STUDENT SPOTLIGHT – WILL ALCOCK

By Jim Rondeau

I have been a member of the USGTF for 20 years. Over my 20 years, I have had many students, but none like this young man Will Alcock. He is an excellent listener, learner and student at Sturgis West Charter School in Hyannis, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. I started coaching the golf team there this past year.

Will is a big kid and has been playing a couple of years. He got into The First Tee Program and he and his friends enjoyed it. He had regular shafts in his clubs that played like buggy whips, so we got him some new clubs this past year with stiff shafts. They make a big difference. He’s good enough to play in the fifth position on our team but has had more success playing from the seventh position. In our high school golf here, we take the best six scores aggregate to make up the team score.

The most notable thing he has said to me is how he learned more from me in one day then the entire season last year. I can only attribute this to my experience with the USGTF. In fact, I went through the USGTF certification process twice to learn as much as I could.

Will also has a 3.98 GPA on a 4-point system. He also volunteers with Special Olympics and works part time at his family’s business. He is also my undergraduate assistant helping me email and report our scores to the news outlets. He is also a member of the basketball team and enjoys sailing. His plans after high school are not set in stone, but he’s looking into engineering programs at UMASS-Amherst and Embry Riddle, among others.