Kinard Junior High Golf Team

Spring 2009

Head Coach: Mr. Brad Blank

Kinard Junior High – Phone 488-5454

E-mail:

Web Updates: Golf Link at www.blankscience.wikispaces.com

Assistant Coach: Mr. Rea Kreider 488-5400

Background Information: Each junior high in Poudre School District has a combined 7th and 8th grade club team, The team will consist of 10-12 players. The team may be co-ed.

As a club sport, there is not a medical/physical requirement, nor is there a district fee for participation. As with other club sports, transportation will be the responsibility of the student athlete.

Kinard will compete against other junior high teams at each of the three Fort Collins City Golf Courses. Players who make the team compete in weekly matches beginning the last week of March. The season concludes with a City Tournament on May 20th.

Matches involve 6 team members, with the goal that every team member experience match play opportunities.

Team Selection Process/ Criteria:

  1. Turn in a recent scorecard showing at least a nine-hole score.

·  Scorecards should be turned in to Mr. Blank as soon as possible, however, they must be turned in before school on Monday Morning March 23rd to be a part of the tryout process. (Note: this is the Monday following Spring Break).

·  It is expected that players follow all USGA rules and play from the standard men’s tees (typically whites) when playing this pre-season round. Ladies will play from the women’s tee box (reds).

  1. Meet academic and character expectations for participation
  1. Participate in 9 hole qualifying rounds. Coaches will set groups and post tee-times prior to each qualifying round. If the golf course is open, we will be playing regardless of the current weather conditions.

·  Tuesday March 24th Southridge golf course…Tee times begin at 3:00 pm (5-6 tee times)

·  Probable First Cut

·  Wednesday April 1st - Collindale golf course. Tee times will begin as early as 3:00 pm (3-5 tee times)

·  Students are responsible for transportation to and from all activities

  1. Coaches observations on the course, behavior, decorum, pace of play, etc. will be factors/considerations in final selection decisions.

During Try-outs, each foursome will be monitored / chaperoned during the qualifying process by coaches and other Kinard Staff volunteers. No “coaching/ instruction” will be provided during the tryout rounds. We ask that parents do not assist the “on-course” activities on try-out days. The coaches will make the final decisions on the team members.

The City of Fort Collins has significantly reduced green fees to help support youth golf. Golfers will be asked to pay a $2.50 fee for each nine hole round played throughout the year as part of a pre-set tee time schedule. Coaches will collect this fee prior to play.

Any rounds played by students not associated with the pre-set schedule will be charged regular City of Fort Collins youth rates. The possibility exists that team members may be asked to pay the youth green fee for several qualifying/practice rounds later in the season. This may be necessary due to the limited number of tee times allotted by the City courses. Coaches will notify you of this situation in advance.

All matches/practices will be after school at one of the three City Golf Courses: Once the team is established, we will set additional practices sessions (chipping/putting/driving range) at Southridge or Collindale golf courses. It will not be a daily event, and some ability to accommodate student athletes with other commitments may be possible.

Qualifying/ Try-out Schedule:

Day / Date / Location / Event
Tuesday / March 24th / Southridge / Qualifying Round #1 / Tee Times as early as 3 pm
Friday / March 27th / Possible 1st Round of Cuts
Wednesday / April 1st / Collindale / Qualifying Round #2 / Tee Times as early as 3 pm
Thursday / April 2nd / Team Members Announced
Season Schedule
Friday / April 3rd / Collindale / Match vs Preston / Tee Time at 3:20
Thursday / April 9th / Southridge / Match vs Webber / Tee Time at 3:20
Thursday / April 16th / Collindale / Match vs Boltz / Tee Time at 3:20
Wednesday / April 22nd / Southridge / ALL TEAM 9 whole practice round / Tee time at 3:20
Thursday / April 23rd / Southridge / Match vs Lesher / Tee time at 3:20
Thursday / April 30th / City Park / Match vs Blevins / Early Dismissal – 1st tee time is at 2:20
Monday / May 4th / Southridge / Match vs Lincoln / Tee time at 3:20
Monday / May 11th / City Park / Match vs CLP / Tee time at 3:20
Thursday / May 14th / Southridge / Match vs Wellington / Tee time at 3:20
Friday / May 15th / Collindale / 18 hole Practice Round / TBD – Players will pay full price student rate
Wednesday / May 20th / Collindale / District Tournament – We defend our Title / All Day – Take 5 players – This determines the City Champions
Thursday / May 21st / Collindale / Make up date for tourney if needed
2009 Golf Season – Intro Meeting Attendance
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