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Introduction
For the Parents
We know first hand the emotional and physical roller coaster
mentally and physically exhausting, yet, at the same time, the
most rewarding experience ever. Walking the fine line of
parental emotional balance is a challenge like no other.  As if
schedule of high end travel sports (and maybe two or three
sports with more than one child), and patience becomes
stretched.

However, this is the time where you and your teen have to pull
together to achieve the dream. Take a deep breath, and
collaborate on a plan of action.  As the parent of a junior golfer,
you have likely already spent an enormous amount of time
bonding with your teen during road trips to/from tournaments;
before, during, and after tournaments celebrating or consoling
(or both); strategically planning the right tournaments at the
right time, etc.  So, for the parent of a junior golfer, in particular,
the leap to collaborate on a plan of action is more like a small
hop, as you’ve been doing it all along. There hasn’t been a
coach or group planning your steps for you, you and your teen
have had to go it alone.  This experience is very unique from the
team sports arena and is absolutely invaluable as you begin
your next chapter.

We have heard every realm of advice as to the ideal parental
role in helping your teen through the long and arduous road of
athletic recruiting.  Our best advice, from our experience, is that
it is up to you. You, and you alone, know your teen best; you
know their personality, their capabilities, their strengths, and
their weaknesses.  More than likely, you will take on the role of
guide and supporter during this journey, with a healthy handful
of assisting in the every day mundane tasks. There will be
plenty of tongue biting, jaw clenching moments where you, as
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