4. Running-your-Day-Event.docx

This graphic provides an example overview of the suggested schedule of the Junior Fun Day event. Junior Fun Days are available across a range of durations and juniors get a chance to experience a range of skills. Therefore, scheduling the event to allow for enough preparation time of these areas is...

This graphic provides an example overview of the suggested schedule of the Junior Fun Day event. Junior Fun Days are available across a range of durations and juniors get a chance to experience a range of skills. Therefore, scheduling the event to allow for enough preparation time of these areas is essential. It is also important to schedule your event when you can get access to the golf course. In the example are timetables for the three different fun day durations. This event is all about fun for the child and exposing them to all components of the game, not just hitting golf balls on the driving range. We want them to leave the event having developed a love for the game and a level of confidence being at the club. The day is also about engaging and exposing the family to life at the club and providing you with the opportunity to convert them into the Junior Camps, or Junior Monthly program and wider activities at the club for the family. A Fun Day event should start by you welcoming juniors and their families to the event. Outline the flow of the event and start with a fun physical literacy warm up game. After this, head to the driving range and introduce the child to the clubs used in the Swing element, help develop their fundamentals and get them playing some fun team based games. Following on from the driving range, head to your putting green and short game area depending on the event duration and work on the child's On the Green and Around the Green skills. This is once again an opportunity to play some fun team based games across these skills and develop their fundamentals. Next, give your juniors a real sense of the game by heading to the course and depending on the event duration this might be a fun course walk or a fun 3-hole team scramble using the adapted golf course used in your Junior Course Play event. Finally, bring your event to a close with a short award ceremony in front of the juniors families and take the opportunity to engage with parents on the next steps for their child. To assist you in planning and organizing your Junior Fun Day event, you can access downloadable event plans through the Coaches Toolbox for each of the event options. Visit the Junior Fun Day event page and choose the 'Event Plan' section. You can view these via the Hub or download them to your device. Within a class plan there is a layout and setup section. This section of the event plan will provide you with a recommendation of how to layout each section of your event to ensure it is delivered safely and meets the delivery of the learning outcomes. Each event plan will also list the specific equipment required to deliver the games within the class plan. The timetable section provides you with an overview of what is delivered in the event and how the event is broken down across the duration. Additionally, the event plans include a Warm up Game that you can use, as well as fundamental movement skills you can explore with the juniors. Each class plan includes Game Cards that the juniors attempt with a partner, or in groups during the event. Fun Days provide access to the golf course in a fun team-based format and the event plan includes a guideline of how to run the On Course Team Scramble. The event plan also includes the elements that you can introduce to the child within the Learning the Game learning outcome. Lastly, included is a focus within the Whole Child learning outcome and ideas of what you can introduce to the junior throughout the event. The success of the Junior Fun Days and the conversions from the event into your Junior Academy Weekly and Junior Camp programs will in the main be driven by the child and the families experience on the day. We are providing you with all the tools you need to make it a success, but you have a critical role to play in delivering a great experience for those who attend. Remember when implementing the event at your club to keep the day fun. These days are all about creating memorable positive experiences for the child and the family to drive them to sign up to the other junior programs and engage in club activities and membership. Always keep the day lighthearted and fun! Nothing will do more damage to the success of the day like a perception by the child or the family that the environment isn't safe. Always keep this in mind so you can create a sense that activities at the club are always delivered with the welfare of the child in mind. Remember that there may be a range of ages, abilities and experiences attending your Fun Day events. Therefore make sure that the flow of the day is as inclusive as possible for all participants. Focus on creating a supportive atmosphere with team-work at its heart. Preparation will be key to the successful delivery of your Fun Day. Not only will this help you enjoy the event, but it will also create a great image of you and your club to the child and the family. You also need to make sure you have all the information you need to convert participants into your other programs. Finally, the events are a shop window for juniors and parents into life at your club and the Junior Golf Academy program. Strive to ensure that all involved create an environment and atmosphere that allows the child and the family to be confident and comfortable at the club.