2014 Junior Academy
Programme underway
New coaches
added to the
line-up as the 2014
Junior Academy
Coaching
Programme gets
underway with
230 youngsters
enrolled in 14
academies across
the three counties
Around 230 boys and girls are enrolled in
the 14 Junior Academies spread across the
BB&O region in 2014.
The BB&O Golf Partnership is using 13
different clubs this year, with two centres
holding four groups of juniors.
The Academy Coaching Programme aims to
improve boys and girls proficiency of the
game of golf and for them to practice and
experience the sport in a relaxed and fun
environment and one that recognises
individual needs and ambitions.
Venues stay the same this year, but with
some minor changes in the coaching team.
Two coaches from the 2013 team – Duncan
Woolger and Deana Rushworth, who were
both fantastic with their groups – have left.
The Partnership would like to thank them
both for all their hard work and
commitment last year.
This has meant two lead coach roles were
available for 2014, and these have been
filled by Rhys Ap Iolo and Pat Flynn, both of
whom have been promoted after being
assistants last year.
Rhys will coach a group at the Downshire
Golf Complex and Pat will take charge of
the girls at Studley Wood.
David Armor leads the groups at Abbey Hill
Golf Centre, and the academies at Iver and
The South Buckinghamshire will be lead by
Mark Grieve and Gavin Cousins.
Noel Rousseau once again will be coaching
some of the Buckinghamshire girls at
Wycombe Heights and John Kennedy will
be coaching nine boys in his group at
Wexham Park.
Dusan Gavrilovic (Studley Wood), Tom
Baker (Waterstock) and John Strode
(Hadden Hill) lead the other academies in
Oxfordshire, while Rob Watts (Castle Royle),
Matt Woods (Donnington Grove), Wayne
Owers (Downshire Golf Complex) and Terry
Wild (Mill Ride) complete the lead coaching
line-up for the academies in Berkshire.
The 2014 Junior Academy Programme got
underway on Sunday, March16, at Mill Ride,
The Downshire, Donnington Grove, Studley
Wood, Wycombe Heights, Wexham Park and
Abbey Hill .
In keeping the changes made for the 2013
programme the grouping system has once
again been based on similar ages and
abilities and sessions will be covering
fundamental movement skills, rules of golf,
the swing itself and many other topics.
The Academies at Hadden Hill, Waterstock,
Studley Wood, Abbey Hill 2, The South
Buckinghamshire Academy, Iver and
Donnington Grove all got underway on
Sunday, March 23.
The Academy Programme continued to go
from strength to strength in 2013 and the
Partnership is hopeful that the
improvement trend will continue in 2014.
There were some fantastic individual
improvements from the juniors and, as with
every year, the Academy Coaching
Programme has been able to push some
youngsters onto the next level of the talent
pathway.
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