Why Golf

Experiences are our greatest teacher. First Tee believes in developing the ones that are just as fun as they are meaningful, where kids feel excited to grow, safe to fail, and better equipped for whatever comes their way next. Through our personal growth and junior golf programs, we see kids’ build self confidence, inspiring more active participation in leadership opportunities and events, community involvement, and college scholarships.

First Tee’s Youth Safety Policy

First Tee and its chapters are committed to creating and maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for all participants and individuals affiliated with the organization. As part of our commitment, all employees, coaches, volunteers and board members will complete a background check before working with our youth. In addition, all employees, coaches, volunteers and board members will be required to complete the Safe Sport training program.

Safe Sport Act Compliance

First Tee is committed to fully complying with all elements of The Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and SafeSport Authorization Act of 2017 (the “Act”), which was enacted to curtail and prevent abuse found at various youth sports organizations by elevating the standard of care by which sports organizations must act. As part of its compliance efforts associated with the Act, First Tee adopted the following SafeSport Policy for itself and all chapters. First Tee recognizes individuals may be reluctant to report an allegation of misconduct and strives to remove as many barriers to reporting as possible. As such, anonymous reports may be made by email: [email protected].

Resources

The Parent Safe Sport toolkit gives you the necessary Safe Sport Information for your athlete and is broken up by age group specific to your child.