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Hello Northwoods Golf Conference Coaches!
Thought this might be an easy way for us to meet without meeting. I am leaving this open to however we want to use it but thought these might be some ideas:

SkyCaddies, etc. allowed? I have no one that owns one, but did have a team last year that we played in a match that had them.
 * Rules-


 * NGC decisions and voting


 * Help needed


 * Tips with practice and tournament prep.

What else should we discuss? I added a schedules page. I though we could post these.

Not sure how to do this but.... I made up a new scoring sheet with all the teams on them. As soon as you can get me your roster, I'll type in the names and this will save us from having to write them out each event... I can make a pdf of it after we are done and then you can print your own... it is on 8 1/2 by 14 paper....
 * Mancelona:**
 * HARBOR LIGHT:**

Also added the Mancelona logo to the score cards.
 * HARBOR LIGHT: 4/11/12**

I would like to build the Leaderboard excel for keeping track of the scores. I will put these in as soon as I get the names and I will try to send you after each event or we can post them somewhere online so everyone can keep track.
 * HARBOR LIGHT: 4/11/12**

We have 18 kids on the team. We lost 4 of the 6 scorers so, we are rebuilding the team. We have 4 girls :) We have 5 international players. Almost everyone is a beginner. Because of the school schedule we have not played any holes as of 4/11/12 :(
 * HARBOR LIGHT: 4/11/12**

We only have 5 this year need to know the course for Mancelona match.
 * Mackinaw City:**

The match will be played on the Summit Course at Shanty Creek Resorts, directions, score card, etc. on the Shanty Creek website. This is the same course that was used as the district site last year.
 * Mancelona:**

Had a lot of fun at the Bulldog Invitational over the weekend. Alanson/Pellston looks tough. Conner Kintz shot 78 (2nd overall). Josh Walker has sustained a concussion (field trip accident) and is out for the week.
 * HARBOR LIGHT: 4/16/12**

I have the spreadsheet all complete for the match tomorrow. All the kids names are in. I will bring the score sheets and score cards tomorrow.
 * HARBOR LIGHT: 4/16/12**

On the leaderboard page, you will notice the column to the far right that says, "first team all conference or second team all conference" these are the standings at that point... it will change right up to the end. It is build right into our leaderboard program to find the lowest 10 players... thus the 999 for players who did not play in the event.
 * HARBOR LIGHT: 4/25/12**

//Idea to discuss: Up to this point, we have selected all-conference based on low score totals. If a player missed an event, they were out of the running.... Because all players in the conference are not playing in every event.... do you want to allow for a player to miss an event and base all-conference on average instead... just a thought.... then a follow up question is... how many events can a player miss and still be in the all-conference standings...? (there are only 5 events for the all-conference)//


 * IDEAS:**
 * Here is a possible solution to the all-conference dilemma submitted by Jon Wolthuis (assistant coach HLC and the "stats man").**

I recognize that even the best player can have a really bad hole (say, they hit in the water twice on one hole, and take a 10). This can happen to any player, any day, at any time. That score should impact their results for that match. But, __a single bad hole should not have lasting__ __season-long effects__.

You could use a points system, based on order of finish in an event. Key concepts:
 * No one is disqualified for missing an event; they simply don't earn any points that day.
 * The event winner (or winners, in case of a tie) get +3 bonus points.
 * Anyone who finishes an event earns points based on their order of finish. For example, if 28 kids play, 1st place earns 28 points, last place earns 1 point.
 * At the end of the season, the tie-breaker would be head-to-head results. For example, if Bob and Sam are tied for 5th place, Bob beat Sam in 3-of-5 events, so Bob wins the tie-breaker, and Sam gets 6th place. If they are still tied, use total strokes. If they are still tied, draw straws.


 * Players receive points based on their ranking at an event.
 * Players receive +3 bonus points for winning an event.
 * Players that don't compete in an event receive zero points.

For example:
 * Mike Muller & Connor Kintz received 39 + 3 points in Mancelona, for tieing for 1st out of 39 players.
 * In Wolverine, Mike Muller received 28 + 3 points, and Connor Kintz received 27 points, out of 28 players.
 * Elliott Bellmore is in 17th place in points standings. With another top-10 finish on Tuesday, he could be right back in the mix. Using the existing scoring system, he was eliminated for not competing in Wolverine.

__//**COACHES, WHAT DO YOU THINK?**//__ I like the idea of using points system, however I think there should be no extra points for 1st place. With such a small schedule I don't think missing events is fair. This is a reward for great play which should include being responsible and attending all conference games.
 * Mackinaw City**:

__**Latest Conference Decisions**__
 * 3 player groups**
 * 4:00 pm start times**
 * Teams wait to leave until results are announced.**
 * Shot gun start as much as possible.**


 * Coach Larry R. gave us the grid for groups! "Thx, Coach!"** //(it's the math guys who help us make sense of it all)//

__**Players Hole #**__
 * 111**
 * 112**
 * 222**
 * 233**
 * 333**
 * 444**
 * 445**
 * 555**
 * 566**
 * 666**