The Open Legacy Community Golf Programme

Following on from the successful staging of The 148th Open at Royal Portrush last summer, the Golfing Union of Ireland (Ulster Branch) and the Confederation of Golf in Ireland (CGI) have obtained funding to support golf clubs across Northern Ireland to take part in The Open Legacy Community Golf Programme.

As part of the programme, CGI are running two inclusive golf coaching workshops for PGA Professionals in 2020.

This will be the first time this coaching workshop has been run in Ireland and it will be delivered by PGA Fellow Professional Craig Thomas, a PGA Tutor and Lead Coach at The ISPS Handa Academy.

The workshops, which will be held at the GUI/ ILGU Regional Coaching Centre at Greenmount, aim to equip PGA Professionals with the knowledge and confidence to support people with a disability, of all abilities in any coaching environment, recognise talent and help talented participants progress on to an appropriate competition pathway.

The workshop also aims to give PGA Professionals an opportunity to put theory into practice during the practical coaching session delivered to people with a disability as part of the workshop.

You do not have to be currently coaching disabled people but should be interested in getting involved in coaching in this area.

By the end of the workshop, delegates will be able to:
- reflect on past experiences and recognise and share best practice
- make appropriate modifications, adaptations and progressions to a planned session to include all participants
- explore the participant pathway for disabled participants within disability sport
- identify the basic elements of classification in relation to disability sport
- know where to go for further disability sport-specific information

Places are free but limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. All places must be booked in advance via the following links.
Venue: GUI/ ILGU regional training facility at Greenmount, Antrim

Wednesday 25th March,10.30am-3.30pm  

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/inclusive-golf-coaching-for-pga-professionals-25th-march-tickets-93043308039 

Thursday 26th March,10.30am-3.30pm 
  https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/inclusive-golf-coaching-for-pga-professionals-26th-march-tickets-93047552735  

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