I am sure that most of the responses will be negative. It is a kind of “mind-shutdown” when people usually think and associate this sport with the rich. That is not wrong, when considering the financial aspect, with the equipment to play - from the types of clubs to the balls, the cost of renting a course, renting a car to move around the course with many holes.
Of course, the most concerned question is how much investment will be made? Golf, according to common thinking, is for the upper class, so people worry that bringing this sport into schools will create financial pressure, making parents worry because they have to spend a large amount of money to invest in their children, many times more than buying badminton rackets, basketballs, shuttlecocks or skipping ropes, soccer costumes and shoes...
However, it is also an idea that needs to be carefully evaluated. Recently, a representative of the Vietnam Golf Association said that "participating in golf at an early age can help children form good habits such as concentration, perseverance and can be applied to many other areas of life".
In fact, other sports can also train children in those factors, but golf is approached from a new angle - promoting the development of thinking, towards becoming a successful person. There is a book written by the former CEO of Royal Mail, Simon Thompson, with the title "When you are stuck in traffic, I play golf". The question is, why golf and not football, basketball or tennis...?
Because golf is a metaphor for the lifestyle of a real businessman, where they have a balanced lifestyle between work, family and time for themselves. In the book are the lessons, personality, and skills that lead to the success of a businessman. With that image, helping children approach early will be a kind of motivation to strive to reach a pinnacle of life.
Of course, how to teach and learn in detail - from the approach to who is in charge of the class... will require more research time, but perhaps, golf will be a way to contribute to "opening up the mind" early for students of the new era...
