In England, County Golf Partnership's (CGP) are the hub for golf development activity and are partnerships between the Men's Union, Women's Association and County PGA.
Each CGP is tasked with driving local coaching development as well as identifying all the active coaches in the county, both professional and volunteer. On the back of this the CGP will be tasked (with the support of the PGA Coaching Team) to identify Coach Education and Coach Development needs in their area to support the delivery of local plans and initiatives.
PGA Assistant Professionals have the Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications built into their program of study and complete these during their three year training course. Volunteer coaches play a vitally important role in the development and well-being of golf in England and are recruited directly in line with specifically identified gaps in the coaching workforce.
The PGA works with our partners in golf (EGU, EWGA, Golf Foundation and County Golf Partnerships) to assess relevant demand and deliver bespoke courses that are targeted at the development of golf in England as detailed in the Whole Sport Plan.
For an individual interested in becoming a qualified volunteer coach your first point of contact should be your local CGP (most have an easily accessible website with contact details) to find out about their work and how you could contribute.
The CGP will match up interested volunteer coach enquiries with gaps in the coaching workforce and deliver appropriate coach education throughout the year. The CGP will co-ordinate and manage coach education and support to active volunteer coaches, and in some cases may be able to subsidise the cost of accessing the coaching qualifications.
CGP's also run regular 'breakfast clubs' where coaches and other interested individuals such as physiotherapists and other professionals gather for workshops, presentations and learning as well as being exposed to great networking opportunities.
County Golf Partnerships