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His dad is an ECB level 3 coach and a tutor coach and also worked for the ECB for a good few years before becoming Shropshire's CDM I coached our county u10s 4-5 years ago and remember meeting the Yorkshire u10 boys at the Repton cricket festival - good bunch of lads and coaches

An elite coach will tell you that's the age you have to start to be top of the world - think about other sports e.g. gymnastics. Read Matthew Syed's book "Bounce" to understand the importance of an early start in sport. I don't think his dad [Chris] is pushy, he knows how to nurture talent as...

It's a fair point but his dad knows elite sport and elite coaching in cricket really well and is mindful of burnout but Jack likes hitting golf balls like other kids enjoy kicking a football. His Dad is very media savvy and is good at raising awareness and tapping into funding and sponsorship...

Some of the kids today are awesome golfers. Good friend of mine has a son, JACK DIRKIN - remember that name - he WILL become a golf pro. He's only SIX now but look how good he was when he was only FOUR YEARS OLD FOUR He is now UK Number 1 for his age