2013 Washington Events Schedule

[Rideout]

The NT & A-tier schedule has been set, so it's about time to start requesting tournament dates.

I have given the Washington State Series a secure window to request one date per calendar month. The WSS window runs through Thursday, Dec 6. Starting Dec 7, I will be accepting date requests from everyone. You don't have to wait till the 7th to submit your date, but I won't respond until after the 6th.

I will start putting the calendar together soon. Right now there is an Ice Bowl at White River on Jan 26. There are also several non-sanctioned dates from Team Disc Golf & Chainbanger'z.


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[Danni]

Thanks Mike!

Submitted my request.

Rising Island Open IV would like the same weekend as previous years - August 17 & 18

[TreeLove]

Originally Posted by Rideout

There are also several non-sanctioned dates from Team Disc Golf & Chainbanger'z.

Gimme.

Just funnin' ya, simply let us know when you put them on the WA calendar, and I will add them to the TL calendar.

[LakeStevensBA]

Lake Stevens Aquafest Open

July 27th, 2013

One day event. not sure if it will be PDGA sanctioned or not yet. Crap load of fun, prizes, and all that.

[Wobbly Bob]

We received our date for the LCO from the PDGA yesterday. We are good to go on Memorial Day Weekend, May 25 & 26, 2013 and we will be a part of the 2013 WSS.

[Sgt_Mac]

Would like to request the scramble to be held on the weekend of June 8th - 9th 2013. We would also like this to be a WSS event.

Thanks

Mac

[Yardbird]

The West Sound Challenge series has submitted dates for the 2013 season.

Official postings will be made after the Holidays.

[LJ Jubner]

Originally Posted by Yardbird

The West Sound Challenge series has submitted dates for the 2013 season.

Official postings will be made after the Holidays.

So by posting here does that mean there are no series events again this year?

[Yardbird]

Jub,

There are six events in the West Sound Challenge series. Play one or all. Each event is independant of the other and will not be part of the Washington State Series.

But, that being said, there is still a possibility of a WSS event at a West Sound course. The WSDGA has had recent discussions on this matter and has agreed to NOT host an WSS event, but they are open to a WSS event being held on a West Sound course. A tournament director will need to be found that is willing to run the event that won't conflict with the mission of the club (WSDGA).

[LJ Jubner]

Thanks Sam

Is there a contact email or should we use the WSDGA contact.

[Yardbird]

Any interested TD can contact Sam Huff or Kenny Benjamin. We'll inform the Board of the WSDGA with any proposals to run an event at a West Sound course. The club is open to most options as long as it doesn't conflict with other know events in the area and is in line with the mission of the club.

[WestsoundBT]

I don't want to muddy up or sidetrack Rideouts schedule thread, but to further Sam's reply:
Its best to think of the WSDGA as being in a place where..

we're not promising... we're listening. (hopefully to a fully thought out proposal)

*If a WSS schedule is published with a Kitsap event and the proposing process hasn't happened...

ok, back to Rideouts request list.

[LJ Jubner]

Originally Posted by WestsoundBT

I don't want to muddy up or sidetrack Rideouts schedule thread, but to further Sam's reply:
Its best to think of the WSDGA as being in a place where..

we're not promising... we're listening. (hopefully to a fully thought out proposal)

*If a WSS schedule is published with a Kitsap event and the proposing process hasn't happened...

ok, back to Rideouts request list.

The series has requested any information available in order to give this it's best chance of success.

After receiving the info we will be looking for a local point person (not necessarily the TD but a line of communication) to help us craft the aforementioned proposal.

[Rideout]

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[Danni]

Please cancel the Rising Island Open IV

Due to the fact that Shelton Springs Showdown moved dates this year, we will defer to their event.

Whidbey Island has a multi-use park, so we are extremely limited to dates that we can have the park.

[spanky11]

Originally Posted by Danni

Please cancel the Rising Island Open IV

Due to the fact that Shelton Springs Showdown moved dates this year, we will defer to their event.

Whidbey Island has a multi-use park, so we are extremely limited to dates that we can have the park.

dont let us down Danni you know theres a ton of us who want to come play that tournament again. Gotta have this one it was a blast last year and i know theres a few guys out for course revenge

july 27-28?
August 3-4?
august 31-sept 1st?

[JR Stengele]

Originally Posted by Danni

Please cancel the Rising Island Open IV

Due to the fact that Shelton Springs Showdown moved dates this year, we will defer to their event.

Whidbey Island has a multi-use park, so we are extremely limited to dates that we can have the park.

sad. i have heard a lot of great things regarding this tournament and finally was going to be able to make this one. totally understand though.

[Danni]

Originally Posted by spanky11

dont let us down Danni you know theres a ton of us who want to come play that tournament again. Gotta have this one it was a blast last year and i know theres a few guys out for course revenge

july 27-28?
August 3-4?
august 31-sept 1st?

You guys are super sweet and make me want to try!

I'll tell you what I'll let you in on THIS TD's concerns and you tell me what you think... fair enough? ( I do this mostly because I KNOW there's some people that really want revenge on my baby that ate them up last year, lol )

The park IS available August 31-1 (they don't have football that weekend), but here are my concerns to make this a successful event. We typically get like 50-60 players and I worry if we "run up against" another "popular tournament" we'll slip below that number and make it less successful for you guys the players.

On August 31st there is the WA state Championship... which I know is a popular event. (August 3rd is Steili side/ July 27 is Aquafest and I just love BA too much to do that to him knowing that's his established weekend)

This in lies the core of the issue, we kind of "made our place" in the weekend we had, it was super complex 4 years ago when we selected that weekend to balance the dates at our multi-use park with the local tournaments.

Its a shame, and it's an especially harsh pill for me personally since this would have been my last year as the TD, I was hoping to go out with a bang.

You guys know me I put the players first and I don't think trying to "go head to head" with another popular tournament will do anyone any good.

I don't hold any ill will towards Shelton, they aren't a multi-use park but they wanted a better placed weekend for themselves. I've actually been a supporter of their event since the first year.

I tried to move it to August 24-25, but the park has a soccer tournament that weekend.

I considered asking my park about Sept 28-29 ( I am not even sure if it's available being football season ) but I'm not sure how popular the NW Doubles event is.

This is kind of a double edge sword the way i see it... It means that our area has some great TD's stepping up and making the summer a fun disc golf place for the players, but I kind of got squeezed out.


I don't want to let you guys down (I actually enjoy the fact that you guys WANT to come play) I'm just not sure where to go from here.

[TYVEK]

i think that there are enough players around the puget sound area to have both events have good turnouts. you should go ahead and run your event on the weekend you planned. im pretty sure there will be people that wont get into the Showdown event, and having another tournament that weekend is a good option.

also their are people that are more local to your area (up north) that would prefer to play that one instead of travelling all the way down to shelton to play.

you can still get a really good turnout at your event if you ADVERTISE it really well, persistant flyers put up far and wide and keep talking about it. the better your advertising is for it the more people will come out.

it is a great thing to have "too many" tournaments for disc golf!! since the tournaments are so far apart geographically they can both be succesfull and allow people to play closer to home.

[Danni]

Originally Posted by TYVEK

i think that there are enough players around the puget sound area to have both events have good turnouts. you should go ahead and run your event on the weekend you planned. im pretty sure there will be people that wont get into the Showdown event, and having another tournament that weekend is a good option.

also their are people that are more local to your area (up north) that would prefer to play that one instead of travelling all the way down to shelton to play.

you can still get a really good turnout at your event if you ADVERTISE it really well, persistant flyers put up far and wide and keep talking about it. the better your advertising is for it the more people will come out.

it is a great thing to have "too many" tournaments for disc golf!! since the tournaments are so far apart geographically they can both be succesfull and allow people to play closer to home.

YES, the ONE advantage my event will have is that you guys are Adv and Pro fields... BUT I have personally heard from MANY MANY players (ADV and PRO) that have said "Danni I'd love to come, but up against Shelton I have to choose Shelton" and I totally understand that, your payouts are sick and we love the event too.

If we had always top out at 70 something players in past years, we would try and take the hit of losing the players to your event, but at 50 players we couldn't take a 20 person hit.

I feel we have always published our event as well as we can, it's more about our location to the greater Seattle area.

It is what it is, and I wish you had chosen a different date since you're not a multi-use park. You have a great and successful event, it's not your fault you're popular. I just have very little wiggle room for dates at my location.