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GOLF 2017

RULES VIDEO | All coaches, at all levels, and officials are required to watch this video by WIAA rules.

Tom Shafranski, CAA

WIAA Assistant Director

WIAA: (715) 344-8580

Coaches – Please do not shy away

from seeking assistance when needed.

Tell players “I don’t know” if you are

not certain of a ruling.

Tom Shafranski

Fundamentals of Golf Coaching

• Available at www.nfhslearn.com

• The course was developed in collaboration with the PGA of America. The course is

hosted by 2010 PGA Professional of the Year, Todd Anderson. Todd leads coaches

through the 8-unit course. This is a great course that discusses how to coach the gold

swing, prepare for practice and many other aspects of golf such as putting, chipping,

sand play, golf course management and etiquette of golf.

• The course can be reviewed for one full year along with its valuable resources. The

resources section includes helpful PDFs that can be viewed an/or printed as well as

great videos that highlight important aspects of coaching golf.

• The cost is $50.00

Mailed Materials

• USGA – The Rules of Golf

2016-2019 (This is a 4 year

book)

• WIAA 2016-17 Senior High

Handbook - Boys

• WIAA 2016-17 Spring

Season Regulations - Boys

• WIAA 2017-18 Senior

High Handbook - Girls

• WIAA 2017-18 Fall

Season Regulations -

Girls

• Check with your Athletic

Director if you have yet

to receive any of these

materials

Extra Rule Books

• Additional copies of the USGA The Rules

of Golf 2016-19 are available for purchase

through the WIAA office.

• Please call (715) 344-8580

Materials on WIAA Website

• Tournament Forms & Information

• Instructions for Regional & Sectional online scoring will be emailed to the Meet Managers of the host schools

• Wisconsin Adaptations to USGA Rules

• Pace of Play Improvement

WIAA Sport Meeting

WIAA Tournament Entries Information

On-Line Entries

• Please be very accurate with your meet scores.

• Boys entries due by noon - Wed. May 17, 2017

• Girls entries due by noon - Wed. Sept. 20, 2017

Scoring at Regionals & Sectionals

• Hole-by Hole or 3-Hole scoring encouraged – to one

person entering scores.

• Tournament host determines their own capabilities.

• Golf Coaches Association developing a recommendation.

Coaching Contact and Instruction

School Open Gyms

• Year-round

– no instruction by coach or anyone else

Out of Season

• During the school year

– no instruction by the coach with athletes they will coach the next season.

Out of Season

• During the summer

– Unrestricted SCHOOL coaching contact

• all coaches

• five days - last day of school to July 31 (football ends July 22)

• yes - school resources

– Unlimited NONSCHOOL coaching contact

• all coaches except football coaches

• last day of school to first day of school

• no - school resources

Coaching Contact (continued)

• Cannot mandate athletes

participate in non-school

competition, or determine who

may or may not participate in

non-school activity

• Cannot require involvement in

out-of-season activities as part

of the requirements for making

a school team, earning a

school letter award, etc.

Amateur Status

• Students may receive trophies, medals, ribbons,

event t-shirts, game balls, or other items of no

intrinsic/utilitarian value.

• Students may NOT receive such merchandise

items as jackets, sweaters, sweatshirts,

equipment, balls, watches, rings, billfolds,

coupons, gift certificates, etc. regardless of their

value.

• Found in WIAA Senior High School Handbook

Entering Tournaments with Prizes

• Any high school golfer entering a

tournaments that gives out prizes must

indicate on the entry application that

they and members of their group will

NOT accept prizes for golfing in that

tournament.

PGA Drive, Chip, & Putt Championship

Participants can win tickets to a Masters

Practice Round

1. OK for boys & girls to enter.

2. Other prizes, except t-shirts, must be purchased.

3. Tickets & Transportation to the Masters are OK.

Laws Prohibit Hazing & Harassment

• A “forced activity means any activity

that is a condition of initiation into an

organization, regardless of a student’s

willingness to participate in the activity.

Emergency Safety Procedures & The “Plan”

• Medical Policies

• Emergency First-Aid Checklist

• Each school program should

have a policy that identifies: If

anyone goes down, here is what

to do…

• It is not enough to say “we have

a plan” or that is just written

down, be sure to practice the

plan.

• Please review the regulations

that provide for safe & healthful

facilities for competitors &

spectators as outlined in state

statutes 254.11 to 254.178 and

be familiar with school

emergency evacuation

procedures.

Lightning

SOURCE: National Weather Service

• Employ the “30-30 Rules” to know when to seek a safer location. The “30-30 Rules” states that when you see lightning, count the time until you hear the thunder. If this time is 30 seconds or less, go immediately to a safer place. If you can’t see the lightning, just hearing the thunder, this means lightning is likely within striking range. After the storm has apparently dissipated or moved on, wait 30 minutes or more after hearing the last thunder before leaving the safer location. Additional information is available at www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov

Lightning

Lesson to be learned – if

you are caught out on

the course… distance

yourself from anything

metal OR graphite.

Photo: Golf Cart struck

by lighning while the

golfer stood nearby,

under a tree

Lightning (cont.)

Seasonal Reminders

1. Athletes must have a physical. All foreign students must have

a physical conducted in the United States prior to

participating in practice of competition.

2. Pay attention to Heat, Humidity and Hydration. • Criminal charges have been brought against Kentucky High School

coach for heat related death of an athlete.

3. Sickle Cell Trait has not been talked about much in recent

years. It has recently been identified as contributing to the

death of a student-athlete. Coaches who work with African

American students should be aware, observant and informed.

Sportsmanship Emphasis

Thanks for your cooperation. With your

help, we can maintain interscholastic

athletics as an extension of the classroom

where lifelong lessons and benefits are

taught and learned.

Golf has long been a leader in

Sportsmanship issues. As players make

their own calls and maintain the integrity of

the sport golf, please work with your

players and encourage etiquette that

maintains a high level of dignity for your

high school and community.

USGA 2016-2019 Changes & Regulation

Review

1. Accidental Movement of a ball on a putting

green.

2. WIAA Local Rules 7 Conditions

3. Practice Swings

4. Six-Inch putts

5. End of Meet Procedures

6. Advice Regulations

7. WIAA Constitutional Changes

RULE CHANGE

Rules 18-2, 18-3, & 20-1

Approved Adaptations – Season Regulations, m.

When a player’s ball lies on the putting green,

there is no penalty if the ball or ball-marker is

accidentally moved by the player, his partner,

his opponent, or equipment.

Accidental movement of a ball on a putting green

RULE CHANGE

• For WIAA Tournament Series Meets

• Allowed for use during regular season meets

• Numerous Local Rules – Stones in Bunkers (allowed as provided in Rule 24-1)

• Conditions – Conforming clubs (diamond faced wedge not allowed)

• Electronic measuring device allowance

• Pace of Play Information – 40 seconds to play a shot

WIAA Local Rules & Conditions of Competition

RULE CHANGE

• Too Many being taken

• Two at Most needed

• Taking turf – damaging to courses

• Totally Unnecessary

• Pace of Play Issue

• When group is out of position and behind time par

• 1st offense is a warning

• 2nd offense is a one-stroke penalty

Practice Swings

RULE CHANGE

• Starting Point

• When a putt is approximately six-inches

or less from the hole, teach players to

“putt out”.

• Pace of Play issue

• When group is out of position & behind

their time par

• 1st offense – warning

• 2nd offense - one-stroke penalty

Six-Inch Putts

RULE CHANGE

Preventing Scoring Problems

• Provided in WIAA Tournament

Managers menu

• Starter Meeting with each group

• Make periodic checks with each

group

• Returning Scorecards

End of Meet Procedures

RULE CHANGE

Web address on the USGA website:

www.usga.org

http://www.usga.org/videos/2015/10/23/

151023-2016-usga-r-a-rules-revisions-

rule-6-6-final-457561427900.html

Returning an Incorrect Score (Rule 6-6D)

RULE REVIEW

TWO designated coaches may give rule options to their own

players anytime, and rule options to other competitors ONLY

when asked by that competitor. The designated coaches are

not allowed on the greens or in the bunkers. The persons

acting as a coach must be under contract with the school as a

golf coach. Players may accept verbal and hand signal advice

from their school’s designated coach only. Notes, tees, and

other items left behind by teammates and/or coaches are

prohibited. Coaches cannot align players while the player is at

address nor delay pace of play in any way. Penalty for

violation of the coaching rule is two strokes on first offense and

disqualification of player on second offense by same player.

COACHING RULE REVIEW

RULE CHANGE

Advice Between Rounds in 36-Hole Match

Q. May a player seek advice, other than

from his partner, after 18 holes in a 36-

hole match?

A. Yes. Rule 8-1 applies only during a

stipulated round. A 36-hole match consists

of two 18-hole stipulated rounds – see

Definition of “Stipulated Round.”

Advice Regulations – USGA Decision 8 -1/19

RULE CHANGE

Asking Advice When Play Suspended

Q. A is about to play the 6th hole, a par-3, when play

is suspended by the Committee. Prior to the

resumption of play, A asks X, who had already

played the 6th, what club he used for his tee shot.

Is A penalized under Rule 8-1?

A. No. The prohibition against giving or asking for

advice applies only during a stipulated round. In

this case, the stipulated round had been

suspended.

Advice Regulations – USGA Decision 8 -1/20

RULE CHANGE

Advice Given by Team Mate in Another Group in

Stroke Play

Q. Individual and team competitions are being

played concurrently in stroke play. Competitor is

given advice by a team mate who is playing in

another group. What is the ruling?

A. The team mate would be penalized two

strokes.

Advice Regulations – USGA Decision 8 -1/21

RULE CHANGE

Team Mates Playing as Fellow-Competitors Exchange Advice

Q. The format for a competition between two teams is as follows:

Individual stroke play, with the winner being the team with the

lowest aggregate score. Play is in groups of four, with two

players from each team in each group. In such event may two

team members playing the the same group give each other

advice?

A. No. The team mates are fellow-competitors and not partners

in this type of event, which is not the same as four-ball stroke

play (Rule 31-1), and they would be penalized for each breach of

Rule 8-1. Penalty: Match play – loss of hole; Stroke Play – two-

strokes.

Advice Regulations – USGA Decision 8 -1/22

RULE CHANGE

Q. A parent, not designated to be a coach, is

over heard telling their child to “slow down

your swing” during a high school meet.

A. Violation – instruction from someone

other that one of the two allowed

coaches. Penalty:

1st offense - Two stroke penalty.

2nd offense on same player – Disqualification.

Advice Regulations – WIAA Season Regulations, f.

RULE CHANGE

• 11th grade transfer restricted to non-

varsity for one calendar year.

• Athlete may compete in up to two non-

school contests with school approval

during the regular season only and

with NO coach/school involvement.

• Exceptional athlete redefined.

WIAA Constitution Changes

1. Ball Unplayable – Rule 28

2. Ball the Course as you Find It – Rule 13-2

USGA Rule Review

• Golfer gets to determine whether or not their

ball is unplayable.

• 1-stroke penalty

• 3 choices

• 2-club lengths not closer to the hole

• Straight line from the hole to where the ball lies

• Drop in the area where last shot was played

Ball Unplayable

• Video link

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEVvSwp4tYzSYAUT

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fullyhosted_011&hspart=iry&hsimp=yhs-

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Ball Unplayable

• It is against the rules to make a change to the course

• Lie of the ball

• Where you intend to stand

• Where you intend to swing

• Along the path to the hole

• Reasonable distance behind the hole

• In dropping or placing the ball

Play the Course as you Find It

Video link https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEVvSwp4tYzSYAUTQPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--

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Play the Course as you Find It

RULE CHANGE

Use of Electronic Measuring Devices

1. Allowed by Players & Coaches

1. No EMD’s with other functions allowed (slope, temperature, humidity,

wind direction, etc.)

2. Smartphones with distance-measuring devices can be used during

WIAA regular season and tournament series meets.

3. Opposing players can request to use EMD and must be provided.

4. Unsportsmanlike Penalty

– 1st offense – Warning

– 2nd offense – Two-Stroke penalty

– 3rd offense – Disqualification

Local Rule for Use of Distance Measuring Devices (Rule 14-3)

RULE CHANGE

Electronic Communication Devices for

Coaches

• Cellphones, smartphones, PDSs, etc.

• May be used in emergency situations to

follow live-scoring and text coach to coach

during competition.

• Talking on an ECD is only permitted off the

golf course, or in designated areas.

Local Rule for Use of Distance Measuring Devices (Rule 14-3)

Fifteen meets are allowed

during the regular season

so long as one or more

meet(s) are on a Saturday.

Schedules of all teams

should be clearly

published and separated

by level for each team

sponsored by a school.

15 Meets Allowed During Regular Season

33-7/9 Competitor Who Knows Player Has Breached Rules

Does Not Inform Player of Committee in Timely Manner

• The responsibility for knowing the Rules lies with all players. In stroke

play, the player and his marker have an explicit responsibility for the

correctness of the player’s scorecard.

• There may, however, be exceptional individual cases where, in order

to protect the interest of every other player in the competition, it would

be reasonable to expect a fellow-competitor or another competitor to

bring to light player’s breach of the Rules by notifying the player, his

marker or the Committee.

• In such exceptional circumstances, it would be appropriate for the

Committee to impose a penalty of disqualification under Rule 33-7 on

a fellow-competitor or another competitor if it becomes apparent that

he has failed to advise the player, his marker of the Committee of a

Rules breach with the clear intention of allowing that player to return

an incorrect score.

Approaching a Fellow Competitor – Penalty Situation

• Never feel you can’t address a player

• After tee shot/long walk

• As soon as possible after penalty is identified

• Remain calm – explain violation to player

• When coach of official available, inform them and review

• Before card is returned make sure it is accurate

“Integrity” Scoring

• All in group maintain score of all the

others

• Scorecards are exchanged

– WIAA scorecards sent to each school

hosting a WIAA tournament series meet

• USGA/WIAA scoring used

Starter Announcement

“Integrity” Scoring – key concept

Everybody announces their

score and everybody agrees

with these scores after each

hole

Hole Scoring

• Each player identifies and marks the score of ALL the other players in the group for each hole.

• Clearly announce your score after completing each hole.

• Record score for each player on scorecard at the tee area of the next hole.

• Players can tee off on the next hole, before completing the scorecard, however, make sure any and all scoring issues for the previous hole have been resolved.

• Markers sign the scorecard of the player they were marking.

WIAA RULE: 40-Second Shot Limit

Needed to address slow play by an individual player.

• Tee shots

• Fairway Shots

• Lost Balls

• Green Situations

• Check the WIAA Local Rules & Conditions for Pace of Play

Regulations

Keys to Good Pace

1. Stay focused on and keep up with group ahead.

2. Proceed directly to your ball.

3. Anticipate and think ahead – use travel/walking time.

4. When greenside, place bag/cart in a location where you

can move quickly/efficiently to the next hole.

5. Move quickly from shot to shot.

6. Don’t stand around.

7. Limit socializing – do not let a conversation hold up play.

8. Be prepared – Be Ready to play your shot.

Home Course Clarifications

• Need to be within 25 miles of high school

• A school can host a conference meet at a

course not designated as their home

course.

• A school can host a special event (i.e. a

cancer fundraiser) at a course not

designated as a home course.

The Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin is an organization designed to help build Wisconsin's reputation for developing quality junior

players by promoting golf in your school and community.

Some of the benefits of joining the GCAW are:

1. Receive issues of the "Coach Approach". This is the newsletter written by high school coaches for high school coaches.

2. Opportunities to improve coaching abilities at the Spring & Summer Clinics

3. Receive a Twenty-five Year Coaching Plaque.

4. Nominate players for Playing All-State Teams (Boy's and Girl's)

5. Nominate players for Academic All-State Teams (Boy's and Girl's)

6. Hole-in-one awards to high school golfers who make them during competition.

7. Ability to nominate former coaches for the Hall-of-Fame.

8. Ability to nominate for the "PGA /Friend of Golf" award.

9. Ability to nominate for the "Friend of High School Golf" award.

10. A strong voice in the affairs of high school golf with other state golf coaches and the W.I.A.A.

11. Play in the Association's annual Coaches Summer Tournament.

Please visit the web site @ www.golfcoacheswi.org for more information.

Please join the Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin.

It is your professional responsibility!

QUESTIONS AFTER

REVIEWING

THE PRESENTATION?

Call Tom Shafranski at the WIAA office

(715) 344-8580

or via email at tshafranski@wiaawi.org

From all of us at the WIAA office…

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SEASON!

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