My name is Jayda Dookie and I just graduated from Suncoast Community High School. There have been many people who have crossed my path during my tenure in the golf community. Many people are responsible for shaping me into the person I am today, however, none as influential as Coach Glen.
Coach Glen has utilized golf as a medium to teach life lessons that I will carry for the rest of my life. I met Coach Glen almost a decade ago through the Junior Golf Foundation of America. My past coach had decided to pursue his dreams as a police officer, leaving me coachless. A friend Vrishti, also a Beaver Golf Alum, had just started working with Coach and introduced me. A couple weeks later I had a coach. I was quite shy when we started working together. I wouldn’t speak during my lessons or add any input, that was until Coach took away my driver. My family and I recently learned of my scoliosis. Coach took one look at my drive and determined that my overswing was irritating my diagnosis even more. He took away my woods, and within a month I loathed him. For the next six months I was left woodless, unable to use them until I got my swing under control. Deep down I knew he had taken them away for a good reason, but the rage I held turned into fuel for determination. I spent my time after school every day on the range, practicing for hours, trying tirelessly to control my swing in order to get my clubs back. In those few months Coach Glen taught me unforgettable lessons of self-discipline, patience, and dedication. He made me realize my health is more important than winning and sometimes tough love is the only way to learn. Without Coach Glen I would not have the work ethic or positive mindset instilled in me today. 
Over the past 7 years I have been his student. I have gained life lessons and leadership skills as well as opportunities to further myself through golf. Because of Beaver Golf I was able to learn how to teach young students how to play golf despite my initial shyness inhibiting me. I met so many new people I can share both my life and the love of golf with. Coach Glen also introduced me to caddying and the Evans Scholarship program, a Scholarship dedicated to helping caddies go through all four years of college. Caddying is an experience that has gifted me people and leadership skills while also lighting the path to my future career in international business. I have grown tremendously since the moment I walked on the golf course, and I can say confidently that my development flourished after becoming a part of Beaver Golf .
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