East vs West Team Championship

[Loomis]

Minna and I won't be in the area for the auditions, we would both like to play. Are we just S.O.L?

[Utz]

Loomis: get in good with the Kansas captain, and be a captains pick!

cooooooper//

[Tom]

Much of this has already been posted somewhere in the thread.

$25 is the "entry fee." The event will be a fund raiser.  All proceeds, less cost of sponsor discs and awards, will benefit tree planting at Rosedale.

This is a KCFDC member only event.  You have to be an active member.  Active is not the same as current.  You must play in leagues regularly, donate time to work days or help club functioning, etc.  This is to deter "ringers" from being brought in.

The competition will be a one day, September 8th, 2 round event, with 1 round of doubles matches on Saturday morning at Waterworks and 1 round of singles matches on Saturday afternoon at Rosedale.  The doubles matches ( will be worth 2 points each. The singles matches will be worth 1 point each.  32 points total available, 16.5 needed to claim the Championship.

Jake Bowen and Cooper Arnold have agreed to be the East and West captains respectfully. I gave them each a spot on their team.

Each team will consist of 16 players. Each team will carry 11 Open, 3 Masters(minimum) and 2 Women.  Each team will be comprised of 10 players from qualifying event(s), 2 lottery winners and 3 Captains picks as outlined below.

Q:
    So how does one get into this thing?

A:

• First, pay sponsor/entry - $25? That gets you a sponsor disc and the satisfaction of knowing you'll be helping a good disc golf cause. (sponsor disc will be some sort of custom stamp/dye to be determined later)
  
• That allows you to attempt to qualify at one of the designated leagues in your region. 10 players total from each region make their team via qualifiers
• If you don't qualify, your name will automatically be put into the lottery. 2 players will be drawn at random for each team
• The remaining sponsor/entries will go on a list for Captains picks consideration.  3 players will be chosen by each captain to complete their rosters.

There will be two qualifiers for each side.  These qualifiers will be held at leagues in your region:

For the West team:
- Rosedale league on Aug 8th (3 Open, 1 Masters and 1 Woman)
- Wyco league on Aug 24th. (4 Open, 1 Masters)
For the East team:
- Waterworks on Aug 16th (3 Open, 1 Masters and 1 Woman)
- Swope league on Aug. 28th (4 Open, 1 Masters)

If any of them happen to be rained out, we'll postpone 'til the next league at the same location. 5 spots available at each league.

I wish the choice of Rosey for the singles round would be reconsidered. Wyco is a much nicer setting, and won't be swarming with casuals that will get in the way of the competition. Even though the decsion is not up for debate, I am confident if it was put to a vote by the team members, Wyco would be the favored course. 

[dickthediscparker]

I would at least swap times. Rosedale in the afternoon is a nightmare.

[Old Pike Mike]

I would like to buy a sponsor disc for the opportunity to compete.  I guess the bright side about Missouri is that it seems the top players are in Kansas; so, at least we have a better chance to qualify to make the team!  Although, the hypothetical potential match ups seem lopsided in favor of the west side unless we push the boundary a little further west.  Aren't we just one big happy community anyway?   Why let the state line divide us.

Some day, we would like to have a team Old Pike that competes once a month in round robin type league against other course teams.     

     

[jamison99]

What about those of us that unfortunately reside in the state we were born to despise and we live within shouting distance (literally) of our home state, and the leagues we play are typically in that state as well? 

[matty]

jamison99, not sure what side your referring to, but im sure someone on either side would allow you to start paying some utilities so you could have proof of residency.

team jacob!

[Flying J]

So how is the selection process going to go?  Very interested here.

[jhinck2]

Jose, just go back a few pages and read it ha

[Flying J]

Thanks, Jordan.

[Cooper]

I'm going to be at PC league tonight if anyone wants to pay some entry fees.

[Tracy]

The first entries are coming in! 

Please contact either Jake Bowen for the East squad, Cooper Arnold on the West Side or myself if you want to enter this.  $25 gets you chances at both qualifying leagues (plus normal league entry) in your region, entry into the drawing for lottery spots and put on the list for the Captains to choose their picks from.  You'll also get a special sponsor disc (still TBD) and the satisfaction of knowing you're supporting replenishment of trees at Rosedale. Note: next year we'll support a cause for a MO course.

[Jake B]

I'll be at Swope tonight accepting entry fees.

[eeastwood]

Executive decision:

Shirts will be given out instead of a disc.  That way I don't run the risk of being stuck with a bunch of custom printed plastic. I'll have the shirts made in two colors. So you'll have a team uniform for the day.  That said, please provide your t-shirt size along with your entry.

I really can't stand having another T-shirt.  I need another T-shirt like I need another hole in my head.  I mean half the time they don't fit me right.  I either risk getting a medium and it being too short or too tight in the shoulders or getting a large and it fitting fine in the shoulders, but it's vanity sized and fitted for someone with a much larger love of beer (if you know what I mean).  If I'm going to get another shirt, I would want it to be dry fit or a polo as that's almost all that I wear anymore when I play.  At least with a disc, I can let my kids have it or give it to a new player.  Not much can be done with a t-shirt you don't want except give it to good will.  I'd rather you just save the money for more trees and not buy the T-shirts.   Or how about a new golf towel.  Mine is looking a little worn. 

[eeastwood]

I agree about plastic.  Most including myself don't need more plastic.  And if they're good quality shirts that look cool, then that's a different story.  What do you think about the towel idea?