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BitesizeNEWSThe latest news for all Bitesize Golf CoachesIssue 1

Building your Bitesize Golf AcademyHelp, tips, tricks and ideas for developing the ultimate junior academy

Getting startedLearn step by step how to recruit new pupils

What's includedFind all the tools required

How it all worksDirections for assembling a solid structure

Coaches benefitsA little effort brings big returns

Branching outSpend the winter months coaching Bitesize golf in schools

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Contents

Welcome

What is Bitesize Golf?

How does it work?

What do i get?

How do i get started?

What can i make?

how much does it all cost?

how can i order products?

All your questions answered with tips and advice on how to launch your awesome Bitesize Golf Academy.

Remember, we're always here for help and support, just ask.

W E L C O M ET OBitesize Golf

This newsletter is designed to give you all the information you might need regarding

the new and exciting series of progressive programmes known as Bitesize Golf.

You might know or recognise me from my days spent at the helm of Young Masters Golf, which was highly successful and widely acclaimed for the great work it did in developing the game amongst young players.

After a short break, I have regrouped and devised and designed this new step by step approach to teaching youngsters.

There are many advantages to running your junior coaching with Bitesize golf, which are highlighted throughout these pages.It has always been my goal to create something that grows the game of golf in a self sustaining way and helps golf coaches around the world develop strong and profitable coaching programmes.

As you might well know, I usually have a head full of ambitious ideas and these 10 levels are only a small part of what will follow along in the future.

Please enjoy these pages and feel free to get in touch if you have any further questions, I look forward to hearing from you and joining forces with you and your coaching team as we strive to offer an opportunity to play golf to many youngsters around the country.

David GoslingFounder, creator Bitesize Golf Ltd

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There's so much to learn when you start to play golf, it's not simply learning how to build a repetitive stroke action, joining the club and winning trophies.

What about the rules and etiquette and all the other golfing knowledge you're going to need so you don't embarrass yourself or get disqualified?

Many players learn the ropes by listening to other golfers who are not much better educated than themselves, or by inadvertently breaking a rule or two and being reprimanded by someone in a senior role.

The learning process can be quite negative and daunting and can act as a barrier to entry for many people.

Golf coaches do a great job introducing new players to the game in a positive way, but it's probably fair to say much of the focus of each lesson is the golf swing and the technicalities that lie within, making all the strokes necessary to get around the course.

Borne from these facts and frustrations, Bitesize Golf is a STRUCTURED golfing CURRICULUM that covers almost every aspect of the game in simple steps or 'Bite-Sized' chunks

Some would say a lifetime, but it certainly takes more than a series of 5 or 6 lessons, no matter how proficient and talented the coach is.

The key is retaining the pupils long enough to get all the information across, keeping them in the learning loop and keeping the interest levels high so they acquire the skills and knowledge they need.

Other sports have established progressive coaching modules; think of swimming and all the martial arts. They motivate the pupils by getting them to strive to achieve the next level, the next badge or the next belt and reward them with certificates and badges.

Having STRUCTURE and a PATHWAY undoubtedly helps to keep pupils in the system and variety, recognition and reward certainly adds positivity and excitement to the experience.

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The Bitesize Golf coaching system is brilliantly simple in the way it gets kids into the game and keeps them in, by keeping them motivated and engaged. This is great for them and excellent news for the coach.This well proven approach appeals to young pupils. They are inspired and excited by receiving rewards and recognition and when they're enjoying themselves and having fun, they want to continue.All successful programmes have certain ingredients that make them work and Bitesize Golf has been built using more than 20 dedicated years of research and operation in the coaching domain.

As a Bitesize Golf coach, you will have all the resources you need to maintain the highest interest rates. Each session of each level has a LESSON PLAN, which helps you get all the key points across in the most child-friendly way. With GAMES, DRILLS and OUTCOMES highlighted, you have everything you need to keep things moving along.

Then you have all the admin tools and sheets to help you keep up to date and organised.

There’s so much fun incorporated into these programmes, you will have an incredible resource of games and competitions at your disposal. You will be ready at a moments notice to change tack and introduce some new exciting activity that immediately settles the group and re-engages the little darlings.

Each one of the drills and games has one or more technical benefit as well as helping to keep control and interest. Knowing how to ensure the pupils are enjoying their lessons is a fundamental key to the programmes success and future growth.

When you are told just how much their kids are enjoying their golf lessons, you know you’re doing something right. Parents will see the PROFESSIONALISM of the materials, the content of the series of lessons and the progression and structure. They will buy into the longer term development of their children’s golf and you will have the custom of the whole family for many years to come.

Bitesize Golf builds relationships and the benefits of this are far reaching when you consider what an impact you’re having on the social well-being of your pupils.

You should have received your copy of the Step by step guide to getting your Bitesize Golf Academy off the ground and up and running.

It's an essential document with many tips and hints on how to recruit kids to your programme. Starting with promotion and marketing materials supplied by us with all your key details. You can then print them off on your own computer, purchase professional high quality products through the Bitesize golf shop or unbelievably, we'll send you all our hard work so you can give them to your own local friendly print shop, so they can print them for you.You will now be getting enquiries and it's vital that you plan...

When you're going to hold your classes.How many places are available in each class.What the price of the 6 week course is going to be.

To begin your campaign of establishing the ultimate junior coaching programme, you need to start promoting the fact that you’re running the Bitesize Golf structured curriculum.

We have provided the following materials, which can be supplied to you with your details incorporated. All you need to do is drop us an email with the exact details you would like included and we’ll create your very own flyers, brochures and posters. You can purchase these from the Bitesize Golf shop or request the PDF files so you can print your own.

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Stage 7 - ConstructionBuild a solid structure

SNAG (So� golf) Schools ProgrammeBeginner players at club


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Hi handicap players at club / range

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Elite players at club / range

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Posters can be any size you like and look great in range bay dividers or clubhouse noticeboards. The 3 - fold brochures are perfect for you and your team to hand out to interested customers, full of important and exciting information about how it all works.

The flyers are great for leaving in places like a doctors or dentists surgery, your local library or for handing out in schools or leisure centres.

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Stage 2 - PromotionMake some more noise

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�e old water pumpOkay, so far so good. You've got posters everywhere and your friends and family have been out dropping lea�ets and �yers in thousands of homes. You've starred

on local radio and held several taster SNAG sessions at every primary and secondary school within 25 miles of the club.

�at's perfect, this is priming the pump and it's hard work getting the crystal clear water up from the depths of the well.

Your classes get o� the ground, 5 pupils in one session, 7 in another and a couple of groups of 8 coming on Staurdays.

Look a�er these kids, get them excited and having fun, help them through the lessons and make a fuss

of them when they achieve their certi�cates with distinction.

Whatever you do DON'T STOP promoting, if you do the water that's just starting to �ow will begin to drop right back down to the bottom of the well and you'll have to start all over again.

Keep it �owing with gentle but consistent pressure. More taster sessions, ask the kids if they've got friends who would like to start playing golf. Sow the idea of brothers and sisters joining in when you talk with parents, refresh the posters and keep the �yers �ying out of your shop.

Take a look at the newsletters created for Bitesize golf at Canons Court and develop your very own news. click here for a look >>

You must show pupils and parents the future, they don't know what's ahead of them in golf, but you do and if you make this picture bright and glorious, within easy reach and exciting, you will have customers who will follow you for years.

Make sure you let the kids know about all of the levels and how they can work their up to the highest level, the gold. �is way they will accept the longer term approach to learning the game and you can set you sights on developing their skills over the next couple of years at least.

More tips and techniques are included in the lesson plans and coaches notes.

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Stage 3 - OrganisationGet organised

Key informationOnce you have commitment from a parent, you will want to sign up your new pupil.

Registration form�e registration form will help you capture all the relevant and important information you'll need. Present this to the parent as they pay for the course of lessons and make sure it's �lled out and put on �le.

You should put these details onto a spreadsheet to create you pupil data base,, which will be used for all future communications.

Medical form�is is a requirement in th UK and is useful if you're faced with a problem at some point during your lessons.

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The safety and welfare of juniors in our care is paramount, and it is therefore importantthat we are aware of any illness, medical condition and other relevant health details so that

their best interests are addressed.Please complete this form with our assurance that the information will be treated as

It is the responsibility of the junior and/or their parent to notify the Bitesize Golf coach if any of the details change at any time.

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Stage 5 - OrderingGet stocked up

Key informationYou've got interest, you've got start dates and you've got your class of kids together, now all you have to do is purchase the resource books and certi�cates.

ShoppingClick the link below and visit the Bitesize Golf shop and very simly click the number of books you want in whichever colour you require, pop them in your shopping basket and prceed to checkout.

Fill in the details and you'll receive con�rmation and the products will be on their way.

SNAG TrainingIf you really, really want to build an awesome junior academy, becoming skilled in using SNAG

equipment and understanding the science behind SNAG is like turbo-charging the whole process.

Training takes approximately half a day and is carried out by Dave Gosling Master SNAG Trainer, it will provide you with all the skills you'll need to build the strongest schools programmes possible.

Training can be booked online and dates aranged at mutually agreeable times and can include up to 6 people, making sure you and your team can service all schools in your area.

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per session!Red and Orange levels £5.50 based on 6 sessions

Price includesBook and Certificates

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If you've not yet received your guide, please get in touch and we'll email one to you straight away.

This 17 page document tells you all the important stuff about how to maximise this opportunity and help you build an awesome junior academy.

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Visit the web site at www.bitesizegolf.com and you can access various parts of the Coaches Area.

All those who've registered are added to the 'Find a club' directory, please check your details and let us know if there's anything that should be changed.

If you would like to advertise yourBitesize Golf lessons on your own website, which is highly recommended, you canget images and logos from us, all you have to do is ask. If you'd like us to liaise with your web designerguys, that's no problem either, just ask them to email usat [email protected]

Visit the 'Download' area by following the directions in the sidebar. This is where you'll find all the forms you need to start organising your first classes. once you've got your Red groups underway, you will get the forms you need for the following levels when you place your next order.

Next stop is the 'Admin' page where, if you a little patient, you will view a short slideshow giving you a visual step by step approach to getting started.

We are trying to make everything straightforward, so give it a couple of views before moving on to the next stagethe 'Download Centre'.

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Great, you've persevered and made it this far, this is where it gets really exciting, you can start to download your stock of Bitesize Golf forms. Just hover over the form you need and click on it. This will open it up as a pdf file and you should be able to print away to your hearts content.

We recommend having a good stock of registration forms, medical forms and dates and times forms.

You should have your step by step guide now, but if you haven't and you'd like to download one, you can click on the single blue > symbol found at the end of the first sentence at the top pf the page.

In time, much of the coaches area will be behind a secure log in, which will enable us to offer more materials and more products.

Take time to visit the Bitesize golf blog, this is an area that's continually changing and evolving. Why not place some comments and join in with the chatter.

Of course, we have Facebook Linked In and Twitter pages full of news and images aimed at providing interest and ideas.

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Great question, you've registered, you've found the web site and printed off some forms, now what?

STOP - Before you go any further, decide what you want to achieve. How many hours are you willing to put into your junior academy? How many pupils in each class? How much are the courses? How many lessons make up a course? 6 weeks is recommended, but it's your call.

Step 1 - Mad marketing• Put posters in every range bay, the clubhouse, the fish and chip shop, school notice

boards, just about anywhere.• Put brochures on your counter and distribute them around your local neighbourhood.• Place flyers more generally and liberally around and about, why not walk around the

local shopping centre or mall and ask parents if they'd like their kid to have the opportunity to play golf.

Step 2 - Perpetual promotion• Email your members database with some great news for their kids and grandkids.• Contact the local press with the exciting news that there's a new dynamic junior golf

academy taking shape at the local golf club. They love a picture of lots of happy kids with smiling faces. Write the article yourself and provide the picture for more chance of getting it in print.

• Get your web site straight up to date with all the details of the programmes and your dates and times. This is very important.

• If you can stretch to it, why not get a banner out on the road or some other sort of professional signage created.

• Don't miss out on doing the end of session reports as this is the best way to keep up your class sizes and keep retention rates high.

• Use social media and build your followers and your following. Keep these alive and active.

Step 3 - Fabulous forms• Download and print a good stock of REGISTRATION FORMS• Download and print a good stock of MEDICAL FORMS• Download and print a good stock of PAYMENT SUMMARY FORMS, one for each class• Download and print a good stock of DATES and TIMES, one for each class• Download the CHALLENGE SHEETS for each class

hoW do I get started?If you're looking to bring new young golfers into the game, the very best place to start is in local schools. It's important to understand that the first 2 levels, the RED and ORANGE are general, basic golf knowledge aimed at getting pupils on board and into the structured system, where they get used to the game, your coaching and the challenges and quizzes that lead to the certificates.

Step 1 - School's cool• Use soft golf equipment, we whole-heartidly recommend SNAG as the very best first-

touch kit if you actually want to coach some parts of the technical side of the swing.• Find the local sports co-ordinator and explain how would like to introduce the pupils

to golf with the exit route leading to your local academy

Step 2 - Chock's away!• Start your first sessions and refer to the lesson plans to make sure your are covering

the topics required.• Become familiar with the games, drills and skills to keep the sessions varied.• Remember the skills challenges start in week 3• Hand out the books on week 6 and do the quiz

Step 3 - Stop & start• Keep telling the kids about the other levels in front if them• Assume they are all going to pass and talk about them reaching higher goals and

standards of play.• USE the reports provided at the end of each level, they are critical to your success• Allow kids ot join in even though they may have missed a couple of sessions, just

adjust the price slightly, but get them on board. Don't expect them to wait for weeks before they start.

Step 3 - Keep rolling• As each class fills up, keep offering more dates and times because the demand just

continues to grow as word of mouth recommendation kicks in.• You can have kids on different levels in the same class, the coaches manual explains

how this is possible.• Bring your current pupils in at yellow level.

Build from the bottom

It's a fair question and one that should be asked and discussed. It's fair enough spending years offering the £2 roll-up or free sessions, but really, where does that get anyone. For too long the junior coaching has been handed down to the last un-trained assistant to go and practice their trade.

Bitesize Golf has a different approach, it sees the new young golfers as the most precious commodity the golf club has, the most valuable thing in golf and indeed a most prized asset to your business. These young players are worth thousands to you and the facility where you're based, so why treat them like an encumberance.

These figures are purely a demonstration of how your Bitesize Golf Academy might add up and show the real value of junior group coaching. The prices you charge are entirely up to you and they do vary geographically, the main message we can give you is to not undersell this opportunity. The products and service you are providing are extremely valuable and you will have more demand than you can deal with. It is important to pitch the right price from the outset.

You may decide to charge a higher price and have less students per class or your approach may be to have a lower price with larger groups.

Example 1:

6 pupils paying £60 = £60 gross per hour over a 6 week course

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SNAG Schools coaching Bitesize Golf Red and Orange levels


WhAt can I maKe?

Doing the math

We can carry these figures forward to an annual return, based on just 5 sets of courses per year, running 6 classes a week (only 6 hours coaching per week or 180 hours a year).

Example 1:

6 pupils paying £60 = £10,800 gross per annum

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There are so many potential customers right on your doorstep, the possibilities are enormous. As an example, a dedicated Bitesize Golf coach could make a reasonable return based on a model similar to this...

1 Coach:

Financial assumptions - a) 8 pupils paying £50 b) 16 pupils paying £25 c) 8 pupils paying £75

10 classes per week for 6 weeks holding 6 courses per year = £24,000

4 schools with 2 classes per week for 6 terms per year = £19,008

Holiday camps (Red and Orange levels) 3 hours for 3 days 10 per year = £6,000

Annual returns

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You, my friend are amongst the very lucky ones who are receiving all this help and support for FREE.

This diagram best illustrates how the levels work, the size of the book and where pupils will fit in.

hoW much does aLL thIs cost?

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hoW can I order Products?Once you have your classes assembled and hopefully they've all paid in advance, you simply place your oders for books and materials in one of the following ways.

Bitesize Golf has an online shop where you can order and pay for all the products covered in this publication. It has a description of everything and lets you add as many items as you need into a shopping basket. Then your procede to the check out and follow the payment directions. Once all this is complete, your prodcusts will be whizzed straight to you.

The shop can be found here http://shop.bitesizegolf.com

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