The JOLF Man

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Here to share thoughts, ideas and experiences about children’s and family golf. Particularly focused on the 1st experiences. JOLF’s purpose is to provide accessible opportunities for children and families in schools, the local community and at golf clubs to play golf independently, enjoy playing together and learn as they play.

Neil Plimmer


    • Sep 10, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    #150 JOLF 4.0 (9mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 9:00


    Just like an iPhone we have had an update. As we celebrate our 13th birthday today it is a great time to share our upgrade and conversion to a CIC. Thinking about our plans for JOLF 4.0

    #149 What is JOLF? (5:57mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 5:56


    End of the summer and will be taking a break for the next few weeks.

    #148 Burgess Hill Cricket Club (9:19mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 9:19


    A few thoughts as this is my first Friday with no cricket for a long time. It has been an amazing learning journey being involved with Burgess Hill Cricket Club this year #teamBHCC

    #147 “They are a class of competitive boys” (8:01mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 8:01


    Something someone said yesterday got me thinking

    #146 Children should be seen and not heard?!?! (7:24mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 7:24


    A few thoughts after a fascinating whole school JOLF day yesterday

    #145 “Juniors are the future of the game” (7:31mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 7:31


    Statements that I regularly read and hear “juniors are the future of the game” “inspire the next generation” “growing the game” Just a few thoughts

    #144 JOLF in Primary Schools - a review of the week (9:59mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 9:59


    A busy week, a few thoughts and observations of what I have seen, heard, experienced.

    #143 Soph finishes education (8:19mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 8:19


    I ponder over the fact my daughter finished her education journey this week

    #142 15 children waiting in line

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 6:59


    2.5 hours after I posted the pod about watching a session where 9 children bowled to 1 adult who was batting and I had 12/15 children waiting in lines to play JOLF

    #141 x1 batter (the adult) x9 bowlers (the children

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 7:53


    Difficult not to be judgemental and critical when you see a session when 9 bowlers (the children) are waiting in line bowling one at a time at one batter (the adult)

    #140 Different Surfaces (7:13mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 7:13


    A week of playing on Astro, music studio floors, a field with long grass, concrete playground, a field with short cut grass and a very fast sloping putting green.

    #139 Neurodiversity Workshop thoughts (9:13mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 9:13


    A few thoughts after attending a Sussex Cricket Neurodiversity Workshop this week

    #138 The Snow globe - are you shaking or waiting?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 6:12


    Love the analogy of the snow globe, got reminded about it during a session yesterday

    #137 Nothing Specific, ramble and review of the week (8:44mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 8:44


    Just getting a few thoughts out of my head

    #136 Random Ramble (9:56mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 9:56


    A random ramble that found a point in the end

    #135 Chat with Hayden (11:19mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 11:19


    Hayden has been with me on work experience this week, was keen to get his thoughts from his experiences

    #134 Running the London Marathon as an EMU! (6:24mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 6:24


    What an experience

    #133 Where do you start? (6:53mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 6:53


    A few thoughts after starting a series of JOLF PE sessions in a school this week. Don't start with the end in mind, start with each child in mind!

    #132 Do scary shit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 4:54


    Moving to Sussex 25 years ago today and yesterday completing a 50 mile race. A few thoughts

    #131 “Let them…” IT IS HARD!!! (6:49mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 6:49


    I realised this week, allowing children to play their way, letting them fail, struggle, make mistakes is HARD!!!

    #130 Enjoyable & Meaningful - Each Child, Every Time (9:00mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 9:00


    This drives me to distraction, makes me nervous, worries me, keeps me on my toes and is the thing that drives me to do my best

    #129 Woodlands Meed thoughts, review and reflections (6:59mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 6:59


    10 weeks of delivery in Woodlands Meed school, I have LOVED it. Just a few thoughts and feelings from the 10 weeks

    #128 Making Mistakes and Solving Problems (8:50mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 8:50


    A few thoughts around what i have experienced and observed this week

    #127 GOLF, But LOUDER (9:59mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 9:59


    A bit of a ramble and some commentary following on from a post I shared on social media this week. It has been great to reflect on the comments people have shared.

    #126 Resilience (5:57mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 5:57


    Something that children are born with and a muscle to grow and develop?

    #125 old man's chat (8:29mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 8:29


    Lucky to share time with Jim Wallis and his students at Brighton Uni, just a few thoughts on our chat

    #124 Stripped Back (5:06mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2024 5:06


    Golf is complex, is is NOT and should NEVER be complicated

    #123 Children's Mental Health Week 2024 (8:59mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 8:59


    A bit of a ramble

    #122 Keeping Score (7:43mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 7:43


    Keeping score, so much more than who wins and competition

    #121 Possibly the 5 most powerful words a coach/adult can say to children (5:48mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 5:48


    Have a listen, what have you got to lose, let me know what you think.

    #120 Is the “way we coach” determined by our environment? (6:37mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 6:37


    Coaching on the range, a practice ground, golf course, indoor simulator, using technology, school halls/fields/classrooms/corridors - how might it influence the way we coach

    #119 The Plate Spinner, The Conductor & The Snowglobe (6:31mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 6:31


    A few thoughts and ideas around the adults roles and responsibilities in children's experiences

    #118 3 years of The JOLF Man podcast (7:47mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2024 7:47


    Totally by chance I realised this morning that I launched the pod on the 5th Jan 2021, 117 episodes later here we are

    Where do you start? (5:49mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 5:49


    Sharing some thoughts on how we present and introduce golf to children/adults who are experiencing it for the first time

    Children should (must?!?) carry their own golf bag (9:29mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 9:29


    Following up on a popular post I posted on LinkedIn last week

    Keeping score, so much more than competition (6:32mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 6:32


    A few thoughts on keeping score, whatever that means

    Are we (adults) over organising children's play?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 4:23


    I got thinking after seeing a Facebook post

    World Children's Day #PlayTheirWayPromise

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 8:50


    Part of World Children's Day (Monday 20th November 2023) I have been asked to make a promise, so here we go…

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    “Put 2 hands on it” (5:00mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 5:00


    I have heard this said a lot the last couple of weeks. Always opens up a nice chats with adults

    Being a novice coach (6:38mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 6:38


    Reflecting on a week of being in the passenger seat with my daughter as she drives her new car for the first time.

    Back to Holbrook (7:26mims)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 7:26


    Yesterday I returned to a school to deliver JOLF PE and an after school club that I first visited in 2011!!! And worked there until 2015 delivering a breakfast club and teacher training. Got me thinking about a number of things I experienced and learned then and still believe to be true today

    Going to the driving range ⛳️ (7:29mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 7:29


    (NOT an advert for TopTracer

    JOLF Camp October Half Term (7:02mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 7:02


    A thoroughly enjoyable morning of JOLF for all of the children and the adults ⛳️

    Paul Brackley ADHD workshop - a few rambling thoughts (9:37mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 9:37


    Taxi driver for Paul and attendee of the ADHD workshop he delivered for the Hampshire FA.

    JOLF Day @ Birchwood Grove School (8:59mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 8:59


    180 4,5,6 years played golf with us on our 6 hole Golf Parc supported by 14 amazing sports leaders at Birchwood Grove Primary School, Burgess Hill

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    Chat with Aaron Lansberry - IgniteGolf (55:19mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 55:19


    Love catching up and chatting with Aaron. Plenty in this chat for everyone to take something from (apologies for the first 20 seconds!!! I was so keen and eager to press publish I forgot to edit our hellos/is it working ok!!!)

    Are you left handed? ✋

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 6:33


    An email exchange with Stu Warren got me thinking?

    The JOLF Man is BACK

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 8:31


    It's been a while!!! Looking forward to sharing thoughts and chats again.

    Pre Christmas Ramble (9:46mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 9:46


    It's been a little while and I wanted to share a few thoughts

    What is Success? (5:30mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 5:30


    A number of experiences I have had in SEND (Special Educational Needs & Disabilities) schools has got me thinking…

    Play is Universal - Office JOLF (6:33mins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 6:33


    Following on from a lovely experience this morning where I delivered JOLF in an office space for employees of a friends company :)

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