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2018/2019 Annual Coaches Clinic
March 1st, 2019
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From The President
High School Golf Coaches, Players and Supporters of Indiana High School Golf,
Believe it or not, the start of the boys’ high school golf season is less than 3 months away. It will be green out there before you know it. I want to remind all of you who are coaching a boys’ high school golf team this spring of a few important dates.
Critical Dates:
Coaches Clinic: March 1
First Official Practice Date: March 11
First Contest Date: March 25
Sectionals: May 31, June 1 or 3
Regionals: June 6 or 7
State Finals: June 11 & 12
Girls Awards Banquet: June 14
In March I will send out a reminder to all of you regarding the nomination procedures and protocol for the IHSGCA All-State and Academic All-State teams.
Coaches Clinic (March 1st)
If you watched professional golf on television this weekend you had to notice major changes to the Rules of Golf that went into effect January 1, 2019. You should have noticed professionals taking a drop them knee height or Bryson DeChambeau putting with the flagstick in. The changes to the rules are vast and include modifications to the rules for a touching the line of play on the putting green, a ball hitting an unattended flagstick, a ball moving during a search, the maximum time for searching for a ball, a ball accidently deflected by you, your equipment of your caddie, the procedure for dropping a ball when taking relief, how to drop a ball when taking permitted relief, and others changes. In 2019, the Rules of Golf are much different than past decades. These changes are all good for golf, but we need to fully understand them all before the boys start playing golf in the spring.
To insure Indiana high school golf in 2019 is not compromised by coaches and players not knowing or understanding the Rules of Golf as modified January 1, 2019, the IHSGCA has decided to dedicate its entire Annual Coaches Clinic to the proposed changes to the Rules of Golf. Mr. Mike David at the Indiana Golf Association and his staff will be leading our training. To fully understand all the proposed changes to the Rule of Golf, Mike and the IGA staff will be attending two separate three day USGA rules schools. Mike and his staff will be fully trained and have all materials and videos they need by late February 2019 to teach us about all the changes.
As you know, our Annual Coaches Clinic is customarily held in October. The IGA and the IHSAA have requested that we move our Annual Fall Coaches Clinic to March 1, 2019 so that the IGA’s presentation will be most effective for you and your coaching peers. To show you how much the IHSAA believes you should attend the Annual Coaches Clinic, they have agreed that those coaches attending the Clinic do not have to take the Online IHSAA Rules Test in 2019.
Attached is a flyer with more information about the Annual Coaches Clinic. The fee for the Clinic will remain $75/person. Included in the $75 fee is your 2019 Annual Membership Dues (i.e., $30), coffee & donuts, lunch and credit for the 2019 Online IHSAA Rules Test. Most importantly, you get to hang out with all your coaching friends.
Boys Rankings Committee
Our IHSGCA Rankings Chairman (Coach Steve Simmons – Zionsville) is looking for coaches from around the state to serve on the 2019 Boys Golf Rankings committee. There is a minimal time commitment each week centered around scores from the respective coach’s area and help with submitting scores to the committee. Coaches serving on the committee will also be voting weekly on the top 20 schools in the state. Please contact Steve Simmons (Zionsville) ssimmons@zcs.k12.in.us
2019 Girls Golf Hall of Fame
February 28th is the deadline to apply for the 2019 Girls Golf Hall of Fame Classic. The tournament will be hosted by Westfield High School and played at the beautiful Purgatory Golf Club in Noblesville, Indiana on September 7th. This promises to be an outstanding tournament. Attached are additional details about the tournament and an Application For Invitation.
2019 Girls Golf Fall Preview
The deadline for teams desiring to play in the 2019 Girls Golf Fall Preview at Prairie View Golf club is April 12, 2019. An Application to participate is attached to this newsletter.
New Coaching Resources
Exclusive School Program
The IHSGCA has teamed up with Guide For Golf to help all Indiana high school coaches be better golf coaches which will make their teams more competitive. Guide for Golf gives coaches and players access to more than 250 PGA instructional golf videos and EXCLUSIVE Coaches and Players platforms to help track stats, communicate team schedule, monitor rounds posted, and develop custom lesson plans for player development all year long! The best part of Guide For Golf is that every Indiana high school golf coach and their players can use it for FREE. Yes, I said FREE. What do you have to lose? Nothing. I encourage you to go to their website and sign up. If you don’t like what they have to offer, then don’t use it. Lastly, Guide For Golf has a fundraising program that you can use to raise hundreds of dollars per year for your golf program. Click the link below to get started using Guide For Golf.
By visiting the IHSGCA website (www.ihsgca.net) and clicking the "Coaches Resources" Tab or by clicking the Guide For Golf Logo near the top of the IHSGCA Main webpage under 2018 IHSGCA Sponsors, you can get lots more information about Guide for Golf.
Rangefinders
ProAm Golf has agreed to sell rangefinders to all IHSGCA members and their players at some incredibly deeply discounted prices. By visiting the IHSGCA website (www.ihsgca.net) and clicking the “Coaches Resources” Tab or by clicking the ProAm Golf Logo near the top of the IHSGCA Main webpage under 2018 IHSGCA Sponsors, you can get more information about all the different range finders ProAm Golf is offering to you and your players at discounted prices. Your member price is anywhere between 50% and 57% of the regular retail price. Ryan Rerich with ProAm Golf is ready to help you and your team this fall.
Hurricane Junior Golf Tour
Indiana High School Golf Coach Association renewed its affiliation with the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour for 2018. IHSGCA fully supports the HJGT mission in helping to grow the game of junior golf within the state of Indiana. See the attached Hurricane Junior Golf Flyer.
In closing, I hope to see you all at the Coaches Clinic March 1st.
Sincerely,
John Hatter
IHSGCA President
ProAm Golf has agreed to sell rangefinders to all IHSGCA members and their players at some incredibly deeply discounted prices. By visiting the IHSGCA website (www.ihsgca.net) and clicking the “Coaches Resources” Tab or by clicking the ProAm Golf Logo near the top of the IHSGCA Main webpage under 2018 IHSGCA Sponsors, you can get more information about all the different range finders ProAm Golf is offering to you and your players at discounted prices. Your member price is anywhere between 50% and 57% of the regular retail price. Ryan Rerich with ProAm Golf is ready to help you and your team this fall.
Hurricane Junior Golf Tour
Indiana High School Golf Coach Association renewed its affiliation with the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour for 2018. IHSGCA fully supports the HJGT mission in helping to grow the game of junior golf within the state of Indiana. See the attached Hurricane Junior Golf Flyer.
In closing, I hope to see you all at the Coaches Clinic March 1st.
Sincerely,
John Hatter
IHSGCA President
2019 Important DatesBoys
March 1 - Coaches Clinic March 11- First Official Practice March 25 - First Official Contest May 20 - IHSGCA Academic All-State Forms Due May 31, June 1 or 3 - IHSAA Sectionals June 4 - IHSGCA All State Forms Due June 6 or 7 - IHSAA Regionals June 11 & 12 - IHSAA State Finals June 14 - IHSGCA Banquet - Registration begins at 6pm - Dinner at 6:30pm Girls August 2 - First Official Practice August 5 - First Official Contest September 21, 22 or 23 - IHSAA Sectionals September 28 - IHSAA Regionals October 4 & 5 - IHSAA State Finals October 12 - IHSGCA Clinic and Banquet 
INDIANA JUNIOR GOLF PROGRAM
The Indiana Junior Golf program exists to provide junior golfers in Indiana the opportunity to gain competitive golf experience while learning the Rules and etiquette of the game. The program is designed to help junior golfers progress through its different levels from learning competitive golf through playing at a high level. To get started with the Indiana Junior Golf Program and view information on our tours, events, rules and regulations, please use the links below. 2019 Indiana Jr Golf Registration Indiana Jr Golf New Membership Registration Follow the IHSGCA on TwitterUpcoming 2019 Boys Golf InvitationalsBoys Golf Hall of Fame Invitational
Application for 2019 Boys Golf Hall of Fame at Rock Hollow Golf Club (All Applications Are Due November 30, 2018) Upcoming 2019 Girls Golf InvitationalsApplication for 2019 Girls Golf Fall Preview at Prairie View
(DUE APRIL 12, 2019) Application for 2019 Girls Golf Hall of Fame Classic at Purgatory Golf Club (DUE FEBRUARY 28, 2019) |
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