Following the success of the North of England Futures girls’ squad, PGA pro JJ Vallely has launched a boys’ development squad.
JJ, who setup the girls’ Futures squad in 2014 to develop talented youngsters aiming to be selected for the England Golf under-18 Regional Squad, aims to emulate the success of that programme, which supported players including England internationals Maggie Whitehead, Rosie Belsham and Jess Baker.
Matfen Hall-based JJ, who coaches the squads alongside programme manager Bryan Ross, said: “The aim of the Futures programme is to develop and support players who are not quite ready for the regional squad. In the last 10 years, we’ve had a lot of success developing ambitious girls and have seen them achieve some amazing things. All of the girls started out as high handicap golfers with a dream to be as good as they can. As the girls continue to go from strength to strength, it’s now time to help promising boys from Cumbria, Durham and Northumberland with the proven formula.”
The programme, which is already underway with 16 boys signed up with more places and shorter sessions for younger boys in the pipeline, will see talented young golfers take part in one full day of coaching per month while receiving 24/7 support from JJ through an online coaching platform.
“I’m looking for a limited number of boys who love the game and are ambitious, driven to learn and improve, and want to work hard,” added JJ. “The appetite for the programme has been incredibly strong so far and we will be leaving no stone unturned in our quest to support players on their journey with technical, physical, tactical and psychological coaching as well as mentoring and parental support sessions.”
For more information about the self-funded programme, including the application process, contact JJ at jjvallely@yahoo.co.uk or on 07899 090 777.
