The Kyneton High School sports coordinator is on the hunt for more golf equipment, following the launch of a golf program that has been a hit among students.
Sports coordinator Ryan Eddy said the school started the golf program for the year 10 students last year in an effort to get students involved in sport following COVID-19 lockdowns.
“During the covid period we noticed the participation rate for sport in school dropped, so since then we’ve tried to give students an opportunity to try different sports,” Mr Eddy said.
“We did a little bit of golf and it was a bit of a hit. It’s been a great way to get students involved, and they are getting into golf outside of school.
“It interlines with our curriculum for lifestyle sports… [and] it’s also about the relationships they are building.
“Because we have been trying to drive this, we’ve seen massive changes in the school… and we’re trying to build the program going into next year.”
Mr Eddy said they are looking for donations for any golf equipment, which can be dropped off at the school’s front office.
“We tried to get some grant money but were unsuccessful,” he said. “Golf is one of those things where people often have equipment at home they don’t use.
“Anything golf related, any type of clubs and balls, to get as much as we can and then we’ll go through them and make them into sets.
“We [previously] had about 12 people reach out and give donations, and we ended up doing a four week golf program at school.
“We finished term three with a golf day that was open to the whole year level and we had 34 students attend.”
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