TOP 50 Things I Learned This Year
Every year I start to think about what were the DEFINING moments and GAME CHANGERS that helped form and create the previous year of learning, experiencing and understanding. Here are my TOP 50 Things I Learned This Year. There are still some on the list from my original 2015 List, but there are…
Read MoreA Few Good Men…(Ok More Than Just a Few)
Kyle German Conor O’Shea Matt Diedrichs Joe Garvey Adam Cherry 5 Names. A Few Good Men. All of them former PGA of Canada Professionals, whose original plan was to create a legacy and career in the Golf profession. A couple great players. A social media up and comer. A solid golf coach. Now one of…
Read MoreWhat My College Basketball Coach Taught Me About Coaching Golf
Let me set the scene: I remember the scene like it happened only yesterday. 4 seconds left on the clock. I make a fake up-court and break back to the ball being inbounded on our baseline. I know they’re coming, I can almost feel the foul coming before the hands touch my jersey. The whistle…
Read MoreWhen can you call yourself a Coach
So Facebook asks: What’s on my mind… I am sure this will completely start a firestorm but here it goes: You consider yourself to be a Golf COACH, saying I COACH golf. In fact there have been many who even hold COACH camps, seminars, events, and a myriad of other “certifications” for Golf Teaching Professionals…
Read MoreHandout or a Handup?
My very close friend, Jason Fairfield is one of the sharpest and hardest working guys I know. He has built a company from ZERO to one of the BEST online, digital communications & web companies in Canada. I consider myself incredibly lucky to have his wisdom at my fingertips. He has taught me many things while…
Read MoreThe Reason “Sharing” is the key to Future of Golf
It’s MINE – GO GET YOUR OWN! The proverbial saying “You can’t take it with you” pertains mostly to your wealth that you have at the end of your life and that you should spread it around. Recently I’ve found a couple of instances that have gotten me thinking that this EXACTLY what my fellow…
Read MoreTop 50 Things I Learned 2016
Here are the TOP 50 Things I’ve Learned This Season. 1. There are some AMAZING Junior Golf Coaches in this world! 2. Kids are incredible teachers 3. Bravery is watching a 6 yr old move into the bigger kids group 4. Speaking at a Grade 2 level works for kids and…
Read MoreWhen a student leaves…a Coach’s view
Butch Harmon, Hank Haney, Sean Foley. 3 of the most famous Golf coaches in the World because they had the opportunity to work with Tiger Woods. Every time that Tiger decided that he was going to change coaches it was an absolute media frenzy and made headlines across the Golf World. This has been well…
Read More5 Keys To Building A WICKED Jr Program
5 Keys To Building A WICKED Jr Program So you are the new kid on the block. You are beginning your position at a new club and one of your tasks is to revive and / or design the Junior Golf Program. Some would say “easy,” some would say “not so fast,” and some would…
Read MoreOctober is ADHD Month
October is the ADHD Awareness Month and our 2016 theme is “Knowing is Better.” It’s better for parents to know that ADHD might be part of the picture so they can seek out the help their children need; it’s better for young adults to know about their ADHD so they might arrange for appropriate accommodations…
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