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FHSAA STAFF Dale Klaus Director of Athletics

STRUCTURE OF THE FHSAA Florida High School Athletic Association FHSAA Board of Directors Golf Advisory Committee Athletic Director’s Advisory Committee Student- Athlete Advisory Committee

GOLF ADVISORY COMMITTEE Section 1 Boys – Tommy Sabourin, Leon High School Section 1 Girls – Vacant Section 2 Boys – Vacant Section 2 Girls – Brent Brooks, Lake Mary Prep Section 3 Boys – Vacant Section 3 Girls – Tom Shea, Berkeley Prep Section 4 Boys – Vacant Section 4 Girls – Vacant FACA Representative – Kevin McElveen, Olympia (Orlando) Golf Coaches Advisory Committee Meeting – December 2, Five members present make a quorum - Florida High School Athletic Association

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ELECTIONS Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Please vote for your section representative. Florida High School Athletic Association

PUBLICATIONS/ COMMUNICATIONS WEBSITE: Manual Handbook Tournament locations Important dates Florida High School Athletic Association

PLAYER & COACH CONDUCT Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Award Winners 8A West Port (Ocala) 7A Charlotte (Punta Gorda) 6A Forest (Ocala) 5A Umatilla 4A Key West 3A Out-of-Door Academy (Sarasota) 2A Merritt Island Christian 1A Blounstown MS Riversprings Middle (Crawfordville) Exemplary Sportsmanship: $2500 to each school Florida High School Athletic Association

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 Florida High School Athletic Association

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 Florida High School Athletic Association

HEALTH & SAFETY REMINDERS Lightning- Wait a minimum of 30 minutes before continuing play or ending the contest (suspended match or match over). AED’s—recommended for regular season contests and required for district and region contests. Florida High School Athletic Association

HEALTH & SAFETY REMINDERS Suspended Contest – A suspended contest shall be resumed from the point of interruption. Otherwise, USGA Rules regarding the resumption of suspended contests will apply. Florida High School Athletic Association

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 Florida High School Athletic Association

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 Application For Out of State Travel Florida High School Athletic Association

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 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 Florida High School Athletic Association

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. FHSAA RULES OF COMPETITION Florida High School Athletic Association

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. FHSAA RULES OF COMPETITION Florida High School Athletic Association

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. Florida High School Athletic Association

RULES OF COMPETITION Drops 1.Only the player may drop or re-drop 2.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. Florida High School Athletic Association

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. Florida High School Athletic Association

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. Florida High School Athletic Association

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 Florida High School Athletic Association

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 Florida High School Athletic Association

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. Florida High School Athletic Association

Region Sites Currently posted on the FHSAA Golf Page Regional Tournament: If your region does not have a host for this year’s Regional Tournament, please contact Dale Klaus immediately at or ext Florida High School Athletic Association

STATE GOLF FINALS October 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 or ext. 390 Florida High School Athletic Association