Following the success of our Unleash Your Drive programme in schools, we launched Unleash Your Drive in Clubs in 2025.
Is your Junior Hub looking to strengthen school-club connections, attract new junior players and build a sustainable pathway into your club or facility?
Watch the video below to find out more;
The club-based sessions are designed specifically for beginners and focus on fun, games, core golf skills and mental toughness tools. Children use Player Trackers, take part in challenges across putting, chipping, pitching and long game, and are gradually introduced to the golf environment – and the course where appropriate.
Why this works for Junior Hubs
This isn’t about one-off activity. It’s about building sustainable junior pipelines.
Unleash Your Drive in Clubs helps Junior Hubs to:
Reduce drop-off between school and club
Create a welcoming first experience of club golf
Strengthen relationships with local schools and communities
Grow regular junior participation and coaching pathways
What’s included for your club or facility
Junior Hubs delivering Unleash Your Drive in Clubs will receive:
Afull Unleash Your Drive in Clubs resource box, including lesson plans, Player Trackers and activity materials (image below)
£100 Funding support to help subsidise delivery and keep sessions affordable
Marketing and promotion support to help connect with local schools and community groups
Ongoing advice and support from your Golf Foundation Regional Development Officer
Get involved this spring and summer!
Unleash Your Drive in Clubs is a key opportunity for Junior Hubs to play a leading role in junior golf development – creating pathways that work for children, schools and clubs alike.
To find out more:
Speak to your Golf Foundation Regional Development Officer
Unleash Your Drive in Clubs – connecting first experiences to lasting involvement in golf.
“We can provide young people with the life skills to help meet the challenges of modern day life”
NICK DOUGHERTY
A six-week programme giving every child - regardless of background - the mental toughness tools to meet the challenges of modern life. Delivered by you, in your school.
WHY WE DO THIS
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HOW WE DO THIS
Unleash Your Drive in Schools is a comprehensive, teacher-led programme that runs over six weeks. After years of research, the programme was developed alongside mental toughness experts to bring vital mental strengthening skills to young people. The mental toughness tools are built into the programme across six weeks of fun golf games and a simple introduction to the sport, with adapted equipment that is suitable for indoor or outdoor use.
Teachers can learn how to deliver using our online training, then follow printed and digital resources for each week, while a built-in evaluation process means you get a personalised Impact Report, showing how much your young people have improved their xxxxx.
“The kids were kinder to themselves and each other, and they were more willing to learn”
Golf that builds mental strength for life
A six-week programme giving every child — regardless of background — the mental toughness tools to meet the challenges of modern life. Delivered by you, in your school.
"We can provide young people with the life skills to help meet the challenges of modern day life!"
Nick DoughertyUnleash Your Drive is a comprehensive, teacher-led programme that runs over six weeks. Any teacher can deliver it using easy-to-follow printed and digital resources, adapted Golfway equipment, and a built-in evaluation tool — no golf experience needed.
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Apply to deliver the programme in your school
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Three ways to get your school involved
Whether you already have equipment or are starting from scratch, there is a route in for every school.
- Commitment and a plan for implementation, including impact measurement and alignment to your school's wellbeing plan
- Financial need and how your school's involvement will help improve equity
- Existing or planned pathways and links to a local golf club
9 mental toughness tools built in
Every lesson in the programme develops one of nine life skills — skills that work in sport, in the classroom, and beyond. Developed with mental toughness experts Yeast Ltd, and proven to increase confidence and commitment by 20%.
Every school receives a bespoke impact report showing measurable progress in mental toughness for each pupil — useful for Ofsted reporting, wellbeing plans, and evidencing the value of sport in your school.
The difference UYD actually makes
"The transition from school delivery to the local golf club was pivotal. 18 pupils now regularly play at the club, with others playing casually with their families." — Liam Dart, LJD Coaching
Read the full story →Are you a coach who works in schools?
External Service Providers — PGA professionals, community golf instructors, and coaching companies — can register to deliver UYD on behalf of schools. You'll receive full training, detailed lesson resources, and an exclusive discount on equipment.
Apply as an organisation
Multiple coaches from the same company register under one lead contact, who manages onboarding and receives updates from the Golf Foundation.
Apply as an individual
Independent coaches apply directly via our online form. We recommend contacting your local Regional Development Officer first to discuss delivery plans.
Service Level Agreement
Read the full ESP SLA — outlining training requirements, delivery standards, reporting commitments, and how the Golf Foundation supports you throughout.
See it in action
Read how LJD Coaching took 18 pupils from their very first golf lesson to regular club membership in the course of one term.
Benefits of becoming a registered ESP
Ready to get started?
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