Golf Post-season Meeting Minutes

October 19, 2006

1. Attendees
Jacquie Mirtle, RVSD
Ken Payne, George McDougall
Marie Bernard, Beiseker
Michael Sera, Bert Church
Rob Wilson, Chestermere
Ron Kuzmickas, Springbank
Sandy Green, Cochrane

Regrets: Bow Valley
Absent: WG Murdoch

2. Review of 2006-07 Divisionals
Thank you to Marie Bernard for her work as commissioner.
Marie thought the tournament went well. 67 players competed but the course was not able to put them in threesomes, however the first group finished in four hours and ten minutes. Compiling results afterwards was time-consuming and she wished she would have had a different system. To that end Marie thinks that there should be more information sharing from host to host. JM agreed and mentioned that the sports coordinator can take a more active role in registration and results. Coaches were happy with Carstairs Golf Club and Marie said they were very accommodating.

3. 2007-08 Commissioner
Next year's commissioner is Ron Kuzmickas, Springbank.

4.. 2007-08 Host
Springbank is next year's host (2008-09 is WG Murdoch). The group discussed different courses on the west side and agreed they'd be willing to travel a bit further to get costs down. It is understood, however, that when the tournament moves to the west side that green fees are going to be higher. Ron will be looking at the following courses (in order of desirability) for next year's tournaments: Spirit River, Wintergreen and Water Valley.

5. 2007-08 Zone Championships
1A/2A - TBA
3A/4A - Coaches agreed that Rocky View should continue hosting the Zone tournament. Action: JM to submit request to host 3A/4A girls and boys South Central Zone tournament at the same venue as the Divisional tournament. The Zone tournament would be held the week after our Divisional tournament. Action: Appoint a Zone commissioner at the pre-season meeting.

6. 2007-08 Provincial Championships
Sep. 24/25 - Bids are now being accepted. The bid deadline was October 15 but there is no indication any have yet been received.

7. Motions
No motions were presented at this meeting.

9. 2006-07 Pre-season Meeting
June 14, 2007

10. Other
Marie raised the issue of tournament fees. She charged each player $1 extra in order to build in a bit of a buffer. For the Zone tournament, Rob Wilson charged students $5 extra but some of this was to cover the cost of medallions and banners. The group discussed previous tournaments and what is appropriate to charge students. It was decided that host schools are to build in no more than a $4 buffer.

Cochrane and other schools stated that they had to turn away many players this year and questioned why, if there is room in the tournament, they couldn't bring more athletes. After discussing various scenarios the group decided that coaches are to include, with their registration, the number of alternates their school can provide to help fill a tournament. The commissioner will then divide up the extra spots between schools.

Regarding scoring, it is the coaches' responsibility to double check scores. At next year's tournament, coaches are to have another school verify results sheets. Action: Ken Payne is to send JM his tournament information so that scoring systems remain consistent from year to year.