The-Junior-Camp-Games.txt

Unique to Junior Golf Camps is the opportunity for you to structure your week to include a week-long games based competition. This provides a great way of engaging juniors in the curriculum over the week, as well as creating a sense of fun, enjoyment and friendly competition. The Junior Camp Gam...

Unique to Junior Golf Camps is the opportunity for you to structure your week to include a week-long games based competition. This provides a great way of engaging juniors in the curriculum over the week, as well as creating a sense of fun, enjoyment and friendly competition. The Junior Camp Games can be delivered across each of the camp days, with the number of allocated games varying based on the camp length and number of days on offer. You can assign each junior a team to work with over the course of the week and represent. This will bring a sense of companionship and teamwork to the camp experience. Through the week, there are specific games built into the camp timetable across the different skill elements and warm up games, where juniors can accumulate points in teams. Through the specific team based games, points are accumulated each day that then contribute to their overall score for the week. The competition runs over the course of the camp week and applies to all camp options. The week culminates in the fun award ceremony to celebrate the success of all those involved and share this with the juniors parent or guardian! The number of games that contribute to the week long competition will depend on the camp type, due to the duration and also the number of days on offer. The camp timetables have been built so that a participating game is delivered within each camp session and across each of the skills. During a Mini camp, there are 3 games played each day, with one game across each of the skill sessions focusing on Swing, On the Green, and Around the Green, as well as a warm up game. During a Half day camp, there are 4 games played each day, with one game across each of the skill sessions focusing on Swing, On the Green and Around the Green, as well as a warm up game. During a Full day camp, there are 6 games played each day and 5 on the final day, with one game across all four Mastering the Game skills, as well as a warm up game. To ensure the Junior Camps are a great experience for all participants you should try to allocate teams fairly to make sure there is an even spread of ability levels across each of the teams. Within the Camp resources, the Team Scorecard will help you to allocate teams so you can remind children which team they are in, and update the scores throughout the camp. It is recommended that you have between 2 to 4 teams per camp, so that you can achieve a level playing field in terms of age and abilities. Use the team registers to allocate the children to their teams and to remind them which team they are in throughout the camp. Allow the children to create their own, fun team names to add a creative element to the camp through the week. You can also encourage them to create a team flag which will act as fun and social team activity at the start of the week. Use the Team Scorecard to record scores for the teams as they complete the games and challenges. This will also help educate juniors on how to mark a scorecard. Finally, update the scores at the end of each session and at the end of the day. This will keep the children engaged in the games and bring a purpose to each challenge. We have allocated one of the games in each session to be the game that the children can score points on and this contributes to the week long competition. We recommend that you closely monitor this specific game in each session and record the scores to ensure fairness for all involved. This game and all other games within a session, should be setup so that children can rotate around the games in teams. Make sure you set up the games so that all ability levels within the camp can achieve points. You should use your experience and if necessary adapt the games based on the experience of the children. Use the Team Scorecards to record scores. To make sure the games are scored fairly you should monitor the scoring game and then ensure each team marks their scorecards as they attempt each challenge. Once you have all the teams scores you should then award points for the overall week competition. 1st Place gets 4 Points, 2nd Place gets 3 Points, 3rd Place gets 2 Points and 4th gets 1 Point. The camp timetable has been built to give you a structure to follow, however from time to time you may need to be flexible with the number of, and types of games delivered. You should also ensure that you maintain fairness to all children across the week and adapt the games and teams where required. Via the Coaches Toolbox, you can access supporting resources to help you run the Junior Camp Games. You can navigate to the resources using three steps. Firstly, Select the Camp duration you are running. Next, Access the Lunchtime Activities and Team Scorecard from the Camp Duration page. Lastly, within the class plan you can view the team games that contribute to the Camp Games.