First Tee - Silicon Valley - Youth Development through Golf

Mentor youth and make a positive difference. Be part of a supportive community. Learn coaching and leadership skills. Join our team as a Volunteer Coach!

Why Volunteer – Benefits and impact of volunteering

Make a positive impact by providing participants the tools to build character. Meet like-minded people and develop a strong community. Learn and develop new skills including coaching, communication and leadership.

Requirements – What your responsible for

Assist in delivering our life skill and golf skill curriculum through golf games. Provide a supportive, safe, and positive experience for our participants. Commit 2.5 hours a day, once a week for an 8-lesson season. Choose from several class options by season, location, day of week, and time. Help at least 2 of 4 seasons and at least 6 of 8 lessons each season. Attend a 2.5-hour life and golf skill mentor training prior to each season. No golf experience necessary!

Curriculum - what we teach

We seamlessly integrate our life skills and golf skills curriculum in interactive and fun ways to strengthen character for success in life. Participants learn to show respect, collaborate with others, build positive self-identity, make good choices, pursue goals, and overcome challenges as well as to enjoy playing ready golf anywhere. We teach our teens about college, careers, and community service and all interested participants about STEM through golf.

Coach Approach - how we teach

Kids become a better version of themselves when they have the space to be who they are, surrounded by passionate people who guide them to see what they are capable of. We provide a supportive, safe, and positive environment where relationships can form and participants feel empowered and included. We make learning fun by providing activity-based experiences where participants learn and apply our life and golf skill curriculum through games. Additionally, we deliver process-focused coaching that encourages mental growth.

We welcome Junior Volunteers! Junior Volunteers must at least be in 9th grade and must be an active participant, or have been a First Tee participant.

Become a Volunteer:

Visit our website, www.firsteesiliconvalley.org, click on the volunteer then click the “get started – join us” button to begin the onboarding process. Thank you for giving your time and talents to our participants!

Must complete steps by 2/15, 5/15, 8/15 or 11/15 to volunteer for upcoming season.

Training Provided (2.5 Hours)

1. Contact Us Form
2. Telephone Interview
3. Volunteer Application
4. Video Interview
5. Contingent Offer
6. SportsEngine background check and SafeSport Training

Your Commitments

1. Provide a safe, positive and engaging experience for our participants.
2. Assist in delivering our golf and life skill curriculum through golf games.
3. Commit 2.5 hours a day, once a week for an 8-lesson season.
4. Choose from several class options by season, location, day of week, and time.
5. Help at least 2 of 4 seasons and at least 6 of 8 lessons each season.
6. Attend a 2.5-hour golf and life skill mentor training prior to each season.
7. No golf experience necessary!