Spring Classes Begin March 16th – Adopting a Growth Mindset

Over 200 participants will begin their in-person spring classes the week of March 16^th. The Spring classes are at full capacity given the COVID class capacity restrictions. FTSV participants will continue their journey towards personal growth with the help of our coaches and through the games and activities. Each week participants will experience a life core lesson and a golf fundamental in an engaging and supportive environment. Participants are encouraged to view mistakes as opportunities to learn. Resiliency skills, self-reflection, and self-management techniques are emphasized and encouraged. Golf can be a difficult sport that can test one’s patience, and as such, is a perfect metaphor for life. Adopting a growth mindset in our program is important because we want our participants to view their skills as skills that can be developed through hard work, strategies, and mentoring. Conversely, having a fixed mindset based on their first golf shot or first lesson can lead to feeling boxed into a label of talented or not talented. When students are in a fixed mindset, they can be afraid to take on challenges or risks that are necessary to get better. For example, if they are labeled “talented,” then there can be a fear of stepping out of their comfort zone for fear of losing that acclaim. If they are labeled “not talented,” then there can be a sense that they will always be untalented so why continue and try.  That is why from lesson 1 until they finish the program, we strive to use process-focused coaching and promote core lessons like perseverance, judgment, 4R’s, S.T.A.R, personal par to establish a growth mindset culture. We look forward to working with the over 200 participants this season and coaching skills that will be beneficial for a lifetime. To learn more about our classes please visit our youth classes page or call 408-508-4880.