tom12003
Eagle Member
Forming a club is not just a beer social. Look what is really needed and plan for success.
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Always plan for success.
501C3 (Non-profit status).
Businesses will be much more willing to write a check to "Disc Golf Club" as opposed to Bill(or Dave).
Has anyone heard of a "sober" league - one that would frown upon alcohol and drug use during league events?
Sunday mornings at least...I'm sure the majority of church course leagues try to keep alcohol out.
All signs point to no.....
Seriously though. I'm sure the majority of church course leagues try to keep alcohol out.
It really depends on the "SCOPE" of a club. Clubs dealing with a specific course often self organized. "Regional" clubs dealing with 3 or more courses are, all of a sudden, dealing with group dynamics and various levels of friction. Here in Charlotte, the club tends to 17 courses within the county; for the most part, the club actually owns (or in debt for) the baskets and has a formal contract with the Parks & Rec Dept. What 1978 has already mentioned, this requires a business approach (much more than just a social club). Each course has a course director (often a group of specific course junkies/helpers) that help facilitate club league/tournament play as well as course maintenance (I am a course director for one of these while 1978 takes care of 2 others). All 17 courses have equal status with the club, but some get more attention based on the immediacy of PDGA tournament action.
No one wants to know the specifics of how sausage is made as long as it tastes good.
Just be aware: no matter what you do, the incentives you offer, or how many pleas for help... 90% of your members just want to play and won't be actively involved with anything else. Forming a club is hard work, very time consuming, and very rewarding and also very discouraging at the same time. lol!
And that 90% will complain often and loudly about almost anything, tell you over and over what the club "should do", tell anyone else that the club "doesn't do anything", and will almost NEVER volunteer to do anything or agree to do anything when asked.
The more I get involved, the more I realize that the key to a productive and enjoyable club experience is to make sure that you have a good 10% of people who you can work and communicate with.