Beyond Birdies: Helping Your Child Win at Golf and Life

Golf can be one of the greatest teachers in a child's life, but only when joy comes before judgment, and play comes before pressure. In Beyond Birdies, PGA Professional Joe DiChiara offers parents a fresh, science-backed roadmap to raising confident, resilient, and happy young golfers. Through decades of coaching and research in child development, motor learning, and sports psychology, DiChiara reveals why fun, not form, is the foundation of mastery. You'll learn how to create a home and course environment where your child thrives, how to support without smothering, and how to build skills through play instead of repetition. More than a guide to better golf, this is a guide to better parenting through sport, helping your child develop focus, confidence, and a lifelong love for the game. Whether your young golfer dreams of college tournaments or just loves weekends at the range, Beyond Birdies will show you how to make golf a joyful, lasting part of their life, and yours.

Pages: 201, Paperback, Joseph DiChiara