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WELCOME

Florida High School Athletic Association


FHSAA STAFF

Dale KlausDirector of Athletics

STRUCTURE OF THE FHSAA


GOLF ADVISORY COMMITTEESection 1 Boys – Tommy Sabourin, Leon High SchoolSection 1 Girls – VacantSection 2 Boys – VacantSection 2 Girls – Brent Brooks, Lake Mary PrepSection 3 Boys – VacantSection 3 Girls – Tom Shea, Berkeley PrepSection 4 Boys – VacantSection 4 Girls – VacantFACA Representative – Kevin McElveen, Olympia (Orlando)

Golf Coaches Advisory Committee Meeting – December 2, 2014 - Five members present make a quorum -


ADVISORY COMMITTEE ELECTIONS

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Please vote for your section

representative.


PUBLICATIONS/ COMMUNICATIONS

WEBSITE: www.fhsaa.org

•Manual•Handbook•Tournament locations•Important dates


PLAYER & COACH CONDUCTFred E. Rozelle

Sportsmanship Award Winners 8A West Port (Ocala)7A Charlotte (Punta Gorda)6A Forest (Ocala)5A Umatilla4A Key West3A Out-of-Door Academy (Sarasota)2A Merritt Island Christian1A BlounstownMS Riversprings Middle (Crawfordville)

Exemplary Sportsmanship: $2500 to each school


HEALTH & SAFETY REMINDERS• Parental Permission (Bylaw 9.8)—EL3

*Good for current school year only

• Medical Consent Form (Bylaw 9.7)—EL2 *Good for 365 days as per Florida Statute

• Both forms required before any participation in conditioning activities


HEALTH & SAFETY REMINDERS Physical Exams may be done by:

Licensed Physician Licensed Physician Assistant Dr. of Osteopathy Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Chiropractic Physician

State Statute 1006


HEALTH & SAFETY REMINDERS


HEALTH & SAFETY REMINDERSSuspended Contest –

A suspended contest shall be resumed from the point of interruption. Otherwise, USGA Rules regarding the resumption of suspended contests will apply.


COACHES RESPONSIBILITIES

Bylaw 9 Overview • Eligibility• EL10 Form should be submitted if a school representative has any questions• Game Contracts required for each regular season contest & tournament (Bylaw 8.4)—AT1 Form


Participation in Out-of-State Contest

• Outside of Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama. • Submitted no later than 60 days of travel. • Certification of Travel Approval

• Letter from superintendent/board of director (president) approving the out of state travel (either/or)

• Board minutes of approval for students to leave the state

Policy 7.5: New Form AT16 Application For Out of State Travel


http://www.c2cschools.com/?section=members&page=doclibrary&sub=fill&school=8816&doc_type=state&assoc_id=12&doc_id=225

A team = 4, 5, or 6 players. Both teams must agree. If not specified in the contract, no more than 5. Score of lowest 4 for team score.

Exhibition or practice play is prohibited.

Caddies are prohibited.

FHSAA RULES OF COMPETITION


The use of electronic equipment for the purpose of communication is prohibited on the course by players, coaches, and spectators (including cell phones).FHSAA policy.




DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICES: A player may obtain distance information by using a device that measures distance only.

However, if, during a stipulated round, a player uses a distance-measuring device that is designed to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect his play (e.g., gradient, wind-speed, temperature, etc.), the player is in breach of Rule 14-3, for which the penalty is disqualification, regardless of whether any such additional functions are actually used.

•A player who deliberately throws any piece of equipment during competition shall be disqualified (ejected) for misconduct. This action needs to be reported to the host coach/AD immediately.

a. Equipment includes but is not limited to clubs, golf balls, gloves, and bags.

b. The host school shall report the misconduct on the AT6 form to the FHSAA within 24 hours of the incident.

c. The offending player shall be suspended for a minimum of 2 contests.



COACHING & ADVICE DURING COMPETITION

• Coaches only will be allowed to give advice under the following:

Only one (1) designated team coach may give advice.

No parents, players, or spectators can give advice.

Parents and spectators must be

at least 50 feet from golfers at all

times.


RULES OF COMPETITION• Drops1. Only the player may drop or re-drop2. Use the correct drop procedure (may face any direction,

stand erect, hold ball at arm’s length and shoulder height, drop without influencing the ball)

3. The ball must strike a part of the course where the applicable rule requires it to be dropped

4. The ball must not touch the players side before or after the ball strikes a part of the course.


RULES OF COMPETITION

• Out of Bounds (OB)Out of bounds is ground on which play is prohibited• When OB is defined by stakes, fences, etc., the OB line is

determined by the nearest point of the stakes or fence posts at ground level, excluding any angle supports.

• When defined by a line on the ground, the line itself is out of bounds.


RULES OF COMPETITION

• Out of Bounds (OB) [cont.]• The OB lines extends vertically upward and

downward.• A ball is OB when all of it lies out of bounds. • You may stand out of bounds to play a ball

lying in bounds.


Boys may not participate on a girl’s team or in the girls division in the FHSAA State Series in any sport. In an individual sport, girls may not participate in the boys division in the FHSAA State Series if competition is conducted in a girls division in that sport; therefore, a school must commit to participate in the girls division of the state series to be eligible to enter female participants.

State Series


COACHES RESPONSIBILITIES – DISTRICTS

• District Planning Meeting: August 18 – August 22, 2014

• District Coordinators:The host school and location must be selected for District Tournaments as well as any Regional Tournament sites that have not been selected.

• Official State Series Entry List Deadline: • October 6, 2014 – Form generated through C2C schools

District Tournaments: October 13,14,15, 2014 Regional Tournaments: October 20,21,22, 2014


Advancement of Teams and Individuals.Regional Tournament to FHSAA Finals.

The first- and second-place teams and the two lowest-scoring individuals who are not members of the advancing teams in each regional tournament shall advance to the FHSAA Finals.


Region SitesCurrently posted on the FHSAA Golf Page

www.fhsaa.org

Regional Tournament:

If your region does not have a host for this year’s Regional Tournament, please contact Dale Klaus immediately at [email protected] or 352.372.9551 ext. 390.


http://www.fhsaa.org/

STATE GOLF FINALSOctober 28-29, 2014 (Girls 1A-3A)November 4-5, 2014 (Boys 1A-3A)

Lake County, Florida

Host: Central Florida Sports Commission

Courses: Mission Inn Resort and Deer Island Golf and Lake Club, Lake County

QUESTIONS!!??

Contact:

Dale Klaus

[email protected] or 352.372.9551 ext. 390


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