Please find below a list of up and coming events hosted by the Wales Golf. For further information on the events and to register your place please select event.
Please find below a list of up and coming events hosted by the Wales Golf. For further information on the events and to register your place please select event.
Club Activators Course – Supporting introductory club activity’
The course
An interactive & practical session for volunteers who support the PGA Coach to deliver activity within a golf facility.
‘Discover your role in enhancing the overall player experience.’
This new Activator Course is a collaboration across all the Home Nations, funded and supported by The R&A and endorsed by the PGA.
What will you get out of attending the course?
• Understanding of a person’s golfing journey and your role in making this a good experience.
• Develop your values when supporting participants to learn the game.
• Support making golf games and activities fun and adaptable.
• Find out about games-based learning and gain practical experience setting up and delivering games and skills sessions.
• Connection to the volunteer golf community
Who is this course for?
If one or more of these statements sounds like you then the course is for you:
• You’re new to helping out with activities for new golfers.
• You would like to get involved with supporting activities.
• You’re a parent or guardian who would like to help out in the right way.
• You’re a young volunteer, junior captain/vice-captain and would like to help your peers enjoy golf.
• You’re an existing volunteer who lacks the confidence to actively support the PGA Coach at your club.
• After attending a Young Leaders or Buddy Workshop, you are looking for the next stage of training.
You don’t need lots of golf knowledge or experience to attend, just a willingness to ‘help out’ at your club.
Course Information
• The course lasts 3 hours and includes classroom-based learning and practical training. All our courses are delivered by a skilled tutor workforce and sessions are designed to be interactive and reflective.
• Delegates receive a certificate of attendance, a workbook and a set of games cards.
• The course is open to everyone 14 years and above. If your club/area would like to run a course for younger people, please get in touch.
• The course will not train you how to deliver technical coaching.
• Please come dressed for the practical element of the course and be ready for inclement weather.
Please note that you are required to pass SafeGolf Accreditation before obtaining this qualification.
This course is supported and funded by the R&A.
Therefore for a limited time, the subsidised course cost is £15 (reduced from £50).
Click here to download the Activator Development Information for Golf Clubs
More information is available from Theo Baker, Coach Education Lead, theo.baker@walesgolf.org
Date | Time | Location | Sign Up | |
South West Wales Activators Course | TBC | |||
South East Wales Activators Course | 20th July | 6:00 – 9:00pm | Wales Golf, Catsash, Newport, NP181JQ | SIGN UP |
North Wales Activators Course | TBC |
Wales Golf in association with Sports Wales and UK Coaching has developed a three hour workshop on child/adult protection.
It has been designed to be of use to volunteers and coaches involved in the delivery of junior golf in Wales (N.B. it is worth 25 CPD points to PGA Professionals).
This workshop should help educate and remove the “scare” factor felt by some when confronted with the topic of child and adult welfare.
All participants receive a copy of Safeguarding and Protecting Children: A Guide for Sportspeople at the workshop.
Cost of Workshop – £15 (REFUNDED after attending course, no refund for non-attendance)
To register your interest please email sian.simmons@walesgolf.org
Attendees must be 18 years and over
The Welsh Sports Association (WSA) are running multi-sport SPC workshops for more information click onto the WSA website wsa.wales/events
Please click here to access the course and find out more. You can choose any one out of the 3 options depending on your personal preference and environment you are delivering.
Training can now be renewed (every 3 years) online if you have previously attended a face to face SPC workshop. Wales Golf will accept the online refresher for funding purposes. The course costs £16.99 and take 1.5 hours to complete. You can enter and leave the course at your convenience and on completion you will receive your certificate via email.
PGA Professionals – 10 CPD Points
GCMA Members – 3 CDP Points
The Welsh Sports Association (WSA) are running multi-sport SPC and TTL workshops for more and to make a booking click onto the WSA website wsa.wales/events
Time to Listen is a 3 hour workshop developed by the NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unit and has been adapted to be specific to Golf.
The workshop is aimed at Club Welfare Officers and people who have a role within welfare at your club.
‘Time to Listen’ is additional to the Safeguarding and Protecting Children workshop (SPC) and it is recommended that individuals should have attended the SPC workshop prior to attending.
What is covered?
The workshop builds on basic awareness and focuses on implementation in the club environment. It also gives individuals in a similar role the opportunity to discuss Golf specific issues, challenges and good practice in a friendly and informal environment. Plus more! (N.B. it is worth 15 cpd points to PGA Professionals).
Cost of Workshop – £15 (REFUNDED after attending course, no refund for non-attendance)
To register your interest please email sian.simmons@walesgolf.org
The Welsh Sports Association (WSA) are running multi-sport TTL workshops for more and to make a booking click onto the WSA website wsa.wales/events
Level 1
We currently do not have any Level 1 courses planned but if you would like to register your interest for future courses, please click here:
The workshop aims to extend delegates’ knowledge and skills when coaching golf to disabled participants. This workshop aims to equip PGA Professionals and volunteers with the knowledge and confidence to support disabled people of all abilities in any coaching environment through an introduction to inclusivity. The workshop also aims to give PGA Professionals and volunteers an opportunity to put theory into practice during the practical coaching session delivered to disabled people as part of the workshop.
Venue | Date | Time | Cost | Register |
TBC | TBC | 0900 – 1500 | £42 | TBC |
If you have any queries or questions about the course or bookings please email here or contact cpd@pga.org.uk
Level 2 Inclusive Coaching
Course Introduction
The aim of this workshop is to extend delegates’ knowledge and skills for coaching golf to disabled participants. Critically, by equipping them with a better understanding of the specifics of visual impairments, hearing impairments, mental health issues, special educational needs and learning disabilities. This workshop also aims to provide PGA Professionals with an opportunity to have technical coaching discussions with their peers, in relation to coaching golf to physically impaired participants, via a video analysis session. It looks to reinforce the inclusive message of the previous workshop (Inclusive Golf Coaching 1), but aims to help coaches provide more inclusive sessions by aiding coaches impairment specific understanding.
Course Objectives
Workshop learning outcomes: By the end of the workshop, delegates will:
Minimum Registration Requirements
Workshop requirements: This workshop can only be accessed by PGA Professionals who have previously attended an Inclusive Golf Coaching 1 workshop. Delegates should ideally be engaged in coaching golf to disabled people.
Venue | Date | Time | Cost | Register |
TBC | TBC | 0900 – 1500 | £42 | Click here |