FIRST TEAM MEETING NOTES
I. INTRODUCTION:
A) COACH TYLER
B)
Coach Ratliff
II. MEETING GOALS/INFO:
A) CONGRATULATIONS!
B) CONTRACT/RIDE FORMS DUE ASAP!
C) GIRLS
GOLF ONLINE FORMS:
a)
UNIFORM FORM DUE IMMEDIATELY! (RIGHT NOW)
b)
FAVORITES FORM DUE IMMEDIATELY! (RIGHT NOW)
c)
MSHSAA Golf App (Before you leave!)
E) PRACTICE
/ MATCHES / TOURNAMENTS:
1) PRACTICES: Monday-Thursday 3:00pm
– 5:00pm
@ QUAIL CREEK GC (6022 Wells Rd, 63128)
Alternate Locations:
Sperreng Middle School/Tower Tee GC (6727 Heege Rd,
63123)
PRACTICE: 3:00pm-4:30pm (Range) 3:00pm-5:30pm (Round)
FRIDAY OYO PRACTICES: On Your Own (You are expected to practice on
your own)
NO COORDINATED FRIDAY PRACTICES/EVENTS unless
otherwise arranged!
2) MATCHES:
3:00pm-6pm (Typically 6 Players per Team) After School
3) TOURNAMENTS:
8am-3pm (5 players per Team) During School
4) ALL
EVENTS: Collared-Shirt (NO T-Shirts, NO Jeans/Denim, NO Cut-offs, NO Gym
Shorts, NO Flip-Flops), Shorts or Pants with Belt required!
4) You
need your own EQUIPMENT ready to PLAY upon arrival!
5)
AVOID DETOURS or DELAYS:
Getting off the first tee before other teams or
matches keeps us from finishing at midnight). 3:00pm means ON THE TEE BOX not
pulling into the parking lot! Be Safe! The “short trip home” to get clothes or
equipment means you failed to PLAN AHEAD!
a) Wear
your GOLF CLOTHES to SCHOOL to avoid unnecessary delays or changing in the
parking lot like a hillbilly.
b) Use
the restroom before leaving LHS (Between classes).
c) Obviously,
don’t wear your golf shoes around school or drive wearing them, but that should
be the only item you need to put on.
F) TRANSPORTATION:
1) NO
BUS during the SEASON!
a) GOLFERS
are responsible for arranging carpool rides
b) Once
SEASON BEGINS we will try to keep carpooling golfers in same events.
c) Mostly a JV
ISSUE – Coach Ratliff will NOT be available for rides
G) SPECTATORS:
1) We encourage PARENTS to WATCH YOU PLAY
IN MATCHES and TOURNAMENTS
a) SPECTATORS MUST STAY ON THE CART PATH even with
the GROUP THEY ARE WATCHING
b)
SPECTATORS CAN NOT COMMUNICATE with PLAYERS (NO ADVICE, NO RULINGS etc…)
c)
SPECTATORS CAN NOT LOOK FOR LOST BALLS
d) SPECTATORS CAN USE TEXT on PHONE but NO CALLS OUT ON
COURSE. IF THEY NEED TO TALK ON THE PHONE, GO TO THE CLUBHOUSE.
e) SPECTATORS SHOULD DRESS APROPRIATELY, especially if the
EVENT is at a COUNTRY CLUB. DENIM there is a no-no!
f) SPECTATORS will need to ARRANGE for a GOLF CART directly
from the golf course if NEEDED. DURING THE SEASON, most courses will CHARGE for
this.
H) *REAL
RULES (BASIC)
a) PLAY THE BALL DOWN
b) LOST BALL/OB WHITE (Re-Hit from where you last hit. ADD
ONE STROKE. ANNOUNCE & HIT A PROVISIONAL
c) RED PENALTY AREA (Where ball CROSSED THE LINE OF THE
PENALTY AREA, DROP within 2 club-lengths & ADD ONE STROKE) YELLOW PENALTY
AREA (Same as RED – or – DROP on LINE from FLAG to CROSS LINE)
d) FREE RELIEF/NO PENALTY SITUATIONS: You DROP within ONE
club length – PENALTIES you DROP within TWO
e) MISSING the BALL on a SWING counts as A STROKE
f) If you make a mistake, you have until you TEE
OFF ON THE NEXT HOLE to FIX the mistake!
g) When you CAN”T GET A RULING, you can ALWAYS hit 2
balls from the same spot noting which you will use if the rules allow and
keeping track of the score of each ball
g) DROP BALL from KNEE LEVEL
h) NO PHONES USED on COURSE unless it is an
EMERGENCY
I) *TYLER
RULES (BASIC ETIQUETTE)
a) MARK BALL with a SHARPIE and MARK PROVISIONAL BALLS
DIFFERENTLY with a SHARPIE.
b) ALWAYS MARK BALL on the GREEN with a COIN/ MARKER (not a
TEE!) NOT MARKING BALL is NO-NO!
c) CLOSEST to the FLAG TENDS IT. FIRST ONE IN, RETURNS THE
FLAG when ALL have COMPLETED the hole.
d) FIX YOUR DIVOTS on the EVERYWHERE on the COURSE (1 &
1)
e) Play READY GOLF! WALK with a purpose. QUICKLY to your BALL
and then take your time once you get there.
f) LIMIT PRACTICE SWINGS to 2!
g) BE READY on the TEE! As soon as FRONT GROUP hits their
SECOND shot & moves SAFE DISTANCE – YOU HIT!
h) BE READY on your APPROACH SHOT to GREEN! As FRONT GROUP
steps off GREEN & SAFE – YOU HIT!
i) NO CUSSING! NO THROWING or POUNDING CLUBS on the GROUND!
j) BE IN CONTROL of your EMOTIONS. ACTING like a CHIMPANZEE
on CRACK is UNACCEPTABLE = REMOVAL!
k) STAY IN THE PRESENT! (NOT PAST or FUTURE) FOCUS on the
SHOT YOU ARE ABOUT TO MAKE and VISUALIZE/EXPECT a PERFECT RESULT!
J) GRADES/BEHAVIOR:
1)
GRADES can LIMIT participation. TEACHERS can pull the plug on you!
2)
BEHAVIOR IN & OUT of CLASS is IMPORTANT. TEACHERS can pull plug on you!
G) INFO
SHARING
1) SportsYou: We are moving towards ALL NON-EMERGENCY
communications distributed through the SportsYou App.
1) PLAYER INFORMTION
a) SUNDAY (1pm) with the PLAN for the UPCOMING WEEK (SportsYou &
BLOG)
b) It is the player’s
responsibility to SHARE ANY/ALL INFORMATION with their PARENTS
III. CONCLUSION
A) FINAL
THOUGHTS:
1)
We will PLAY THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PLAYERS AVAILABLE during the SEASON.
2) We will DO OUR BEST to INCLUDE at least ONE
EVENT or OPPORTUNITY for EVERYONE.
3) HARD WORK, ACCURATE/SUCCESSFUL SCORES are
REWARDED w/ MORE OPPORTUNITIES.
4) GRADE LEVEL OR NUMBER OF YEARS on the team are
NOT a CONSIDERATION for opportunities.
5) Letting The TEAM DOWN:
a) Sending us an EMERGENCY text 10 minutes before a practice,
match, or tournament is a REAL bummer and is one of the only things that REALLY
makes us ANGRY. (Unless it’s unavoidable…but it rarely is!)
b) With so many players, there are only so many opportunities
during the season… playing short-handed when other teammates could be available
is usually UNFORGIVABLE!
6) PLAN AHEAD, BE THOUGHTFUL, BE A GOOD
TEAMMATE!
7) $75 (1 Uniform) or $125 (2 Uniforms) Check or Cash Due by
end of NEXT WEEK made out to LINDBERGH SCHOOLS
7) LET’S HAVE SOME FUN!
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