GIRLS CLUB STAGE 1
What is Girls Club Stage 1?
Stage 1 is the “bridge” that helps girls go from beginners to feeling like real members of the golf club.
Girls Club Stage 1 focuses less on “just learning golf skills” and more on:
- Feeling comfortable at the club
- Understanding how things work
- Starting to play on the course (with support)
- Building friendships and confidence
Who it’s for:
Beginners
- Get into Golf graduates
- Girls returning after a break
Focus:
Feeling welcome
- Understanding club life
- Supported on-course exposur
FAQs:
Girls’ Club: Stage 1 can receive up to £1,000 per year
What Funding Can Be Used For
1. Coaching delivery
- 2. Workforce development
- 3. Junior equipment and programme resources
- 4. Social and team-building activities
- 5. Pathway development activity
Further Support Available to Clubs
Clubs delivering within the Girls Junior Framework will receive support through:
- 1. Access to Learn to Golf and junior coaching resources
- 2. Workforce development guidance
- 3. Marketing and promotion tools through Scottish Golfs Find and Play platform
- 4. Ongoing regional and national support from Scottish Golf
Clubs are committed to:
- 1. Deliver a minimum of 25 sessions (April – March)
- 2. Inclusive of 5 winter retention activity
- 3. Provide regular on-course learning opportunities
- 4. Deliver: 2 social activities and 3 parent sessions
- 5.Support progression into wider junior activity
- 6. Submit participant data and evaluation
Delivery Commitments (All Stages)
1. Deliver activity aligned to the Girls Junior Framework
- 2. Use appropriately qualified coaches (PGA Professional, Community Golf Instructor, or Level 1 licensed coach)
- 3. Create welcoming, inclusive environments for girls
- 4. Support girls to continue playing beyond the programme
- 5. Manage promotion, enrolment, and registration
- 6. Collect participant fees where appropriate to support sustainability
- 7. Engage with monitoring, evaluation, and learning
Clubs are encouraged to integrate Girls Junior Framework activity within their wider junior provision rather than delivering it in isolation. s
