Participant Spotlight

Meet Hana!

Hana Zhu has been a participant at FTOC for almost 5 years and a Girl Scout for over 3 years. Hana has given back to her community by dedicating her Silver Award Service Project, which requires a minimum of 50 hours of community service, to help make FTOC a fun and restful place. She and her Girl Scout partner designed, purchased and prepared the materials to build and decorate two benches with the guidance and support of Coach Jason and their troop leader. They hope that these benches are able to make a positive impact for players at FTOC’s Dad Miller location!

Thank you for all that you have done Hana! We appreciate your hard work and dedication to First Tee - Orange County!

Key Commitment, Life Skill and Golf Skill of the Week

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.

This week skills:

Ages 4-6

We will continue to focus on the life skill of "Respect" and the golf skill will be "Aiming" which will take place on the putting green.

Age 7-13

The life skill is "I Can Be Responsible: respecting the rules" and the key commitment is "Using good Judgement. The golf skill is "Getting ready to swing with a focus on Target Awareness".

Age 14+

The life skill is "Dealing with Conflicts/Making a Positive Impact" and the key commitment is "Growing Through Challenges".

Questions about these skills?

Please contact our Program Manager, Jason Reddick at jason@thefirstteeoc.org

We'd Like to Introduce Two New Coaches for Spring 2023!

Coach Glenn

Favorite key commitment:

Growing through challenge

"Golf is a hard sport that mirrors the challenges of life, so building grit & resiliency at a young age will be beneficial."

Coach Sophia

Favorite core value:

Respect

"It is so much easier to get things done when there is mutual respect between people."

Click here to check out Glenn, Sophia and all of our coaches full bios

What is "Player of the Day"?

At the end of every First Tee class, the coaches all get together for a few minutes to discuss which participant(s) in class deserve to be named the "player of the day". The player of the day is the 1-3 participants that best exemplified the core lesson of the day during class, ex. showed respect, was a good sport, dealt well with challenges, etc.

The player of the day is not necessarily who hit the most amazing golf shots of the day, but who best showed the character value discussed by the coaches. Players of the day are recognized at the end of class with a round of applause, a star on their name tag, an extra snack, and even a golf ball or other fun prize!

2023 Spring Session Events:

April 21: Pizza Party/Shoe Drive-Thru (Details Below)
April 23: Teens on Greens (By Invitation Only)
April 26: Summer Camp Registration Opens
May 11: Wine Women and Shoes

Click here to view our full calendar of events

All Day Pizza Party & Shoe Drive-Thru

Date: Friday, April 21st
Pizza Party Time: All day
Shoe Drive-Thru Time: 4-7pm
Location: Lampost Pizza, 1829 E Chapman Ave, Orange CA 92867

Click here for more details

Water & Snack Donations

We accept water & snack donations at each location. We ask that the snacks are healthy and individually wrapped. Any amount is appreciated.

Questions? Click Here!

We Need Spring Session Volunteers!

First Tee - Orange County is always grateful to anyone who would like to volunteer their time. We're always looking for assistant coaches, office support, and assistance with events and fundraising.

Ways to Give

Volunteer Here

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Questions?

Jason Reddick - Program Manager

First Tee - Orange County - jason@thefirstteeoc.org

O: (714) 833-8221 M: (760) 803-2485

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