Wojciech Waśniewski

Golf Coach

Currently working as:

• Teaching Professional & Junior Golf Coordinator at Binowo Park Golf Club near Szczecin, Poland
• Assistant Coach to the Polish National Team

In 2019 I created a "Long-term golf coaching program" for the Polish Golf Union, a junior coaching framework for sport schools and golf clubs in Poland.

I've been a golfer since 12 years old, and have played in the Polish Junior National Team.

Studied in the UK, graduated from BSc Applied Golf Management Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK - first polish graduate (First Class degree).

Went on to graduate from MSc Sport Coaching (also Univeristy of Birmingham, UK; with Distinction).

I turned professional in 2013.

My main coaching interests: participation development, junior coaching, sport pedagogy, practice planning.

Specialising in junior, beginner and recreational coaching.

I am a big fan of joyful golf and unique practice strategies.

I am allergic to grass, golf myths and the ban on jeans at golf clubs.

Gained coaching experience at many clubs, including Leadbetter Golf Academy at La Manga Club in Spain. See my coaching CV on LinkedIn.

Coaching education and certifications:

Founder of EduGolf.pl

EduGolf.pl is my coaching brand - a website, a blog and a YouTube channel.

Edu Golf's focus is on learning and development, sharing knowledge based on current research findings and getting away from the "quick fix" mentality.

Coach Developer

Since May 2019 I am the Head of Training (Director of Education) for the PGA of Poland, managing the training of polish golf coaching workforce and lecturing at coaching courses.

I am deeply involved with the work of the Polish PGA as its Board Member.

In the process of getting certified as ICCE (International Council for Coaching Excellence) Coach Developer through the Polish Institute of Sport.

Not having been able to find any quality CPD (education) around participation coaching (juniors, beginners, recreational players), I started ParticipationCoaching.com to share my learning journey in this area through a blog and a podcast.

Learner

See what I've been reading recently:

Writer

Writing and creating for following outlets:

• Edu Golf blog - golf-related and instructional articles (in Polish)
• Participation Coaching blog - coaching blog (in English)
• Golf & Roll - biggest Polish quarterly golf magazine - golf-related articles (in Polish)

Researcher

Searching for PhD opportunities.

Studies I've done so far:

• Investigation into developmental journeys of polish talented golfers (BSc dissertation)
• Beginner golfers' perceptions of Nonlinear Pedagogy (MSc dissertation, to be published)

Follow me on ResearchGate.

Coder

I love coding and creating websites for myself and sometimes for other people.

I'm comfortable with HTML, CSS and Wordpress.

Learning JavaScript.

I've created all my websites (EduGolf.pl, ParticipationCoaching.com, this website).

YouTuber

Edu Golf channel - recording and editing instructional golf videos in Polish. It is the biggest golf YouTube channel in Poland.



Personal channel - some quirky video projects and videos from trips.

I'm using a Canon EOS 80D to record (most often with Canon EF-S 10-18mm), Rode VideoMic Pro to catch sound, and Final Cut Pro to edit.

Podcaster

Participation Coaching Podcast - interviewing expert coaches in the junior, beginner and recreational spaces.

Using a Blue Yeti to record, GarageBand to edit, Auphonic for post, SoundCloud for hosting and Blubrry for distribution.

Husband

Married, family to be growing soon. Exciting times!

Lifehacker

I tend to procrastinate on learning about productivity and efficiency, trying out different apps and products and creating fancy spreadsheets to "improve" daily life.

Mostly failing as a lifehacker.

Stoic

Some authors I love - Ryan Holiday, Seneca, Nassim Taleb, Marcus Aurelius.

Gamer

Some of my favourite games: Uncharted, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Burnout: Paradise, Mirror's Edge, Journey.

Athlete

Recreational athlete.

Now: golf, spikeball (very cool).

Sometimes: ultimate frisbee, SUP, slackline, lifting weights, swimming, tennis, speedminton, badminton.

Used to: Capoeira, volleyball.