Our Programs
At First Tee – Athens, we’re Building Game Changers by empowering kids and teens to be the best version of themselves.
By seamlessly integrating the game of golf with character-building, we create learning experiences that help kids uncover their inner strength, self-confidence, and resilience that they can carry to everything they do.
Our trained coaches not only provide an introduction to junior golf and an opportunity to enhance golf skills, but they also create a safe, supportive, and empowering environment to help your child prepare for life ahead, including friendships, school, college and even their careers.
Through our program, kids will learn skills that stay with them for life:
- Understanding and managing emotions
- Resolving conflicts
- Setting up step-by-step goals
- Planning for the future
- Appreciating diversity
- Golf fundamentals and advanced techniques
First Tee – Athens will begin teaching life skills and golf to children ages 7 to 18 years old in Spring 2025. Participation is open to youth on a first come, first served basis. Participants will attend weekly classes and most classes are held on weekends; weekday classes are also available. Please refer to our REGISTER PAGE for specific information regarding each location. Summer 2025 Registration will begin on March 3, 2025.
Advancing through the First Tee Program
At each age group, participants engage with the 5 Key Commitments: Pursuing Goals, Growing through Challenge, Collaborating with Others, Building Positive Self-Identity, and Using Good Judgement, while focusing on mastering golf fundamentals and building upon a golf skill foundation as they advance within the program.
Age 7-9
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- Be active and have fun with peers in a safe and encouraging manner
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- Build inner strength and self-confidence
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- Learn to play golf
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- Focus on building relationships with other players while exploring the game of golf
Age 10-11
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- Explore character concepts in active and collaborative ways that are valuable on and off the course
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- Develop golf skills and enthusiasm for the game
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- Support positive Game Changing behaviors in fun and meaningful ways
Age 12-13
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- Explore both golf skills and characters commitments while having fun with peers
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- Provide opportunities to demonstrate mastery and growth in golf skills and abilities
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- Support growth and development of early adolescents
Age 14+
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- Build character and support personal development
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- Develop additional golf skills and abilities
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- Look toward their future and plan their own paths
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- Evaluate, reflect, and apply their understanding of life and golf skills to new situations on and off the course
Ace
A capstone program for high school teens that integrates the skills and inner strengths they’ve developed at First Tee and points them toward exploring, investing in, and building a clear plan and assets for their next step.