The Growth of Grass Roots Junior GolfThe Growth of Grass Roots Junior Golf

A charity committed to the sporting and social development of children and young people through golf across the British Isles.

Who we areWho we are

• Developing the sport – Improving access for all– Generating future golfers

• Developing the individual– Skills for life (e.g. honesty, respect)

Core funders:

• HSBC Golf Roots is a single national programme for the grass roots of golf that develops skills for life (both playing and personal) amongst all young people.

• HSBC Golf Roots incorporates all of the Golf Foundation’s development initiatives:

What we doWhat we do

Primary schools Golf facilitiesSecondary schools Inner city/urban

Project-based approachProject-based approach

Club

Structured delivery plan

•Identify the key local partners

•Activity in primary schools

•Activity in secondary schools

•Activity in the golf facilities

•Training workshops

•Equipment, resources and manuals

•Funding

•Advice

•Capacity building and sustainability

Primary

Secondary

Local authority

Others partners

HSBC Golf Roots Project

Comprehensive and consistent deliveryComprehensive and consistent delivery

Primary

Club

Secondary

TARGETS• Projects in every county• 1M children per year

Local authority

Others partners

HSBC Golf Roots Project

Investing in young peopleInvesting in young people

Extensive reach through successful initiativesExtensive reach through successful initiatives

• Tri-Golf:– Over 750,000 children per year

• HSBC Golf Roots Centres:– 10,000 youngsters per year

• Golf Xtreme: – Over 200,000 young people per year

• HSBC Golf Roots City Projects:– 10,000 children per year

• The Golf Foundation’s approach has resulted in significant growth of golf in schools as well as more links between schools and clubs.

Achieving real resultsAchieving real results

Continuing to innovateContinuing to innovate

• School Golf Clubs (primary) and Satellite Clubs (secondary/colleges)Organised out-of-hours activity that will help young people to become familiar with the sport

• Super Sixes A flexible competition format that can be used to stimulate and sustain interest in the sport.

• Street Golf Supervised creative use of the urban environment that makes golf fun and interesting for a new audience.

Continuing to innovateContinuing to innovate

The need for more fundsThe need for more funds

• Utilises the JustTextGiving facility developed by JustGiving in association with Vodafone.

• Designed to make giving as easy as possible.

• Text Golf19 £2 to 70070.

• Donor receives an automatic Gift Aid text.

• The Golf Foundation receives 100% of the money donated.

• Three-year grant (2010, 2011, 2012)

• Plans for future growth

• Requirements for support for 2013, 2014, 2015?

All pulling togetherAll pulling together

• The Golf Foundation is grateful for the support it receives from the BGIA’s ‘Grow Golf’ fund.

• There’s so much more to be done.

• Let’s all get behind HSBC Golf Roots.

• For more information:Contact: Mike Round, Chief ExecutiveTel: 01992 449830E-mail: mike@golf-foundation.orgWeb: www.golf-foundation.org

• Thank you.