Mental and Emotional development taught through the game of golf!

  • Youth Mental Health

    Youth mental health is in crisis. The pandemic, social pressures, technology and exploration of identity are all factors contributing to a dramatic rise in teen anxiety and depression.

  • In the 1980’s, 1 in 30 children were reported to suffer from anxiety and depression. Today, 1 in 6 children face mental health challenges in their lives.*

  • A staggering 59.6% of youth with major depression do not receive any mental health treatment. Even among the states with greatest access for youth, over 1 in 3 youth are still not receiving the mental health services they need.*

  • Adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old had the highest rate of major depressive episodes (14.4%) followed by young adults 18 to 25 years old (13.8%).*

GENERATION NEXT PROJECT MISSION STATEMENT

Generation Next Project is on a mission to make a positive and direct impact on youth mental health within the golf community, providing players, families, and coaches with mental fitness tools and communication skills to thrive in today’s world, through the game of golf.

Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots, but you have to play the ball as it lies.

Our program was created from words written by our founder, Robert Jones Black’s, great grandfather. Bobby Jones was a master at highlighting how much we can learn about the journey of life through the game of golf.

Bring Change Your Course to you!

We are excited to offer our Change Your Course program at your club, school, or academy with our 1 Day and 2 Day programs. If you are interested in learning more, simply fill out this form and we will be in touch within 24 hours.

  • We focus on specific scenarios that create a mental & emotional response on the golf course and link those to real-life scenarios that create the same response.

  • Change Your Course is an “experiential learning” instructional program offered to youth-level and high school golf programs, country clubs and families throughout the Southeast.

  • Each retreat is an on-the-course, guided experience combining lessons in golf and lessons in life.

  • Built on a foundation of mental wellness principles, Change Your Course teaches kids and young adults how to perform and thrive in any situation.

  • We teach young golfers how use “intentional thinking” and self-assessment to better performance and outcomes of situations on and off the golf course.

Mental Fitness Program

Learn about mental management through golf!

Change Your Course

Wyndham Clark delivers a powerful message

After firing a course record 60 at Pebble Beach, Wyndham spoke with Amanda Renner about his mental approach to the day. “Replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts.” Sounds easy, but it does take practice.

Our mission is to show young golfers that if we can have that mental discipline on the golf course, we should adopt that same mentality to get through life’s ups and downs.

THE SHORT GAME
mental wellness audio lessons.

Generation Next Project Founder, Robert Jones Black, provides quick thoughts and tips for parents and kids to gain value and understanding of mental self-awareness.

A brief description of the Change Your Course program launching in 2023.

Adults/ parents can be messengers of optimism to breakthrough the constant negative talk about the future.

Much of our “problems” are primitive programs reacting to keep you safe. Understanding that is a great start!

“Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots – but you have to play the ball where it lies.”

— Bobby Jones