#6 The Transition into a Champion Golf Parent and Coach
In this episode Gavin Grenville Wood, Head of Junior Education from the Leadbetter Academy and father of two aspiring golfers, shares his experience as a father and coach in the game of golf. His oldest son Joshua is currently playing professional golf on the Challenge Tour and hopes to be world #1!
It was through experience, mistakes and failures that he learned how to be a champion parent and coach and he shares those stories in this episode!Â
Gavin has spent countless hours putting together a series of courses for coaches – The Champion Athlete, The Champion Coach, The Champion Business, along with a FREE course for parents of young golfers called The Parent Coach to help with the development of their children both on and off the course.
In this episode we cover:Â
- The learning curve of coaching
- His experience raising two elite golfers
- Having a growth mindset
- How he became a better golf parent
- Understanding how failure fits into the Journey
- How kids learn and the process they go through
Important Show Links:
https://leadbetter.com/instructor/gavin-wood/
https://www.instagram.com/gavingw13/
https://leadbetter.com/how-to-become-a-better-sports-parent/