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Kids get a life lesson while learning golf tips at First Tee
Upon traveling up the winding road in Dyer Park, you'll find the small, mustard-colored home to The First Tee of The Palm Beaches on the hilltop. Like Tuesday morning, many spend much of their time out back hitting chip shots, putting, and working on their swing.
Golf is just the surface of The First Tee program. Its intention is teaching youth valuable life skills and character development promoted through the game. There are about 600 children in the program, about half with disabilities, and all get to learn from PGA instructors how to improve their play.
"When those kids are out there it's the coolest thing," executive director Carl Minstretta said. "It's a life-skills experience, but the vehicle is golf."
"I want to beat my dad and grandpa," said Yesbeck, who said she feels left out when her father and grandfather take her brother out on golf trips. She said she wants to improve her swing in hopes of getting closer to achieving her goal.
Boyce, 36, superintendent of The First Tee, buys Ozzlyn pink golf clubs and golf balls to help keep her interested. He tries to avoid entering her in tournaments or getting too "hands-on" during lessons. Boyce said it was the program's values and lessons that attracted him and his daughters to the program.
"They don't teach you these sorts of things in school," Boyce said. "It's about the lessons they teach. Respect and the other core values, that's why I wanted them to get into The First Tee."
Reference: C Torres, Palm Beach Post, 28 June 2011
Kids get a life lesson while learning golf tips at First Tee
Upon traveling up the winding road in Dyer Park, you'll find the small, mustard-colored home to The First Tee of The Palm Beaches on the hilltop. Like Tuesday morning, many spend much of their time out back hitting chip shots, putting, and working on their swing.
Golf is just the surface of The First Tee program. Its intention is teaching youth valuable life skills and character development promoted through the game. There are about 600 children in the program, about half with disabilities, and all get to learn from PGA instructors how to improve their play.
"When those kids are out there it's the coolest thing," executive director Carl Minstretta said. "It's a life-skills experience, but the vehicle is golf."
"I want to beat my dad and grandpa," said Yesbeck, who said she feels left out when her father and grandfather take her brother out on golf trips. She said she wants to improve her swing in hopes of getting closer to achieving her goal.
Boyce, 36, superintendent of The First Tee, buys Ozzlyn pink golf clubs and golf balls to help keep her interested. He tries to avoid entering her in tournaments or getting too "hands-on" during lessons. Boyce said it was the program's values and lessons that attracted him and his daughters to the program.
"They don't teach you these sorts of things in school," Boyce said. "It's about the lessons they teach. Respect and the other core values, that's why I wanted them to get into The First Tee."
Reference: C Torres, Palm Beach Post, 28 June 2011