Coach Doug’s Top 50 Things I Learned This Year!
This is my 8th edition of the Top 50 Things I Learned This Year. It never fails, surprises, changes and incredible stories to name a few populate what was an adventurous and well travelled year! I truly hope that 2023 is a year that brings you joy, happiness and success. Remember #betterneverstops so you shouldn’t either. All the best – Coach Doug
- Competing in a golf tournament 9 months after almost losing your life is not only inspiring it is literally a miracle. Dayton Price you’re amazing and you taught me what the true meaning of inspiration is.
- Bandon Dunes is a special place to play golf.
- Delta Airlines are first class
- You can hold a camp for 18 High School aged kids and not lose your mind
- Playing High Calibre Junior Golf is NOT easy.
- Planning a tournament season that maximizes exposure and fields is an art form.
- Surrounding yourself with a “tribe” of like minded individuals only improves your skill and mindset
- Taking a golf trip with your child is something every parent should do.
- Hagrid’s Motorcycles at Universal Orlando is a FANTASTIC ride.
- It takes ZERO effort to be kind.
- That listening to hear Vs. Listening to respond are very different.
- Your EGO is your enemy
- Often the OBSTACLE is the way to success.
- Maximizing your time in short focused bursts with a player is an effective and productive coaching strategy.
- Every private club in 🇨🇦 should go shadow a Discovery Land Golf Property to see how the best do it.
- “Always tell the truth. That way you don’t have to remember anything!” is a saying EVERYONE should follow.
- My wife is the reason I am as successful as I am.
- Online coaching is effective and works no matter the distance.
- My daughter does things which immediately snaps me back and makes me realize she’s just me in a newer version!
- Savannah Grass is unlike any grass golfers have experienced unless you are from Trinidad.
- Being the Best Man & MC at your buddy’s wedding is a LOT of work & fun in the same.
- Titleist is the very best golf company to be a partner with.
- Golf Canada is heading in the right direction.
- Sharing as much information to help others is incredibly fulfilling.
- The coast of Oregon is incredibly beautiful.
- The Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver is amazing
- Travelling with your juniors is an adventure
- My 90 year old Uncle and 87 year old Aunt make me want to live to their age
- God is forgiving and gracious.
- Be consistent in your trade
- Stay in your lane and don’t try to be too much to too many as it only saturates your effectiveness
- Zoyza is a great grass to play golf off of
- Watching a 15 Year old eat his weight in BBQ makes me remember that was me a long time ago!
- The French Federation of Golf is doing amazing things with their players at the Amatuer and Junior levels
- I have GREAT friends I mean GREAT
- I love Austin, Texas
- Your feet are so important to your body’s system
- Character Over Image 24/7
- Make yourself available
- Family First Always
- US Kids Golf is as big and important to the growth of golf as is Titleist / Taylor Made / Mizuno / Cobra / Ping etc…
- It’s incredibly rewarding watching players you’ve helped in some capacity choose their Post Secondary future
- The irange tripod is a game changer for coaching.
- TrackMan allows me to be quantifiable
- A Golf Course Closing permanently is incredibly sad
- Being present at your player’s tournaments is essential if you are going to call yourself a COACH
- I can only wear full back golf caps so as to avoid the embarrassing tan line. (D)
- Using a multitude of accents while coaching kids only makes them laugh, all of the time.
- You will never know just how amazing your juniors are until you face adversity and THEY step up and send you messages of encouragement.
- The USGA are an incredibly thorough organization