Goals, strategy and tactics

The Goal: Who are we trying to change? What observable actions will let us know we’ve succeeded?

The Strategy: What are the emotions we can amplify, the connections we can make that will cause students, their parents and others to do something they’ve hesitated to do in the past (change)? The strategy isn’t the point, it’s the lever that helps you cause the change you seek.

The Tactics: What are the actions we can take that cause the strategy to work? What are the events and interactions that, when taken together, comprise our strategy?

Objective

The students need to want to be better at golf and better at being Sixtyone. Self-awareness helps them recognize how much they are responsible. Understanding how goal setting, strategy (planning) and tactics (action steps) will help them is crucial.

Equally crucial is recognizing and planning for the obstacles that they will surely face. Most people today quit when things get difficult. We have to show the students why planning to get out of the trees can be fun, too.

Expected outcome

Make sure to take a look at the latest post to the students for some context.

1. We want the students to start to recognize that embracing the code and being Sixtyone is our fundamental strategy. 
2. They have to dream big. They have to want things. Once they want things they have to figure out a plan to get them. Then they figure out the steps they have to take and who can help them.
3. They have to know that they will fail. Failing is part of being your best. It is not a statement or acknowledgement on who they are. Instead it is a measuring stick. It provides valuable feedback we can use to adjust our goals, strategy and tactics.

Big questions

1. How would you explain the difference between strategy and tactics?
2. Can you explain the importance of goals and strategy in your own words?
3. In your opinion, what part of our code deals with strategy?
4. What did you think about the latest challenge?
5. Do you have any new golf words you want to discuss?
6. Do you think you can stump me with a word/golf rule?
7. What are three things you like about golf?
8. What are you proud of that you’ve done today?
9. Did you have your comeback shot yet?
10. What level of your best are you today?
11. What do you think you could improve on today?
12. What makes you proud about being a golfer and or being Sixtyone?
13. What do you do when you want to be happy?
14. What could you have done differently today?
15. What do you know that you could teach someone else?
16. Can you teach me something?
17. What could I do to be a better coach?
18. What would you change about golf if you were in charge?

Activities

• 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Golf course session
  • Play nine holes with high schoolers and select golfers.
• 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Set up and area assignments
• 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Open session
  • High schoolers and khaki hat golfers in charge of organizing putting games.
  • White hat golfers in charge of showing newbies the lay of the land.
• 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Introduction clinics
  • All new students grouped together and have introduction to putting, chipping and range.
  • Khaki hat golfers assist in clinics and are released to the course with adequate supervision.
  • White hat golfers put in their work (putting, chipping and range), supervise newbie golfers and released to the course if adequate supervision available.
  • Try to get newbie golfers out onto the golf course when possible.
• 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Wrap up
  • Return all equipment to the dungeon.
  • Food and refreshments when applicable.