Immaculate Heart Academy is a member of the NNJIL, BCWCA and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) and adheres to all NJSIAA policies as stated in the organization's Constitution, By-Laws and Rules & Regulations. These principals are the guidelines used to formulate Immaculate Heart Academy's specific policies outlined below.

1. Students participating in athletics should insure that their conduct brings credit to themselves, their school, and their sport. The penalty for the display of unsportsmanlike conduct will be left to the discretion of the coach's pre-season policies.

a. Unsportsmanlike conduct includes any action deemed harmful or lacking in integrity.  Such actions include Foul, Discriminatory, or inflammatory remarks made to coaches, opponents or teammates.  Golfers who engage in such activities will be suspended from the team or an indefinite period.

b. Golf is a game of integrity meant to be played by people of integrity.  There are no referees in golf so all gofers are expected to play with honesty and integrity.  Cheating of ANY type will not be tolerated.  Golfers who engage in cheating will be suspended from the team for the season.

Cheating –

1.  Not recording the correct and earned score on any given hole for yourself or playing partner

2.  Changing in any way “the lie” for benefit/ knowingly playing a ball that is not your own

3.  Not reporting any rules violations (even the ones that were genuine mistakes)

4.  Not reporting rules violations to your competitors in order to gain the maximum penalty/disqualification of your competitors

5.  Knowingly falsifying the “Rules of Golf” to gain advantage

2. The purchase of individual school insurance in September is highly recommended for all students/athletics.
3. Physicals are required of all students/athletes before the first day of practice.
4. The student/athlete must participate in physical education.
5. The student/athlete must participate in physical education the day of a game in order to participate in the game.
6. No student/athlete may participate in any activity game or practice on any day which she has missed school.
7. Any student/athlete, not in school before 10:00AM, may not participate in games or practices that day.
8. Failure in 2 subjects for a marking period removes the student from any activity, practice or games until subsequent grades show removal of failure. Time of these grades is based on the day the grades are due to the Director of Studies.  There is no possibility of regaining eligibility by good progress or  reports.

a.  Student Athletes are expected to be better than the average student. Coach Stayton will be in constant contact with all of the Golfer’s teachers.  If a teacher makes me aware of an academic problem, that student will not be allowed to miss any school to participate in Golf events until the problem is rectified.

b. There will be occasions when Golfer’s will miss school to participate in a tournament.  When this is the case, it is the student’s responsibility to contact the teacher and make up any work missed as per the directions of that teacher.  Any teacher who makes Coach Stayton aware of a situation where a student has failed to live up to this responsibility, the student will lose the privilege of excused school absences.

9. The student/athlete suspended from school or on probation is also suspended from sports activities and all other curricular activities during the time of her probation.
10. Participation in ALL Practices and Matches are Mandatory.   Any student who has a serious conflict can see Coach Stayton.  Just not showing up will not cut it.
11. Team members will be given a set of “The Rules of Golf”.  All golfers are expected to study this book and be aware of the rules of the game.
12. When on the course, golfers are expected to behave in a manner which displays proper golf etiquette.  It is a privilege to play on these courses.  Replace your divots and ball marks and if you see others, replace them too.  Be courteous to other golfers on the course by maintaining pace of play and keeping quiet conversation to a minimum.  Any golfer who displays actions on the golf course inconsistent with the “Spirit of the Game” including but not limited to:  not knowing the general rules, not being supportive of teammates and competitors, not maintaining the condition of the golf course, not knowing and/or displaying proper etiquette will not participate in matches until all discrepancies are resolved.
13. “Rules of the Game” are available on the USGA website usga.org as well as sample quizzes of the rules and many other tools to improve your knowledge of rules and etiquette.