What About my Investment?
The Front Nine Tips for Parents Raising Junior Golfers, Hole 2
An athletic ten-year-old and his mom sat at my small office table excited to plan out tournaments for the upcoming year. My goal was to help them sort through the maze of tournaments that would fit his goals for the year of great competition and fun. As I started to gather some information from them, his mother said,
“I just want to say this upfront. My son’s golf is a big investment and like any financial decision, I want to see good returns like a college scholarship.”
“True top performance is separating yourself worth from your game. Labeling your child’s talent as “an investment” will defeat the purpose.”
Betty Baird Kregor is an LPGA Master Teaching Professional and owner of StraightShot Inc., specializing in the DISC personality system to mentor and advise athletes of all ages and abilities.
In 2014, Kregor retired from over 27 years of teaching golf to consult athletes in the mental aspects of sport an serve as a "performance coach" for goals, scheduling, practice programs, college advising and more.
Her LPGA education in DISC profiling allows an athlete to maximize their performance with "self awareness" of their strengths and weaknesses. It is also an important tool in finding the right college fit. College athletic consulting is a service that benefits 9-12th graders in learning how to market their talents, schedule college visits and value the importance of academics.