For the third 12 months in a row, First Tee – Premier départ Québec has partnered with FitSpirit to introduce extra younger ladies to sport — and to golf, for the primary time.
Between Might 6 and Might 27, First Tee coaches had been on website in any respect 5 of FitSpirit’s Celebration occasions, which introduced collectively hundreds of ladies aged 12 to 17 from secondary colleges throughout Québec. The occasions — held at group parks in numerous areas — featured a mixture of bodily actions, social connection and leadership-building workshops in an inclusive, all-girls setting.
FitSpirit, a Québec-based non-profit, focuses on selling bodily exercise and wellness amongst teenage ladies. Its Celebration occasions intention to assist ladies construct confidence, attempt new issues and expertise the enjoyment of motion.
“We’re thrilled to be collaborating with First Tee – Premier départ Québec to supply golf discovery at FitSpirit Celebrations,” mentioned Élisabeth Lagacé, program advisor at FitSpirit. “A welcoming, non-judgemental introduction to golf reveals teenage ladies that they belong on this sport and that attempting one thing new could be thrilling, relatively than intimidating.”
Every participant was given a card to gather gap punches by finishing totally different actions. The First Tee stations — every led by one among 4 feminine coaches — supplied a welcoming house the place ladies might study golf fundamentals and develop life abilities via sport. Actions included a chipping goal apply and a distance management placing problem, all rooted in First Tee’s emphasis on confidence, respect and perseverance.
The Celebration occasions had been held at Parc Maisonneuve (Montréal), Parc de la Pointe-aux- Lièvres (Québec Metropolis), Parc de la Terre-des-Loisirs (Trois-Rivières), Parc Beauséjour (Rimouski), and Centre de plein air Hélène-Larochelle (Gatineau).
Throughout the 5 occasions, practically 3,350 ladies participated — many experiencing golf for the primary time.
“Over 95 per cent of FitSpirit individuals had been discovering golf for the primary time,” mentioned Marie-Michèle Richer, program supervisor for First Tee – Premier départ Québec. “It was unimaginable to see them deal with their tee photographs and have fun hitting the goal. The extra they performed, the extra they linked — with the sport and with one another. We’re grateful to FitSpirit for welcoming us and making it potential to share golf with so many women.”
On the conclusion of this 12 months’s FitSpirit Celebrations, participation on the First Tee – Premier départ Québec stations rose by 55 per cent in comparison with 2024.
First Tee – Premier départ Québec goals to proceed working with FitSpirit every season, utilizing golf to empower extra ladies throughout the province to be energetic, assured and courageous with something that comes their manner.
Study extra at firstteequebec.ca/en/register or fitspirit.ca.
