunities
Developing golfing skills through to a national level of performance
Growing understanding and respect for the game
Facilitating a sense of individual and shared achievement from representing successful Essex teams
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Our County Coaching programme is designed to reflect the phases of a child's socialisation into the sport of golf. Each phase has distinct coaching and participation goals, as outlined below.

U12 - Participation
Engagement in a fun and exciting activity

Enjoy an appropriate mix of competition and coaching
Become engaged by golf, but as part of a wider sports experience
Learn basic golfing skills, how to set goals and measure progress
Begin the transition to the more performance focused U13 to U16 groups

U12 - U16 - Development
Learning the skills to achieve success

Prepare tactically and intelligently
Possess exceptional short game skills
Learn how to manage emotions
Experience increased autonomy and responsibility over own development
Be supported in the transition from specialising to high quality investment

U18 - Performance
Delivering a performance when it counts

Commit to attaining an elite level of performance in golf
Be motivated by achieving excellence
Understand how to manage a high intensity of training and competition
Be able to deal with setbacks, fatigue, injury and time pressures
Have in place a strong personal support network of coaches, S & C, and of course parents!

If you are interested in supporting Essex golf and would like to discuss how a partnership can benefit both parties please contact County Secretary James Gurry on 01376 500998 or office@essexgolfunion.org

Please Complete the form below to nominate a junior for our County Coaching Programmes
If your nomination is succesful a member of our Coaching Team will be in touch.

David Brooks
Essex Golf Union Lead Coach

February
Saturday 22nd Under 16 & 14 Paired Sessions
(David Brooks)
Sunday 23rd Under 16, 14 & 12 Paired Sessions
(Lee Laughlin, Andy Shakespear, David March)

March
Sunday 2nd Under 14 Paired Sessions
(Lee Laughlin)
Sunday 9th Under 14 & 12 Squad Session
Ingrebourne Links

Sunday 16th Under 12 Trial
Little Channels

Saturday 29th Under 16 & 14 Paired Session
(David Brooks) POSTPONED, to be rearranged

Sunday 30th Under 16 & 14 Paired Session
(Lee Laughlin)

April
Saturday 5th Under 12 Groups 1 & 2
(Craig Lockwood)

Sunday 6th Under 14 Paired Session
(Lee Laughlin)

Sunday 13th Under 12 Groups 1 & 2
(David March)

Sunday 27th Under 14 Squad Session
Ingrebourne Links

May
Saturday 4th Under 14 & 12 Paired Session
(Andy Shakespear & David March)

Sunday 11th Under 12 Groups 1 & 2
(Jack Cole)

Saturday 17th Under 12 Master Session
(Jack Cole & Craig Lockwood)
Under 12 Groups 1 & 2
(Scott Rusbridge)

Sunday 18th Under 14 & 12 Squad Session
The Rayleigh Club