PRECISION GOLF 360: Junior Golf Development Program
A 6-Week Journey to Golf Excellence*, PGA JUNIOR LEAGUE PROGRAM a 9-week low level competition inclusive golf program
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR: JOHN ZUPAN, PGA
John Zupan is a certified PGA Instructor with a passion for developing young golfers that began in his own childhood. At just 5 years old, John won his first tournament, sparking a lifelong love for the game that has only grown stronger with time. This early success helped shape his understanding of how golf can positively impact young lives.
As a specialist in the American Development Model, John brings a wealth of knowledge from his PGA of America education to create age-appropriate training that focuses on fun, engagement, and progressive skill development. His teaching philosophy centers on building fundamentals while nurturing a love for the game that will last a lifetime.
John’s approach blends technical expertise with character development, recognizing that the values learned on the golf course—integrity, perseverance, respect, and focus—extend far beyond into every aspect of life.
WHY JUNIOR GOLF MATTERS
Golf is truly a lifelong sport that can be enjoyed from childhood well into one’s senior years. Unlike many athletic activities that become difficult with age, golf can be played and enjoyed for decades, making it an investment in lifelong physical activity and social connection.
For juniors, the benefits are particularly significant:
- **Physical Development**: Enhances coordination, balance, and strength during crucial developmental years
- **Mental Growth**: Develops focus, problem-solving, and emotional regulation
- **Social Skills**: Teaches etiquette, sportsmanship, and positive social interaction
- **Character Building**: Instills values like honesty, integrity, and perseverance
- **Lifetime Opportunities**: with a solid base golf opens doors to college scholarships, business networking, and lifelong friendships
The skills and values acquired through junior golf create a foundation not just for athletic success, but for success in life. At Precision Golf360, we’re committed to developing not just better golfers, but better individuals.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Our 6-week program has been carefully designed to introduce juniors to all fundamental aspects of golf while making connections to important life values. Each week builds upon previous lessons, creating a comprehensive foundation for continued growth in the sport. Group lessons are available for this age group.
WEEK 1: GRIP, POSTURE & STANCE *Core Value Focus: INTEGRITY*
**Technical Skills:**
- – Proper grip technique: interlocking, overlapping, and ten-finger options
- – Athletic posture fundamentals: spine angle, knee flex, and weight distribution
- – Stance width and alignment: square, open, and closed stances
- – Ball position basics for different clubs
- – take away and motion of the body in the swinging motion
**Value Connection:**
Just as integrity means being true to one’s values regardless of circumstances, a proper grip and stance form the unwavering foundation of every golf shot. We’ll discuss how maintaining proper fundamentals despite challenges mirrors maintaining personal integrity in difficult situations.
**Practice Activities:**
- – Mirror work for posture assessment
- – Develop and recognize pressure points for stance development
- – Instruction on proper pressure in the hands and fingers
- – Fun student-instructor interaction reinforcing proper setup
- – Beginning of the takeaway
WEEK 2: THE SWING FUNDAMENTALS - TAKEAWAY & BACKSWING *Core Value Focus: PERSEVERANCE*
**Technical Skills:**
- – One-piece takeaway fundamentals
- – Proper wrist hinging and arm rotation
- – Understanding swing plane basics
- – Weight transfer initiation
- – Common backswing mistakes and corrections, forward motion of the golf swing
**Value Connection:**
The backswing requires patience and proper sequencing—rushing leads to errors. Similarly, perseverance in life means staying committed to the process even when results aren’t immediate. We’ll explore how developing a consistent backswing, despite initial challenges, builds the same mental resilience needed to overcome obstacles in life.
**Practice Activities:**
- – Half-swing drills with immediate feedback
- – Video analysis and instruction for takeaway positions
- – Progressive swing-building exercises
- – Perseverance challenges with achievable individual goals
WEEK 3: FORWARD MOTION & CONTACT *Core Value Focus: RESPONSIBILITY*
**Technical Skills:**
- – Proper downswing sequence
- – Impact position fundamentals
- – Weight transfer completion
- – Follow-through basics
- – Common contact issues and solutions
**Value Connection:**
Taking responsibility means acknowledging our role in outcomes. In golf, the quality of contact is directly related to our swing decisions. We’ll discuss how accepting responsibility for both good and bad shots reflects taking ownership in life, and how making adjustments demonstrates personal growth.
**Practice Activities:**
- – Impact bag exercises
- – Swing-through drills
- – Ball contact feedback
- – Consequence and adjustment scenarios
WEEK 4: SHORT GAME ESSENTIALS *Core Value Focus: RESPECT*
**Technical Skills:**
- Putting fundamentals: grip, stance, stroke
- Reading basic greens
- Chipping technique and club selection
- Pitching basics for different distances
- review of full swing
**Value Connection:**
The short game requires respect for subtle details and course conditions. Similarly, respect in life means recognizing the importance of small gestures and different perspectives. We’ll explore how showing respect for the course, equipment, and golf traditions mirrors showing respect for others and oneself.
**Practice Activities:**
- Putting path and distance control exercises
- Around-the-green stations
- Course care demonstrations
- Individual short game skill challenges
WEEK 5: FULL SWING PROGRESSION *Core Value Focus: HONESTY*
**Technical Skills:**
- Iron play fundamentals
- Fairway woods technique
- Driver basics and setup adjustments
- Ball flight laws introduction
- Distance control concepts
**Value Connection:**
Honesty in golf means playing by the rules and accurately reporting scores—even when no one is watching. In full swing development, we must honestly assess our abilities and limitations. We’ll discuss how being truthful about our swing strengths and weaknesses is similar to being honest with ourselves about our capabilities in life.
**Practice Activities:**
- Progressive club distance exercises
- Flight path visualization and execution
- Self-assessment challenges
- Rules and scoring scenarios
WEEK 6: COURSE MANAGEMENT & PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER *Core Value Focus: SPORTSMANSHIP*
**Technical Skills:**
- Basic course management strategies
- Decision-making on different holes
- Pre-shot routine development
- On-course etiquette and pace of play
- Competition preparation
- review of the previous five weeks
- progression to the PGA JUNIOR LEAGUE PROGRAM PRE-BOOKING!
**Value Connection:**
Sportsmanship means respecting competitors and the spirit of the game. Good course management means making smart choices that respect your current skill level. We’ll explore how making wise decisions on the course—even when they’re conservative—reflects the same balanced judgment needed to handle competition and challenges in life with grace.
**Practice Activities:**
- On-course play with strategy focus
- Decision-making scenarios
- Mini-tournament with etiquette emphasis
- Graduation skills challenge with the coach
CORE VALUES & GOLF: THE DEEPER CONNECTION
At Precision Golf360, we believe the connection between golf and life values goes beyond simple metaphors. Throughout our program, we highlight five essential connections:
1. INTEGRITY & THE RULEBOOK
Golf is unique in that players often call penalties on themselves. This self-governance develops a deep sense of integrity that transfers to all areas of life. Just as golfers must be truthful about their score and play, this honesty becomes ingrained in their character, influencing decisions far from the course.
**How We Teach It:** Through scenarios where juniors practice calling their own infractions and discussing how this builds trust with others.
2. PERSEVERANCE & THE PRACTICE RANGE
Improvement in golf requires thousands of repetitions and overcoming countless frustrations. This develops perseverance that helps juniors push through challenges in academics, relationships, and future careers. The delayed gratification of golf practice creates resilience for life’s longer journeys.
**How We Teach It:** By setting incremental goals, celebrating small improvements, and normalizing setbacks as part of the learning process.
3. RESPONSIBILITY & COURSE MANAGEMENT
Every shot in golf represents a decision with consequences. Taking responsibility for club selection, risk assessment, and shot execution prepares juniors for making important life decisions. The course becomes a training ground for weighing options and accepting outcomes.
**How We Teach It:** Through guided decision-making exercises where each student explains their choices and reflects on results.
4. RESPECT & ETIQUETTE
Golf’s rich traditions of etiquette—from maintaining silence during others’ shots to repairing divots—instills a deep respect for others, shared spaces, and traditions. This awareness of how our actions affect others creates more thoughtful, considerate individuals.
**How We Teach It:** By modeling respectful behavior, explaining the “why” behind etiquette rules, and creating scenarios to practice courtesy.
5. SPORTSMANSHIP & EMOTIONAL CONTROL
Golf’s challenging nature provides countless opportunities to practice emotional regulation. Learning to manage frustration, maintain focus after setbacks, and congratulate others’ successes develops emotional intelligence that serves juniors throughout life.
**How We Teach It:** Through reflection exercises after emotional moments and developing personalized strategies for maintaining composure.
RULES & ETIQUETTE FOUNDATION
An essential component of our curriculum is introducing juniors to the basic rules of golf and proper etiquette that will arise during play. These lessons are integrated throughout the program and include:
**Rules Introduction:**
- – Ball in play and out of bounds
- – Lost ball procedures
- – Proper dropping techniques
- – Unplayable lie options
- – Basic scoring and penalties
- – Order of play and ready golf
- – Water hazard navigation
**Etiquette Essentials:**
- – Respect for fellow players (being quiet and still during others’ shots)
- – Care for the course (replacing divots, repairing ball marks, raking bunkers)
- – Pace of play awareness
- – Proper golf attire
- – Flagstick and putting green etiquette
- – Safe club handling and awareness
- – Post-round handshakes and acknowledgments
These rules and etiquette lessons are taught through interactive scenarios, on-course experiences, and engaging games that make learning enjoyable rather than overwhelming.
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT & INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT
Parents and especially grandparents are welcome and encouraged to observe sessions. This program offers many families the special opportunity to watch their loved one make independent decisions through golf, often for the first time. This observation creates meaningful family conversations and a shared interest that can span generations.
The Precision Golf360 Junior Program also emphasizes the social aspects of golf by:
- – Fostering individual growth alongside social interaction
- – Organizing appropriate individual challenges that build confidence
- – Providing supervised practice time where students can interact naturally
- – Encouraging long-term friendships through shared experiences
- – Emphasizing fun and enjoyment as primary goals
Our instructors ensure that every student receives personalized attention while also having the opportunity to connect with peers of similar age and skill level. These connections often develop into lifelong friendships built around the game.
PATHWAY TO CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT:
PGA JUNIOR LEAGUE PROGRAM
The Precision Golf360 Junior Program is designed as a stepping stone to broader participation in the golf community. Upon completion, graduates are prepared to join our more extensive group program:
PGA JUNIOR LEAGUE PROGRAM!!!
**PGA Jr. League** – This nationally acclaimed program allows juniors to experience team golf in a supportive, fun environment. As an official host facility, our graduates can seamlessly transition to this next level of development where they’ll:
- – Participate in team competitions against other clubs
- – Wear numbered jerseys like other sports
- – Experience a scramble format that keeps the game fun and fast-paced
- – Develop further under continued professional guidance
- – Represent Precision Golf360 in regional competitions with a qualified team.
The skills, values, and friendships developed in our (9)week program create the perfect foundation for success in PGA Jr. League and a lifetime of enjoyment in golf.
PROGRAM DETAILS PGA Jr LEAGUE! Where passion is powered by golf!!!AND A TON OF FUN!!!
- **Duration:** (9) Weeks
- **Session Length:** 90 minutes assessment and lessons weekly for the first three weeks, the next six weeks 2.5 hours on tournament days.
- **Ages:** 7-12, 13-17
- **Equipment:** equipment is provided on request, personal clubs welcomed
- **Location:** Precision Golf360 Training Center with on-course experiences
- **Graduation:** Skills challenge and with certificates and development plans and the best part too finish everything up, a ice cream party!
**Registration Includes:**
- – Professional instruction from PGA-certified coach John Zupan
- – Comprehensive skill assessment (before and after)
- – Personalized development plan
- – Graduation certificate
- – Continued development recommendations
THE PRECISION GOLF360 DIFFERENCE
What sets our junior program apart is our deliberate integration of technical skill development with character growth. We understand that golf is not just about creating better players—it’s about creating better people.
Through John Zupan’s expertise in the American Development Model, we ensure age-appropriate challenges that build confidence through success while providing the right level of challenge for growth. Every drill, game, and lesson is designed to develop both the golfer and the person.
By the end of our 6-week individual program, juniors will have not only developed solid golf fundamentals but will have begun to internalize the values that will take them to the next level
PGA Jr. League at Precision Golf360
The Game-Changing Way for Kids to Learn and Play Golf
PGA Jr. League is golf’s premier team program for boys and girls ages 13 and under, creating a fun, social, and inclusive opportunity for young golfers to learn and play the game under the expert guidance of PGA and LPGA Professionals.
What Makes PGA Jr. League Special?
Team-Based Format
PGA Jr. League is golf’s premier team program for boys and girls ages 13 and under, creating a fun, social, and inclusive opportunity for young golfers to learn and play the game under the expert guidance of PGA and LPGA Professionals.
Inclusive Environment
PGA Jr. League welcomes players of all skill levels. Whether your child is new to golf or already developing competitive skills, our structured program creates opportunities for every player to contribute and improve at their own pace.
Professional Coaching
At Precision Golf360, your child receives expert instruction from our PGA Professional coaches who specialize in youth development. Coach John Zupan brings his extensive experience with the American Development Model to create age-appropriate training that’s both effective and enjoyable.
Scramble Format
The two-person scramble format makes the game more accessible and fun. Players select the best shot between teammates, promoting strategic thinking while reducing the pressure that can come with individual stroke play.
Program Structure
Regular Season (Spring/Summer)
- – **Practice Sessions:** Weekly team practices focused on skill development, course strategy, and team building
- – **League Matches:** Regular competitions against other local PGA Jr. League teams
- – **Game-Day Experience:** 9-hole matches in two-person scramble format
- – **Playing Time:** All players receive equal opportunities to participate
Fall League
- – A continuation opportunity for players to extend their season
- – Less competitive focus with greater emphasis on skill development
- – Perfect for newer players or those looking for additional practice
All-Star Teams
- – Selected players may have the opportunity to represent Precision Golf360 in postseason regional competitions
- – Pathway to Sectional, Regional and National Championships for advancing teams
The PGA Jr. League Experience
What Players Receive
- Official PGA Jr. League team jersey with player’s number
- Performance t-shirt
- Hat/visor
- Drawstring bag
- Access to team practices and matches
- Professional instruction throughout the season
- End-of-season awards and celebration
What Parents Get:
- A structured, safe environment for their child to learn golf
- The opportunity to watch their child develop invaluable life skills
- Optional volunteer opportunities to support the team
- A community of golf families sharing the same experience
- Regular updates on team activities and player development
Beyond the Game
PGA Jr. League at Precision Golf360 develops more than just golf skills. Our players build:
- **Confidence** through overcoming challenges and contributing to team success
- **Character** by practicing sportsmanship and integrity in competitive situations
- **Social Skills** by interacting with teammates and opponents in structured settings
- **Critical Thinking** through on-course decision making and strategy development
- **Physical Literacy** by developing fundamental movement skills that transfer to all sports
Join Our Team!
Registration for our upcoming PercidionbGolf360 and PGA Jr. League season is now open! Spots fill quickly, so secure your child’s place on one of the programs today.
- **Season Dates:** [Insert specific dates for your program]
- **Ages:** 13 and under (grouped by age and ability)
- **Cost:** [Insert program fee]
- **Location:** Precision Golf360 and partner courses
- **Equipment:** All equipment can be provided if needed
Priority Registration
Graduates of our Precision Golf360 Junior Program receive priority registration for PGA Jr. League teams. This seamless progression allows players to continue their development in a familiar, supportive environment.
Contact Information
Ready to join or have questions? Contact our PGA Jr. League Captain:
- johnzupan@sbcglobal.net
- (216)767-6844
*PGA Jr. League is a program of the PGA of America*
