The First Tee of Southeastern New Mexico

The First Tee's core program, "life skills experience", focuses on meeting community needs in vulnerable children, providing support systems and producing beneficial changes through The provision of affordable programming designed to use golf as a vehicle to develop social, academic and physical skills. The First Tee fosters critical life skills through The acquisition and internalization of 1.) The nine core values: honesty, integrity, respect, responsibility, courtesy, sportsmanship, confidence, judgement and perservance: 2.) Code of conduct: respect for myself, respect for others and respect for my surroundings: and 3.) The nine health habits: school (obtaining knowledge), friends ( creating and maintaining healthy relationships), vision (preparing for The future), play (regular physical activity), energy (proper diet and nutrition), safety (proper safe practices), mind (cognitive and emotional capabilities), family (healthy home) and community (extending social opportunities).