PELLA—The Central College Golf Practice Clinic will be held Saturday, March 5 at the PH Kuyper Gymnasium.

Led by Men’s Golf Coach Central Mel Blasi and Robert Fessler, Pella High School boys’ golf coach, the clinic is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Check-in begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Poortinga Family Suite near the building entrance.

The clinic offers sessions on golf coaching policy and organization, skill development, important coaching attributes, and updates on USGA and Iowa high school rules. There will also be time for an open discussion. The clinic will primarily offer classroom sessions with hands-on instruction in the building’s strike center.

The cost is $75 and includes a coach’s booklet, lunch and a gift.

Online registration is accessible through the Central Athletics website at athletics.central.edu/camps. For more information, contact Blasi at 641-628-7694 or [email protected]

Central has a strong tradition in men’s golf with a record 32 conference championships and 33 NCAA Division III championship appearances.

Blasi is in his fourth season at Central after 21 years as a head coach at Western Illinois University, where he also served as director of golf operations at the university’s Harry Mussatto Golf Course.