David Impastato

Please indicate past awards won/recognitions:
GRAA Top 100 Growth of the Game Teaching Professional, Golf Digest Best in State

Other awards won:
Golf Magazine teachers to watch list, National PGA Merchandiser of Year 2003

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 400
Female: 145 individual
Junior: 880 Private juniors

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
24 ladies clinics , 12 mens short game , 12 weeks of summer camps

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
Key Initiatives: Junior Summer Golf Programming
The Academy established weekly summer camps/school-type programs for juniors (every week in the summer except July 4th weekend) which served as a feeder system into other junior offereings. These Sessions were deliberately promoted in early march to build registration momentum.

Diverse Program Offerings for all Ages and Abilities
Ladies Monthly Clinics for beginners and intermediate players
Men’s Monthly Short game and Full Swing Clinics
Girls and Boys Program on a monthly program
The Academy has multiple time offerings to try to make programs accessible to everyone
The Academy offers small group and private lesson year around
Club fitting and technology intergration are used daily and upgraded as needed

Technology & Facility Investment
The Academy built a robust indoor/outdoor teaching infrastructure: indoor bays powered by foresight sports and outdoor learning which includes shorts course at setterles hill and full outdoor range with bunkers and practice putting greens.

Feeder into Other Programs and Retention Strategy
For example, the summer junior programming is used to collect contact information , follow up and move participants into other parts of the program. (Monthly Memberships and Lesson Plans, Junior Tour, Pga Junior Leauge, LPGA programs. This is crucial for growth of the game-bringing people into the game and advancing them is very important.

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
The Academy Provides Year-Round Programming
6-month commitment for tournament players that includes group training as well as individual lessons, and detailed performance tracking.
Middle School Development Program
3-month program introducing competitive structure with skill benchmarks and game-based learning. This program creates a bridge into the high school prep level, maintaining continuity between age groups.
Future Stars/Little Rippers /Big Rippers
Entry Level and intermediate youth programs designed to make early golf fun and social. Frequent skill day and family-friendly events encourage repeat participation.
Physical areas we work on with serious players are speed and performance clinics and on course development (neurological) sessions.
Our facilities also offer special pricing for students to use range, short game course , and simulator practice.

Academy runs Chicago North Under Armour Tour which is 6 weeks in fall and 6 weeks in spring. The tour averages between 70-90 kids per season and is a fun way to watch kids develop on course.
PGA Jr. League- We had two teams that played 8 matches and 10 practice sessions from may to july. Great fun and learning experience for kids
LPGA girls golf program that is a monthly program .
All of the above programs with individually scheduled lessons keep the academy very busy year round.