mfcastillo17
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I've never heard of that. Superb idea.
(Nowadays, the only tournaments I'm running are at Stoney Hill, which is so remote that no one leaves the property for lunch, so they're hanging around, anyway. We run them from my house, and I post a sign on the outside saying "NEXT ROUND: ". When I know the exact time, I walk outside and write it in.)
The cure for the guy that knitpicks everything as soon as he shows up: Give him the raffle tickets to sell. Don't ask, just give. It works wonders.
For my next sanctioned event I'm going to give pro players the option of receiving their payout through paypal for those who don't want to stick around for awards. A courteous TD in Colorado extended that option to me before a long drive home and I really appreciated it. Let's see how it works.
Ams on the other hand don't really have an option but to wait for their payout because there is no way in hell I'm shipping stuff to people post event.
Our C-tier event at our new course yesterday went swimmingly. Some Open players said it's B-tier worthy and they provided constructive criticism for improvement.
^ That is what keeps me motivated.
Our C-tier event at our new course yesterday went swimmingly. Some Open players said it's B-tier worthy and they provided constructive criticism for improvement.
^ That is what keeps me motivated.
Open players like $500 added cash better than $0 added cash. Fundraising for the course itself keeps me motivated. Added cash requirements keep me motivated to never run a sanctioned event.
No added cash requirements for a sanctioned C-tier.
True. C-tier is a great fit if event insurance is required, but payout requirements still undercut course fundraising deeply.
Truth is it's player expectation that makes fundraising tournaments unpopular. People don't want to upset the payout grubbers. Nothing to do with the PDGA, really. Just misconstruing the PDGA's relatively loose standards.
Competition Endowment Program.
I wouldn't say the PDGA is anti-fundraiser, but I would say they are pro-payout to the point of being detrimental to fundraisers.
While a C-tier could technically be wholly fundraiser; the PDGA is doing nothing to support that happening they are merely making it not an impossibility. The PDGA is supporting the attitude of payout grubbers which makes a fundraiser C-tier infeasible.
Competition Endowment Program.
There are Disc Golf based 501C3s. The few I know of are regional based. Find one near you and run a CEP.