First Tee - West Michigan

The First Tee teaches young people its nine core values: honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, courtesy and judgment. The First Tee experience teaches these kids valuable life skills including problem-solving, managing time, controlling one's emotions, making friends with diverse peers, working well with others and improving relationships with family and community. Participants were able to transfer the life skills they learned in Golf to school and other areas of their lives. Skills including decision-making, self-management, and setting goals were consistently transferred to situations involving school, family, friends, jobs, college, career and out-of-school activities.