United States Junior Disc Golf Championship (USJDGC)

William Hill Is it possible to just check-in on Friday before round 1? Jul 11

Jeff Spring Jul 17 Yes - that is OK!

quick question: I will be visiting from CO for a wedding on Saturday (07/25) in Essex Junction. I was hoping to play Smuggs on Thursday and/or Friday (07/23, 07/24). Will the course be open to play ... show more ›

Jul 11

Chris Young Jul 11 Both courses open on Thursday Bryan and over the weekend 1 of the 2 courses will be open to the public each day.

Bryan Luoma Jul 15 Thank you!

John Lanni What tee boxes will the u15 mixed be using at this tournament? May 13

Droo Fisher This is an awesome new opportunity!! Regardless of location and timing, setting this up for KIDS, without an eye on maximum financial gain, is amazing. Thank you!! Apr 22

Scotty Smith

There was an email sent out about this through Jr Worlds asking if we be willing to comment why there might be a low turnout. This is the POV of a dad with 4 boys, from Texas, from a blue collar ... show more ›

There was an email sent out about this through Jr Worlds asking if we be willing to comment why there might be a low turnout. This is the POV of a dad with 4 boys, from Texas, from a blue collar family, with both parents who work, with one son who competes competitively.

I would say the reason it is low is because of families like ours can only take off two weeks at most for vacation. Maybe if it was the week after worlds and closer? But with it being 2 weeks later at the end of July, most Texas schools are starting their two a day practices in athletics for fall sports in the last week of July now. (Crazy that school seems to creep that far into August, remember the days when we don’t start till September and we are the ones running the world right now right? Ha ha!) School starts the middle of the 2nd week of August now. Since disc Golf is not and official high school or Jr. High sport in anyway in the south the other sports choke it out due to time requirements of high-school sports. Also in our case we live in more of a rural area and the closest course to us is 20 miles away. (I know some cheese ???? with the whine.. ha ha)

If disc golf is serious about wanting to grow the sport, they are going to have to take a page from Tennis but do it better. Tennis is a sport that has its own ratings system but still operates within a high school setting. Disc golf could do the same.
Getting into highs school sport could be a double edge sword as well. While it can gain popularity, it like ball golf and tennis will be limited to the size teams a school can support. That will bring the sport to a choke point.
So do you keep pushing it from out of school and get more kids playing, or do you push for the involvement of it becoming a sport that high schools can adopt and realize it will impact more kids directly in some ways while choking out a majority in other ways?
Love working through the sports psychology of things! I would say push to make disc golf a competitive sport in the high school and Jr high levels. In Texas that word mean you would have to get it into the elementary PE teachers line up of teaching proper mechanics and giving a chance for kids to throw disc! Ha ha Could you imagine being an Elementary school teacher and every kid has a disc to throw? “hey Coach could we borrow the football helmets & pads during off season, I want to teach my elementary kids disc golf!” Ha ha ha

Hope that helps with information of Maybe why the low turn out and a little bit of humor on working through what might need to come!

I think the other question/statement not being mention here is, are we growing the sport to form more competitors to get a larger recognition of the sport, for better sponsorships for higher purse prizes? Or are we will trying to grow the sport to get more kids and adults active to have a healthy life style. The answer to that is probably “yes”. But of course there is a want for the bigger prizes and sponsorship to come into play.

Thanks for reading the ramblings of a half crazed guy! Hope that helps with the thought process of getting towards having a more competitive play in juniors in some way!

Apr 22

Timothy Eleinko Apr 22

Another perspective here. Blue collar father of 4, with a 6 year old daughter only focused on disc g ... show more ›

Eric Hess I can’t see why the answer would be no, but here goes anyway. Can an amateur register for the pro division? I ask because MP18/FP18 are new concepts. Apr 14

John Harper Apr 14 They said the MP/FP18 divisions will be merged with MJ/FJ18 after registration.

Ezra Koch Apr 14 What I understand is that, two signups are to get around some juniors being classified as pro and some as ams. They are the same division and will play each other.

Eric Hess Apr 14

Cool concept. I do think Junior Worlds should always remain AM. This is a neat little work around th ... show more ›

James Sides Will the MP18 division be playing the pro tour layout? Apr 13

Jeff Spring Apr 16 Yes. They will play the gold tees on both courses.

Timothy Eleinko This looks awesome. If we can make it work, I'm sure Sophie would love to play. Apr 2

Chris Young Apr 2 We hope you can make it!

John Hacker Was this an invite only? Feb 28

Chris Young Mar 1 It is not an invite only event John.

Greg Babbin Thanks all for getting this up early! The girls and I are looking forward to seeing everyone this summer! Feb 16

Nick Buysse

This is awesome and amazing that you are putting on more high level junior tournaments. Can we get some time separation from Junior Worlds in the future? I'm sure lots would like to attend but hav ... show more ›

Jan 31

Kevin Spradlin Jan 31 Funny thing, I was thinking this same thought last night.

Chris Young Feb 1 If camping is an option for anyone I am happy to assist with getting in touch with a local disc golfer that often offers up camping.

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