Choosing Mini Golf PE Equipment for Schools
Mini golf is highly beneficial for children, here are some reasons you should consider incorporating mini golf as part of your PE equipment for school. Firstly, it can be an exciting way to engage students within their PE Lessons, whilst also providing them with valuable physical and cognitive experiences. Mini golf involves walking, swinging, and coordination, all of which provide moderate physical exercise for children.
It helps promote gross motor skills, balance, and hand-eye coordination. Further to this, mini golf also requires concentration, patience, and attention to detail. Children learn to focus on their shots, analyse obstacles, and plan their strategies. These skills can transfer to other areas of their lives, such as academics or problem-solving situations.
Mini golf teaches children spatial awareness and math skills. Our courses can include obstacles, slopes, and curves, requiring children to judge distances and angles. This helps them to estimate distances, count strokes, and calculate scores.
Mini golf is perfect to add to your schools sports equipment due to its flexibility, ease and inclusivity. It can be enjoyed by students of all ages, abilities, and fitness levels. Additionally, It does not require high levels of physical strength or endurance, making it accessible to a wide range of children.
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How Plan Lessons with your Mini Golf Equipment
Prior to playing mini golf there are aspects of planning and setting up that students can be involved in and learn from.
Lesson planning: Designate a class specifically for mini golf. Plan out the logistics, how long it will take to set up? Which games would the students like? What benefits will each game bring?
Introduction and rules: Introduce the basic rules and etiquette of mini golf. Teach students how to hold the putter, demonstrate proper swinging technique, and explain the scoring system.
Warm-up activities: Begin with a warm-up session that includes exercises targeting the muscles used in mini golf, such as stretching, lunges, or light jogging.
Setting up the course: One aspect of our courses that kids really enjoy is the setting up process. This allows the students to get creative and use their imagination to set up the ‘craziest’ hole. Allow them to chose coloured obstacles and bumpers to make the holes look more interesting.
Skill-building stations: Skill-building stations allow students to practice different aspects of mini golf. These stations can focus on putting technique, aiming, controlling the strength of the swing, or navigating obstacles. Rotate students through the stations to ensure they get a well-rounded practice.
Mini golf tournament: Organise a mini golf tournament among the students. Divide them into groups or pairs and have them compete against each other. You can create different challenges or levels of difficulty to keep the tournament engaging and allow students of varying skill levels to participate.
Integration with other subjects: Explore opportunities to integrate mini golf with other subjects. For example, students can create their own mini golf course designs using maths concepts such as angles and measurements. They can also write descriptive essays or reports about their mini golf experiences, combining physical activity with language arts.
Reflection and assessment: At the end of the lesson or series of lessons, have students reflect on their mini-golf experience. Ask them to share what they enjoyed, what they learned, and how they can apply the skills and strategies they developed in other areas of their lives.
Building the Course
When children participate in designing and setting up the course, they get to explore their creativity and problem-solving skills by thinking of innovative ways to construct obstacles and arrange the layout. This process encourages them to plan and organise their ideas effectively. Attention to detail becomes crucial as they consider the placement and alignment of obstacles and holes. Collaborating with others in this project fosters communication, teamwork, and social skills. Additionally, children experience elements of project management as they break down tasks, allocate resources, and meet deadlines. By actively participating in creating the course, they often develop a sense of ownership and pride in their work, boosting their self-esteem and confidence.
Purchase a Course
If you or your school are ready to embark on the adventure of owning a mini golf course, we would be thrilled to hear from you! Feel free to get in touch with us to explore the exciting possibilities and make your mini golf dreams a reality.
