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Disc Golfin Support of Scouting
You will learn:What disc golf isHow to play and teach disc golfHow to take your group on a disc golf outingHow disc golf supports the mission of the BSA.
Disc golf is:
Like golf (duh!)
More than 30 years old
Increasing by 15 percent per year
Played at over 2,750 courses around the world
A lifetime sport
Disc Golf No’s
No high risk
Usually no charge
No expensive equipment
No need to wait for weather
Disc Golf Safety
Don’t throw when anyone is in front of you.
Yell FORE!Listen, watch for discs.
Dodge, or duck and cover.
Disc Golf Safety
Outdoors, IntensifiedWater, terrainPlants, insects, & animalsStructures, power linesTrespassing
Let’s Play!
Youth Disc Golf Styles
Ages 10-13
It’s just play.
No rules – just “the point.”
Fast, rolling herd.
Wacky throws.
6 holes of 50 to 150 feet.
Youth Disc Golf StylesAges 14+
It’s a sport.Learn and follow the rules.Keep score.Plan shots.
Work on throwing skills.18 holes of 120 to 500 feet.
Disc Golf & Ethical Choices
A condensed “life experience”
Need to make choices
Rules, goals
Opportunities to make ethical choices
Physical FitnessOutdoor exerciseTraining and better habits
Mental FitnessFourth-dimensional physics Learn the rulesAdding scoresStrategizing
Disc Golf & Aims of Scouting
Character DevelopmentDisc golf is a sport.Handle disappointment.
Citizenship TrainingRulesEtiquetteGroup play
Disc Golf & Aims of Scouting
Disc Golf as an Activity
The Course
Find a course (PDGA.com).
Make a course.
Pick objects to throw at.
Disc Golf as an Activity
The DiscsYouth bring their ownBuy or borrow – new or used
Disc Golf & Advancement
Webelos Scouts
Ultimate belt loop and pin-Disc Golf Track
Venturing
Sports Bronze and Quest-Selected sport
Disc Golf & Advancement
Temporary Badges
Scout camp badges
Troop flag ribbon
Design your own!
Disc Golf & Advancement
Fulfill some requirements for
Merit badges
Special awards
Rank advancement
Service Project Ideas
Teach disc golf to a group.Help at a tournament.Improve a park.Improve or install a course.Get a qualified disc golf course designer involved!
Ideas for Action
How will you
use disc golf
to support Scouting?
ResourcesProfessional Disc Golf Association www.PDGA.com
– Rules– Course directory– Designers– Local clubs
Educational Disc Golf Experience www.EDGEdiscgolf.org– “Getting the EDGE” Instructional DVD– Camp programs
Disc Golf: All You Need To Know About The Game You Want To Play, by Michael Steven Gregory
www.Scouting.org– “Disc Golf in Support of Scouting”
ConclusionYouth are already playing disc golf, and they like it.
Disc golf fits with BSA’s goals.
Disc golf is easy and inexpensive.
You are ready to use disc golf in support of Scouting.
This unit of supplemental training may be downloaded and copied, without change, for use in Boy Scout training courses and other Boy Scout activities.
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