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**PyncGyncliacy** · 05-17-2011, 08:26 PM

As a dad of a kid who started golfing at 3 I have been involved in many of them. Heres my advice:

1) If you are going to be working with very young kids (under age 8) you will need a high adult/child ratio like 4 or 5:1.

2) I would break the kids up by age. Perhaps 6-8, 9-12 and 12 and up

3) Keep clinics short (1-2hrs max) for the younger kids and keep each activity to 10-15min.

4) Keep it fun. Kids divide the world into 2 categories: things that are fun and things that aren't. Full swings aren't usually an issue this way but putting doesn't hold every kids interest. I would have them play games like tag (one kid who is "it" tries to tag someone elses ball in 2 strokes if they miss everyone gets 1 putt to run away again) they will play this game for a very long time and you can focus on helping the kid who is "it."

05-17-2011, 08:26 PM	#3
PyncGyncliacy Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 706 Senior Member	As a dad of a kid who started golfing at 3 I have been involved in many of them. Heres my advice: 1) If you are going to be working with very young kids (under age 8) you will need a high adult/child ratio like 4 or 5:1. 2) I would break the kids up by age. Perhaps 6-8, 9-12 and 12 and up 3) Keep clinics short (1-2hrs max) for the younger kids and keep each activity to 10-15min. 4) Keep it fun. Kids divide the world into 2 categories: things that are fun and things that aren't. Full swings aren't usually an issue this way but putting doesn't hold every kids interest. I would have them play games like tag (one kid who is "it" tries to tag someone elses ball in 2 strokes if they miss everyone gets 1 putt to run away again) they will play this game for a very long time and you can focus on helping the kid who is "it."
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