PLAYer Core Lesson Week #5 – Sportsmanship & Community
Duration (mins.): 60 minutes Supplies and equipment needed: Golf balls, irons, putters, colorful swim noodles, foam rolls,
stakes/broken shafts, tees, signs with numbers
Warm-up
Time Allotted: 10 Min
Location(s): Driving range or other area
Physically engage PLAYers in a fitness circuit (Recommend one activity from each Category):
Strength
Flexibility/Mobility
Agility/Coordination
Balance
Object Control
Jumping Over Noodles
Arm Swirls & Toe Touches
High Jump in place
Walk the line
Ball toss to target
Healthy Habit – “Community” – a group of people who have the same interests or reside in the same area. (i.e. golf community)
Warm-up (Identify location; activities; number of stations; equipment needed; rotation, etc.)
10 Min
Balanced game – PLAYers stand on large noodle stick and try swinging arms to simulate the golf swing by staying balanced.
Life Skills Experience—The Nine Core Values
Time Allotted: 40 mins
PLAY
LEARN
(Games/Activities
PLAYers will experience)
(Behaviors reflective of The First Tee
The Game: Photo Finish
PLAYers will hit shots on
the range and regardless
of outcome of shot will
hold their finish for each
shot. PLAYers not holding
their finish until the ball
comes to rest will need to
call a penalty on
themselves. While holding
their finish, PLAYers will
assign a number to their
balance (1= being well
balanced to 5= completely
off balance).
Wrap-up
APPRECIATE
YOUR GAME
Code of Conduct and Nine Core Values)
Learning Objectives:
…the outcomes of
Game of Golf: Be a good Sport!
integrating
PLAY, LEARN
Golf Skills Objective: Body Balance Etiquette: Waiting for your turn,
and APPRECIATE into each
being mindful of others when they
PLAYer will understand the
lesson plan.
are hitting. Shaking hands with
importance of having good body
Progression of YOUR
competitors before and after round. GAME is self-paced and
balance when playing golf.
How do you know you have good
balance?
Rules of Golf: • Strokes taken (9-1)
can be charted through
3-hole and 6-hole markers,
and 9-hole certification.
Life Skills Objective and Behaviors:
“Sportsmanship” is abiding by the
rules regardless of outcomes.
Learn about the golf “Community”
Time Allotted: 5 min
How was your balance today? Why is it important to have balance in golf? Who displayed sportsmanship today?
How can you display good sportsmanship with others at school, home or at the course? Is The First Tee your community club?
Time
Lesson Progression: (List bullet-points for time allotted, lesson flow, and location of lesson activities/stations.)
45 min
Game –Photo Finish (Range & Putting Green) Coaches will introduce the object of today’s play - hold finish until ball comes to rest (and associated
penalty strokes for not doing so), evaluate balance on a scale of 1 to 5 for tee shots, and report scores. Coaches will remind PLAYers to greet each other
and shake hands before play begins. Hand scorecards with their names on them and asked to exchange scorecards with competitor. PLAYers are
responsible for calling a penalty on themselves if they do not hold their finish until the ball comes to rest. Coaches may prompt a PLAYer by asking
questions such as, “How was your finish?” and “How was your balance?” PLAYers will report their score, including number of strokes plus any penalty
strokes for not holding finish, and score for balance on tee shot. At the completion, PLAYers will need to check their scores and sign their scorecards.
•Coaches will reinforce PLAYers to play by the rules and ask PLAYers to treat their competitor with kindness regardless of how they are playing.
(15 mins
Per
Station)
Option: Coaches can take pictures during the game, when holding their finish. Print photos and use in clubhouse.
DIAGRAM: (Identify number of stations and location, equipment needed for each, and brief description for each station activity.)
If needed, attach diagram on separate sheet)
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Photo Finish (Range)
Photo Finish (Putting)
Photo Finish (Chipping)
Good-Better-How Feedback (at least 3 Goods and 1 Better/How)
What was GOOD?
What could have been BETTER?
HOW would I improve it next time?