Golf Parent Meeting Coaching Staff Head Coach Doug

Golf Parent Meeting

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Doug Sandburg 4 years Varsity Head Coach 5 years Varsity Assistant Coach Email: dsandburg@tong 464. org Assistant Coach: Sidney Fraley 2 nd year Assistant Coach Take many lessons in golf Email: sfraley@tong 464. org

Practice 5 days a week Monday/Wednesday—Falcon Lakes Tuesday/Friday—Sunflower Hills Thursday—Varsity (Dubs Dread) JV (Burning Tree) Make a commitment to practice— 3 absence limit Excused absences—school activities, college visits, etc. Coach must be informed Can cause a loss of tournaments Unexcused absenses 3 dismissed from team Loss of practice time Sunflower offers free golf after 3 pm on Saturday Golf clubs can be stored in West office

Practice Behavior Golf appropriate behavior is expected on the course No cussing or inappropriate language No chewing tabacco No horse play, etc. Discipline Will be dealt with in a case by case manner Severity of the offense Nature of the offense Range: Loss of practice time Loss of tournament Dismissal from the program

Grades Failing Grades No practice for the week Attendance of Tongie Tutoring or work with teacher required Can limit opportunities for tournaments Encourage kids to use AAA wisely

Groupings Early in Season put them together by ability JV and Varsity decided after about 2 weeks Tournaments Qualifying: three rounds of 9 holes Auto qualifiers: any one who shoots three nines of 40 Other qualifiers based on score and coaches discretion 6 Varsity positions 6 JV positions

Attire Golf Course attire/practice attire Khaki pants/shorts and a collared shirt No denim and tee shirts Dress for the weather. We will practice in 35 degrees. Always pack rain gear and stocking cap. Golf Polo will be worn on tournament day Pictures will be announced.

Levels of Golf Instruction Practice-Range time Play-on the course Equipment Compete. Tournament Double Bogey dev. No Instruction Season Schedule During Season Dated set No competition Bogey/JV Parent/Friend Schedule, occasional daily play During season, some daily play Dated set and lower quality HS schedule Par/Varsity High School Coach Scheduled Most weekends, Some during offseason Mult. 18 holes each week Comp. quality set HS schedule, summer league KJGA tourney Birdie/State golfer PGA Instructor Scheduled All weekends, Majority of days in offseason 3 -4 18’s each week Set fitted to the players HS, KJGA, AJGA, State tourney

Tournaments Golf team will provide water for them Create a Fuel Bag Fruit snacks Beef jerky Ritz Bits Clif bars P 3 portable pack Almonds Trail mix Afterward we will go get something to eat. (they will need money)