DGLA MiCPS-Winter is reaching the end - March 17th.....
Well we are in our final days of the Winter Point Series. I thought I would provide some key info related to the wrap up of an awesome winter season and provide some insights for the improvements to the Summer Season that is about to begin.
So with this Saturday (Mar 17th) being the last day for the Michigan Winter Cooperative Point Series – MiCPS-W (https://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/DGLA_Michigan_Cooperative_Point_Series-Summer_2012), it a good time to remind participating leagues and clubs that we will lock the stats as of Friday night (Mar 23rd) at Midnight. Whatever is posted to the MiCPS-W leader board will be the official standings. This gives the leagues coordinators a few days after the last rounds to get the data entered. And Thanks to all the leagues coordinators and clubs for your efforts to make this season so much fun for all us players. Week after week you guys ensure we have these great gatherings of players, you prepare in advance to ensure score cards and signup sheets, CTP flags and all the other details are dealt with so players can just show up and play disc golf with friends new and old. I’d also like to thanks those players who help out the league coordinators in so many ways. From filling in when “life happens†to simple little items that helps the League coordinators as they are busy trying to organize while everyone else is warming up or practicing. Your help is really appreciated – it truly is a cooperative effort to keep leagues going week after week, year after year and trying to make it better each time with very little or no money.
Ok so Friday Mar 23rd it will be official who has captured the top position in the State Wide Michigan Disc Golf Leagues Winter Cooperative Point Series – The Michigan Winter Disc Golf League Champion. So what else is there besides a long @ss title to recognize this player and the many others who took on the challenge of battling the Michigan Winter elements and some of the best disc golf players in the world, those who demonstrated commitment, perseverance, and ability to consistently excel in the battle that occurred all Winter long? Well we will be using all the registration fees to buy some amazing prizes and trophies – I was thinking a Car or an all expense vacation to the tropics but then I was reminded that this is all free and there is no money to properly reward the champion and all those who had fun all winter long even in the few rare below 15 degree league rounds. But wait – somehow we did manage to secure some goodies. How about some berths to the biggest and most prestige’s Disc Golf tournament for Michigan Disc Golfers – Yes you got it – The MDGO – Michigan State Disc Golf Championship – to held in Ludington where the largest gathering of Disc Golfers will gather and battle and celebrate another great year of Michigan Disc Golfers. The Berths were just distributed by the MDGO to the Michigan clubs. DGLA was fortunate to secure 7 of the highly coveted berths and berth packages. We are hoping to have a few more to be able to reward the achievements of many players during the MiCPS Winter & Summer. Last year a few clubs donated a couple berths – which is amazing and we appreciate their vision and cooperative participation in helping to make the Point Series even more fun and Rewarding. So we will not know the actual number of berths we have to award yet but we will be awarding at least three berths for the Winter Point Series, maybe more, based on the leaderboard standing. The rest will be awarded during the Summer Point Series.
So what about the Summer Point Series? Again we try and improve each season – so what is in store for this season, which starts on April 1st and will run until July 28th, a few weeks before the Michigan State Championship. Well the wizard behind our beloved DiscGolfScene, Pete, is as always looking at what can be done to make things easier and more fun at the same time. We are looking at ways to recognize players on a monthly basis – who are the big winners, who has played the most league rounds and other exciting stats and achievements. Pete, Scott and I have been busy improving the organization that bring us the Point Series – DGLA – The Disc Golf League Association, Inc – soon to be a non-profit 501C(3). We have been reading players comments, talking with leagues, clubs, businesses and many others. Our overall goals are listed on the DGLA website in our published Articles of incorporation and by-laws but as the organizations name indicates we are focused on growing and improving Disc Golf Leagues. We have collected information as a starting point for creating and improving leagues. There are templates and tutorials which we will continue to grow and improve and look to feedback and input from everyone.
To improve Disc Golf leagues there are many related activities such as the courses we play on. Besides building more courses we need to ensure the existing courses are maintained and hopefully improved based on the cool ideas of players and successes at other courses by those who take on or assist with these projects. Collecting and sharing of information is powerful and key to us reaching greater heights. So first we need to collect information to help, from course projects, to resources to help clubs, leagues, players and businesses. We are adding tools to collect this information – starting with a Disc Golf Resource directory – who makes, sells or provides services related to disc golf. How can this help? League and clubs are always looking for ways to raise money or have better stuff to offer players. Course designers need info, and products to build better courses. Also how many times have you needed a disc or some other disc golf related item and know there has to be a rank in a nearby store but had no idea how to find it. I’m sure we all know a little mom and pop shop that has a disc rank that most people even other locals don’t know about. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to find them easily, read a review about a shop before traveling to see if it’s just one rank of discs, a full offering, competitive prices etc.
Have you ever wondered what disc golf projects are going on in your area or who is leading a project, what the status is or how to get funding or approval for a project. We are helping there as well. By collecting details about projects that are planned or underway, help connect those people who want to help with those who are organizing these activities and hopefully help with some real cash as a grant for some great projects. Now how would Course Improvement Grants be funded? Well it’s hard when everything is free but that is an important aspect of the point series for us. Focused on encouraging as many players as possible to participate and play more we view that keeping the the option for participating free is a key attribute to the largest participation and it keeps the money in the local leagues and clubs hands, who ultimately need it to ensure their activities, your leagues can be sustainable and hopefully grow and improve. As with all aspects of the point series and the DGLA activities we start with the basics and build over time. If the disc golf players like or dislike what we are doing they let us know and we work with the local leagues, clubs and players to explore improvements and new ideas. We strongly believe we are on the right path and many are expressing their thanks and some ask how they can help. We (DGLA) like to make the growth and method of achieving our goals fun and involve all who want to be a part of it. We decided that we should formalize our organization and then begin to formalize the participation. This is now moving ahead. We are an official tax entity in the view of our governments (local and Federal) and we are in the process of protecting what money we are able to gather so it all can be focused on helping the disc golf community. Our website conveys the details and now offers a way for you to show your involvement and or belief in the ideas of the organization and help steer the organization in the future. Membership is free – it helps us show the world that people and players believe in the ideas and over time help sponsors to see the potential that we represent. The potential is great. As League players we could easily represent many more times the number of players than in any other Disc Golf related group or organization because we represent almost all players, from tournament players, to casual players and everyone in between who all plays leagues. We hope to continue to add additional projects, activities, information and utilities to what DGLA offers and continue to look for those who want to help – There are endless ways to help and with a talents and efforts of the collective disc golf community we can achieve amazing things – cooperatively….
So how does this affect the Point Series? Well the point series means different things to different people. Every player has different reason why they play as well as constraints that impact how often and how serious they take this. In trying to be all things to all players (impossible but we continue to try) we have come up with a way to keep it free for all who just want to be a part of it as in the past but also let those who want to have some “Skin in the Game†with some rewards for their achievements we will be offering that as well. In short – for less than the price of a local tournament you can compete all season long with multiple opportunities to be rewarded. You get a DGLA Members only “Players Membership†players pack and are eligible for awards based on your performance in the point series, competing only with the other Player Members. $30 is the cost, you get the player package, voting rights, life time DGLA membership number and the satisfaction to know you are helping to improve the Disc Golf Courses in your state. Yes - half of that $30 is put into the State Disc Golf Course Grant program, which voting members will determine which projects within their state receive a DGLA Disc Golf Course improvement grant. So the Summer Point Series will have some new and exciting aspects this year – It’s going to be a wild and fun summer for Michigan Disc Golf Leagues…. Thanks for your continued participation and support. Together we are making this sport in Michigan and elsewhere better and better – Thanks!
Check out DiscGolfLeagueAssociation.org for more information on membership, the Disc Golf Resource directory, The Disc Golf Course improvement and grant program and other info. Your feedback is always appreciated, your involvement could very well be the critical piece needed to help Disc Golf reach new heights - don’t under estimate what even the smallest contribution of ideas, or assistance can mean to the cooperative collaborative collected achievement and the impact that will have for all players for years to come.
So please consider joining DGLA it’s free – Soon we will add the option to upgrade to two additional levels of voting membership. For now you can show your support and secure your DGLA life time membership number. Members will receive a DGLA member’s newsletter with new information as it becomes available on all these activities. Your email and state are critical fields to ensure information and projects can successfully be managed and your informed about activities in your area. Also coming soon: the rating and review feature for the Disc Golf Resource Directory. Please add any business or services providers you know of – especially those shops in your area that others may not be aware of. The DGLA disc Golf Course project database and grant program – some details are already listed on the DGLA site. Your participation in collecting this information is key to its success and it will help other activities in ways we have not begun to image but we keep dreaming and improving with your help.
Clubs and leagues which desire to be included in the largest Michigan state wide Disc Golf League season activity (MiCPS-Summer 2012) please send Scott and myself the link to your Summer 2012 league and we will add it and provide your request for the date of your Highlighted League of the Week (HLW) and we will try to accommodate your request. Please check the MDGO schedule of events to ensure no conflict with other events in your area.
DGLA MiCPS-Winter is reaching the end - March 17th.....
Well we are in our final days of the Winter Point Series. I thought I would provide some key info related to the wrap up of an awesome winter season and provide some insights for the improvements to the Summer Season that is about to begin.
So with this Saturday (Mar 17th) being the last day for the Michigan Winter Cooperative Point Series – MiCPS-W (https://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/DGLA_Michigan_Cooperative_Point_Series-Summer_2012), it a good time to remind participating leagues and clubs that we will lock the stats as of Friday night (Mar 23rd) at Midnight. Whatever is posted to the MiCPS-W leader board will be the official standings. This gives the leagues coordinators a few days after the last rounds to get the data entered. And Thanks to all the leagues coordinators and clubs for your efforts to make this season so much fun for all us players. Week after week you guys ensure we have these great gatherings of players, you prepare in advance to ensure score cards and signup sheets, CTP flags and all the other details are dealt with so players can just show up and play disc golf with friends new and old. I’d also like to thanks those players who help out the league coordinators in so many ways. From filling in when “life happens†to simple little items that helps the League coordinators as they are busy trying to organize while everyone else is warming up or practicing. Your help is really appreciated – it truly is a cooperative effort to keep leagues going week after week, year after year and trying to make it better each time with very little or no money.
Ok so Friday Mar 23rd it will be official who has captured the top position in the State Wide Michigan Disc Golf Leagues Winter Cooperative Point Series – The Michigan Winter Disc Golf League Champion. So what else is there besides a long @ss title to recognize this player and the many others who took on the challenge of battling the Michigan Winter elements and some of the best disc golf players in the world, those who demonstrated commitment, perseverance, and ability to consistently excel in the battle that occurred all Winter long? Well we will be using all the registration fees to buy some amazing prizes and trophies – I was thinking a Car or an all expense vacation to the tropics but then I was reminded that this is all free and there is no money to properly reward the champion and all those who had fun all winter long even in the few rare below 15 degree league rounds. But wait – somehow we did manage to secure some goodies. How about some berths to the biggest and most prestige’s Disc Golf tournament for Michigan Disc Golfers – Yes you got it – The MDGO – Michigan State Disc Golf Championship – to held in Ludington where the largest gathering of Disc Golfers will gather and battle and celebrate another great year of Michigan Disc Golfers. The Berths were just distributed by the MDGO to the Michigan clubs. DGLA was fortunate to secure 7 of the highly coveted berths and berth packages. We are hoping to have a few more to be able to reward the achievements of many players during the MiCPS Winter & Summer. Last year a few clubs donated a couple berths – which is amazing and we appreciate their vision and cooperative participation in helping to make the Point Series even more fun and Rewarding. So we will not know the actual number of berths we have to award yet but we will be awarding at least three berths for the Winter Point Series, maybe more, based on the leaderboard standing. The rest will be awarded during the Summer Point Series.
So what about the Summer Point Series? Again we try and improve each season – so what is in store for this season, which starts on April 1st and will run until July 28th, a few weeks before the Michigan State Championship. Well the wizard behind our beloved DiscGolfScene, Pete, is as always looking at what can be done to make things easier and more fun at the same time. We are looking at ways to recognize players on a monthly basis – who are the big winners, who has played the most league rounds and other exciting stats and achievements. Pete, Scott and I have been busy improving the organization that bring us the Point Series – DGLA – The Disc Golf League Association, Inc – soon to be a non-profit 501C(3). We have been reading players comments, talking with leagues, clubs, businesses and many others. Our overall goals are listed on the DGLA website in our published Articles of incorporation and by-laws but as the organizations name indicates we are focused on growing and improving Disc Golf Leagues. We have collected information as a starting point for creating and improving leagues. There are templates and tutorials which we will continue to grow and improve and look to feedback and input from everyone.
To improve Disc Golf leagues there are many related activities such as the courses we play on. Besides building more courses we need to ensure the existing courses are maintained and hopefully improved based on the cool ideas of players and successes at other courses by those who take on or assist with these projects. Collecting and sharing of information is powerful and key to us reaching greater heights. So first we need to collect information to help, from course projects, to resources to help clubs, leagues, players and businesses. We are adding tools to collect this information – starting with a Disc Golf Resource directory – who makes, sells or provides services related to disc golf. How can this help? League and clubs are always looking for ways to raise money or have better stuff to offer players. Course designers need info, and products to build better courses. Also how many times have you needed a disc or some other disc golf related item and know there has to be a rank in a nearby store but had no idea how to find it. I’m sure we all know a little mom and pop shop that has a disc rank that most people even other locals don’t know about. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to find them easily, read a review about a shop before traveling to see if it’s just one rank of discs, a full offering, competitive prices etc.
Have you ever wondered what disc golf projects are going on in your area or who is leading a project, what the status is or how to get funding or approval for a project. We are helping there as well. By collecting details about projects that are planned or underway, help connect those people who want to help with those who are organizing these activities and hopefully help with some real cash as a grant for some great projects. Now how would Course Improvement Grants be funded? Well it’s hard when everything is free but that is an important aspect of the point series for us. Focused on encouraging as many players as possible to participate and play more we view that keeping the the option for participating free is a key attribute to the largest participation and it keeps the money in the local leagues and clubs hands, who ultimately need it to ensure their activities, your leagues can be sustainable and hopefully grow and improve. As with all aspects of the point series and the DGLA activities we start with the basics and build over time. If the disc golf players like or dislike what we are doing they let us know and we work with the local leagues, clubs and players to explore improvements and new ideas. We strongly believe we are on the right path and many are expressing their thanks and some ask how they can help. We (DGLA) like to make the growth and method of achieving our goals fun and involve all who want to be a part of it. We decided that we should formalize our organization and then begin to formalize the participation. This is now moving ahead. We are an official tax entity in the view of our governments (local and Federal) and we are in the process of protecting what money we are able to gather so it all can be focused on helping the disc golf community. Our website conveys the details and now offers a way for you to show your involvement and or belief in the ideas of the organization and help steer the organization in the future. Membership is free – it helps us show the world that people and players believe in the ideas and over time help sponsors to see the potential that we represent. The potential is great. As League players we could easily represent many more times the number of players than in any other Disc Golf related group or organization because we represent almost all players, from tournament players, to casual players and everyone in between who all plays leagues. We hope to continue to add additional projects, activities, information and utilities to what DGLA offers and continue to look for those who want to help – There are endless ways to help and with a talents and efforts of the collective disc golf community we can achieve amazing things – cooperatively….
So how does this affect the Point Series? Well the point series means different things to different people. Every player has different reason why they play as well as constraints that impact how often and how serious they take this. In trying to be all things to all players (impossible but we continue to try) we have come up with a way to keep it free for all who just want to be a part of it as in the past but also let those who want to have some “Skin in the Game†with some rewards for their achievements we will be offering that as well. In short – for less than the price of a local tournament you can compete all season long with multiple opportunities to be rewarded. You get a DGLA Members only “Players Membership†players pack and are eligible for awards based on your performance in the point series, competing only with the other Player Members. $30 is the cost, you get the player package, voting rights, life time DGLA membership number and the satisfaction to know you are helping to improve the Disc Golf Courses in your state. Yes - half of that $30 is put into the State Disc Golf Course Grant program, which voting members will determine which projects within their state receive a DGLA Disc Golf Course improvement grant. So the Summer Point Series will have some new and exciting aspects this year – It’s going to be a wild and fun summer for Michigan Disc Golf Leagues…. Thanks for your continued participation and support. Together we are making this sport in Michigan and elsewhere better and better – Thanks!
Check out DiscGolfLeagueAssociation.org for more information on membership, the Disc Golf Resource directory, The Disc Golf Course improvement and grant program and other info. Your feedback is always appreciated, your involvement could very well be the critical piece needed to help Disc Golf reach new heights - don’t under estimate what even the smallest contribution of ideas, or assistance can mean to the cooperative collaborative collected achievement and the impact that will have for all players for years to come.
So please consider joining DGLA it’s free – Soon we will add the option to upgrade to two additional levels of voting membership. For now you can show your support and secure your DGLA life time membership number. Members will receive a DGLA member’s newsletter with new information as it becomes available on all these activities. Your email and state are critical fields to ensure information and projects can successfully be managed and your informed about activities in your area. Also coming soon: the rating and review feature for the Disc Golf Resource Directory. Please add any business or services providers you know of – especially those shops in your area that others may not be aware of. The DGLA disc Golf Course project database and grant program – some details are already listed on the DGLA site. Your participation in collecting this information is key to its success and it will help other activities in ways we have not begun to image but we keep dreaming and improving with your help.
Clubs and leagues which desire to be included in the largest Michigan state wide Disc Golf League season activity (MiCPS-Summer 2012) please send Scott and myself the link to your Summer 2012 league and we will add it and provide your request for the date of your Highlighted League of the Week (HLW) and we will try to accommodate your request. Please check the MDGO schedule of events to ensure no conflict with other events in your area.