Raising Golfers Podcast

Having a growth mindset is a major player in anyone's success in life. But what about beliefs? Well in this episode Dr. Mat Park, Sports Psychologist shares really how important both of those are, and how they go hand in hand! 

Dr. Mat grew up playing the game of golf at a very young age and was rank internationally by the age of 14. Like many, he had dreams of playing on the PGA Tour, he worked so hard on perfection that ultimately he ended up walking away from the competitive side of the game.  

Although his performance slump ended his golf career, it opened up a new door - an opportunity he gladly accepted because of his own personal struggle. He gave up the pursuit of professional golf, and discovered the field of psychology.

Dr. Mat is extremely knowledgeable in golf and psychology and he talks in a way that I think will resonate very well with you all. 

Discussion Topics:

• Developing a junior golfer’s growth mindset

Show Links: 

• Follow Dr. Mat on Instagram @dr.mat_park

In this episode I am going to cover a few tips on how to set goals giving you the best way to achieve them in the new year! In one way or another we all have goals. I think the problem most of us run into setting realistic goals and have a plan and process to reach these goals. This will be the final episode of 2021 and Season 2! If you would like in the meantime, please listen back to previous episodes, they will really go a long way in helping out our junior golfers! I hope you all have wonderful holidays and look forward to having you back on the podcast this next year! Thank you so much for tuning in :).

In this episode I discuss some ideas and thoughts I had over the last week on raising good people. I believe the stronger we help our children understand processes and development in life the better they will be in sports including golf, but also in life. I really hope you are able to use the episode as a resource to long term development of your child with a goal in mind to raise them to be good people.

This episode was inspired by a Youtube video I posted a few years ago. Golf is not an easy sport, but I think that it is something, anyone can be good at and more importantly, find a way to enjoy it! In this episode I discuss the key traits that helped me learn Mandarin Chinese and how that will help your junior flourish playing golf! Make sure to share this episode with your juniors as well! 

Discussion Topics:

• Chinese and Golf are Hard!

It can be hard designing the right junior golf program as a coach. It can also be hard finding the right junior golf program for your child. In this episode I will discuss things you should be looking to either create as a golf coach or seek out to find as a golf parent in a great junior golf program!

Discussion Topics:

• Fun

As adults we all want what is best for our junior golfers. It is very hard sometimes to understand when help is needed and not. Of course we think we are always helping, but are we? In this episode I share some of my experiences with over coaching and ideas on how to smooth out this ride for the long haul. 

Discussion Topics:

• The pitfalls

Show Links:

• Vision54

Junior golf tournaments can bring out all kinds of excitement and emotion from everyone involved! In this episode I am going to share a variety of Do's and Don'ts specifically for junior golfers and their parents. Covering many areas from start to finish of tournament play. 

Discussion Topics:

• Signing up for your first tournament

Show Links:

• Vision54 Book: Sport Parent for the Future

Parenting is not an easy task as you know. If you are looking for more ideas on how to introduce your children to golf, or get them even more excited about the game from a young age then this episode will be great for you! Mel Sampat, father of two young children who play golf, and active listener to the podcast shares his story raising his story raising his children in the game. Mel has so many wonderful ideas on how to keep the game interesting for his children and just some overall great parenting advice we can all take note of. Tune in to the end because you will really like his final words of inspiration!

Discussion Topics:

• How he got his children immersed into golf

Show Links:

• Follow Raina on Instagram

Have you ever wondered if or when you should consider introducing mental game training to your junior golfer? In this episode Geoff Greig from Zone Athletic Performance shares a lot of useful and practical information about mental game training for junior golfers! 

Discussion Topics:

• Why mental training is important for juniors

Show Links:

• GGZAP.com

To become one's best, it is important that you rewind, and reflect on events and experiences that had happened. In this episode, Neil Plimmer co-founder/owner of JOLF in the UK comes back on the podcast to discuss these exact things with me. If you haven't had the pleasure of listening to any of the previous episodes with Neil on the Raising Golfers Podcast, please tune back to those in the links below. 

Discussion Topics:

• The last six months of golf from our perspective

Show Links:

• JOLF