2017 Parent and Tryout Meeting Edina Boys Golf 2017 Parent and Tryout Meeting

Coaches Phillip Ebner- Director of Golf/Head Coach Kevin Lucken- Director of Instruction Mike McCollow- Associate Head Coach John Means- Varsity Assistant Eric Dahlman- Junior Varsity Head Coach Thomas Campbell- Junior Varsity Assistant Thomas Campbell- Development Head Coach Elliot Rubentstein- Development Assistant Michael Kraft- Development Assistant

2017 Captains and Managers CAPTAINS Sam Berghult Nick Brann Jack Ebner MANAGERS Sydney Donovan Emmie Sells Maddie Silianoff

Team Culture and Expectations Develop great young men and leaders Always be a better person than golfer Be the best version of you Who am I? Where am I going? How do I want to be? Improve your golf, create lifelong golfers Work hard, have fun, contribute to team culture Individual sport with a team aspect Positive representation to your team and Edina Embrace who we are…..

3 Pillars- Development DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATION, COMMITMENT Develop the Person- take an active role in your development Self Be the best version of you Self awareness Live in the “real world” Desire Motivation to succeed Internally driven Persevere through adversity Ownership in your development

3 Pillars- Development Social Interactions with others Effect on culture of the team Organization Attention to detail Time management Communication Develop the Golfer Technical Teaching golf fundamentals Mental Routines, confidence Concentration

3 Pillars- Development Preparation Practice with a purpose Record of progress Pressure practice Tactical Golf IQ Strategy Course Management Skills Driving Putting Short game Adaptability

3 Pillars- Communication Expectations Define and manage expectations- player and parent Player communicates with coach first! Leadership Proactive style….not reactive Encourage openness and dialog Revolves around trust and respect Don’t need a title to be a leader

3 Pillars- Communication Transparency Openness with tryouts Decision making during season transparent Robust Media Website is THE source of all current information Twitter @Edinagolf Instagram- edinaboysgolf

3 Pillars- Commitment Two Way Street Strong desire, work hard, be timely Role of Coaches and Our Commitment Support you as a person and a player Set the structure, limits and expectations Hold you accountable to the goals/behaviors you choose Help you stay in the “real world” Provide feedback/observations (not judgments) Teach/encourage players to make own decisions Make/execute decisions to ensure success of program

Fundraising and Budget We Do A Lot of Fundraising-successfully Yard clean up, sock sales, Jerry’s carryout, car wash Where Does This Money Go? We have 9 total coaches….and growing We may have 60 or more kids in program Need to pay for some facilities (golf courses and balls) Goal Is To Never Have An Assessment Still may never have one, but can’t guarantee this year If we do, it would be nominal ($50-100) per player

Fundraising and Budget Your 2017 Costs Registration fee $100 in car wash tickets Core uniforms Paddyshack March 17th at Edina Country Club Encourage you to attend and bring another couple A sustainable yearly event/fundraiser Vineyard Vines March 9th, 10% of all sales and 10% goes to team

Practice and Tryouts Practice- March 20-22 Braemar range or dome- weather dependent Check website closer to date Tryouts (ALL WEATHER DEPENDENT) April 3,4- Braemar range and short course April 5,6,7- Theodore Wirth Golf Course 9 holes each day- bus departing from High School April 10- Windsong Farm Golf Course Low 20 (reserve right to add more), 12 holes April 11- Interlachen Country Club Low 16 will play 12 holes

Practice and Tryouts Metrics and How We Choose 75% will be tryout scores 25% is subjective- past performance, summer scores, etc Top 5 in tryouts scores automatically on varsity Sam Berghult, Nick Brann and Jack Ebner are exempt Actions Items Before Tryouts Write a summary of your personal and golfing goals Send an updated golf resume or stats from summer Send above to edinaboysgolfcoach@gmail.com

2017 Team Structure Varsity- 10 players (all grades) Every team member will compete in matches 16 total matches Can and will be movement between junior varsity Junior Varsity- 12 players (9,10,and 11 grades) Every team member will compete in matches Movement between varsity and development teams

2017 Team Structure Development Team- (9,10, and 11 grades) All members will compete in matches 12 matches and a State Tournament Movement between junior varsity Each player will play at least 2x per week Senior Development Mentors Seniors who don’t make varsity will be given the opportunity to mentor/coach the development team to earn a varsity letter

Keys to Success Eye contact and firm handshake Be active and take risks Have courage to be vulnerable Be curious Do what you love and love what you do DO WHAT YOU SAY YOU WILL DO!!! “To become lifelong golfers and develop positive relationship skills through development, communication and commitment”