Many participants who finish the Eagle level wish to remain in The First Tee.  The First Tee Ace is a new level of the Life Skills Experience that offers advanced instruction and practice in many of the life skills introduced in the Par, Birdie and Eagle levels.  Compared to previous levels, the Ace level places greater emphasis on self-coaching and taking responsibility for progressing through life skills projects and related activities, giving participants greater freedom to choose specific topics and the direction they wish to take in the projects. Ace focuses on personal planning and reinforces interpersonal communication, self-management, goal-setting, and resistance skills that were applied in the earlier levels.  Participants involved at this level also receive additional support in developing their golf skills and—for those who choose—in pursuing competitive golf opportunities.

Ace participants engage in four projects that center on activities designed to help them further develop as individuals and as assets to their communities.  The four projects are:

Enjoy Golf for Life
Participants examine their golf skills, create an improvement plan and consider the role they would like golf to play in their lives

Investigate Career Possibilities
Participants match talents and interests with career possibilities; they also investigate elements of the employment process, including informational interviews, resumes and job interviews.

Give Back
Serve as a Volunteer or Junior Coach.  Participants learn the value of “giving back” by volunteering for activities at The First Tee or in the community or by helping with golf and life skills coaching.

Explore Educational Opportunities
Participants explore issues related to college selection and other educational and vocational preparation alternatives.

Participants initiate the projects in the order listed above, but do not necessarily “finish” each project before starting the next one.  This project overlap is due to the reality that personal planning and self-improvement are continuous processes and that some of the activities may take considerable time to complete.