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Junior Golf Coaches:

How do you find good coaches?

If your child is interested in learning how to play golf, the most important thing you can do is find a qualified junior golf coach that works well with your child. Certified PGA Professionals are universally recognized as the experts; a good place to start looking for junior golf coaches is at www.pga.com and www.lpga.com.

A good junior golf teacher needs to love kids and have the energy to be able to teach at all levels. Your child will start out as a beginner and as her love for the game grows, she will go through many development phases, possibly eventually deciding that she want to compete. Having a junior golf coach that is able to work though these phases with your child is great! Sometimes, your child will need to switch coaches because she has either outgrown her coach or no longer cares for his or her teaching style. Try to avoid unnecessary coach changes, though, as unnecessary changes often result in swing changes that may not work out for your child.

Many kids start out taking lessons at a camp or in group classes. Group classes are a great place for beginning juniors to start out. They are less expensive, less intense and more fun. There is plenty of time later on as your child progresses to put him into semi-private or private lessons. Many times, a developing junior will decide on his own that it’s time for him to have private lessons because he had decided that he wants to take the sport seriously and wants to work on a particular goal. A junior golfer who wants to focus on playing at the competitive level will, at some point, benefit from semi or private lessons, but until your child seems ready, let them have fun in a group setting.

Great coaches can be found in many different settings. Check public and private clubs and driving ranges. Does your kid have a friend who takes lessons and they rave about the coach? Word of mouth is a terrific resource. Make sure, though, that you check out teaching methods and styles along with whether they are qualified teaching professionals. Click on this link to see the US Kids 2008 list of top junior golf coaches in the country.