The Transition into a Champion Golf Parent and Coach - a podcast by Travis Howser, PGA

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! 

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: 

• 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/

 

 

 

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