Special Olympics Golf at Dix Hills GC - 2010 Season details

The new golf season is right around the corner for our little (but rapidly growing) program at dix hills golf course.  The details for this coming season are as follows:

important note:  **** we have made a few changes so please read carefully***

start date:                                sunday, june 27th 2010
end date:                                  sunday, september 19, 2010
time:                                        5:30pm to 8pm
location:                                   dix hills park, dix hills, ny (see attached map link below)
age for participation:                   8 years to adult
equipment:                                if you don't have golf equipment it's ok - we have it!

medical and consent form required for participation:                         

please print out the attached parent/medical consent form, have it filled out and bring to first practice. 
athletes cannot participate until i have a completed copy of this form. 
if you have it filled out for another sport that is fine (as long as it is still valid), just bring a copy to practice on june 28th.

program format:  3 phases:                    

phase i:      skills development on putting green and driving range.
phase ii:     on course play with a playing partner in the alternate shot playing format
phase iii:    individual on course play for our most advanced golfers

our program goal for the year is to transition as many players as possible to phase ii (on course play).  
in order to achieve this goal it is essential for parents who play golf to think about attending the practice
sessions and playing with an athlete (either your own son/daughter or another athlete).  spending 2 hours per
week on the golf course with an athlete is a very rewarding experience and a great way to bond with these wonderful
people on a different level. 

we have many combinations of playing partners and athletes including:  father/athlete, mother/athlete, brother or sister/athlete,
neighbor/athlete, playing coach/athlete.  we won a "boat-load" of medals in the 2 tournaments we entered last year and what
impressed me most was that we had so many entries in the tournaments.   This was a direct result of the large amount of participation
in phase ii of our program.

please note the following attachments in this email:

1.  medical and consent form (look just below the text box in this email or at the bottom of this email)
2.  directions link to dix hills park:

thank you for your participation in our program and see you on june 28th.

regards
stephen johann (stephen.johann@gmail.com)