The JOLF Man

Ahead of a “Clubhouse” chat about “A coaches role and responsibility in games based coaching” it got me thinking about the many hats that coaches wear!

So good to connect and chat with Richard from Discover Golf. A definite disrupter who is looking to “move the needle” of junior golf experiences. Do not always understand what he says (or look at things the same way) but always interested, intrigued and love the space he is coming from! LOTS of nuggets came out of this chat!

The day of love ❤️ got me thinking about what we can do to allow children to have meaningful experiences to fall in love with golf. Maybe so much more than golf???

Loved this deep dive with Rob into his “why”, mission statement and exploring what success is for him as a coach and the children that attend his program. Love the depth he is exploring around his coaching values and principles to create a lasting positive impact on the children he shares time with. Just fascinating 😊

Something that has been bouncing around in my mind for a little while, wanted to get it out and see where it landed! The question that sparked my thinking - has sport and coaching become over complicated? Have we (coaches/organisations) added layers of complication that to something that should be simple? Have we over complicated things, to create a problem, then offered solutions to the problems we have created?

Paul is Disability Manager at Albion in the Community (Brighton & Hove Albion FC) and we LOVE to chat 😉 We discuss his many different roles and coaching experiences and how this has impacted on his views of 1st experiences for EVERYONE. So many golden nuggets surfacing in this chat 👍

Do parents NEED educating? Who says? Who decided this? Where did it start? Why did it start? Just getting a few thoughts out...

Wayne is a parent of 13 year old Lewy who has been involved with JOLF since he first experienced golf aged 5. He provides amazing insight into his, Lewy’s and my journey as a coach over the years. Loads in there for everyone to reflect and learn from, I know I have!!!

So grateful to Karl Luckhurst from Blackthorns Primary Community Academy, Hayward’s Heath who shares his perspective as a Y5 class teacher and PE Lead on our whole school play day. A great listen for teachers who are looking to provide their pupils with a positive 1st experience of golf at their school. DISCLAIMER Karl does not work for JOLF and was not paid for this podcast 😉 he is just a very nice guy 👍

Loved this chat with Peter from Happy Hockey. We chat a LOT, so it was good to get an intro and explanation to the philosophy and principles of Happy Hockey. And look at how a sport like hockey attracts and retains new players. Also exploring the foundations of a club and community that gives people more than a sporting experience.