PDGA TD School | Episode 11 | Player Communication
The PDGA TD School series continues with Episode 11, focusing on the importance of effective communication in tournament events. Hosts share valuable tips and strategies for communicating crucial information to players, volunteers, and other stakeholders. Topics include utilizing external tools such as club websites, social media accounts, and podcasts to reach a wider audience, leveraging the PDGA's Event Calendar and official event registration website to centralize communication, and creating a comprehensive registration page that serves as a hub for event updates. By applying for sanctioning early and using these resources efficiently, tournament directors can ensure that all players have access to essential information, leading to smoother events. The video also touches on the role of assistant TDs, regional disc golf communities, and social media platforms in facilitating communication.
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Welcome back to our Tournament Director Training series. In this episode of our TD School series, we're going to communicate with you about communication. More specifically, we have some tips, tricks, and recommendations for you on what types of information you should provide to your players and which tools and strategies you can use to communicate that information. Nothing creates a smoother event than everyone involved knowing what to do, where to do it, and when to be there. It's your job as a TD to ensure that everyone has this information. Let's start by acknowledging some external tools you can use to communicate with everyone involved in your event. Tools and resources such as club or regional disc golf websites, social media accounts, and podcasts are all great tools, and we encourage you to use the resources that your local disc golf community is familiar with. Keep in mind, however, that not everyone uses social media. If you rely on these platforms, you may miss some of your players. One of the first ways that players will learn about your event is via the PDGA's Event Calendar. When you apply for event sanctioning, your event is listed on the PDGA Event Calendar, which can be searched by date, tier, and location. Your PDGA event page will include the names and contact information of the TD and an Assistant TD if you have one, and provide links to your registration page and an event web site if you have one. So it's a good idea to apply for sanctioning early so this initial collection of information will be available for interested players. Once you've sanctioned your event, the Event Confirmation Email will include a link to Disc Golf Scene, the PDGA's official event registration website. Use this link to create your registration page. It can be the hub of your communication to players and volunteers as it is full of tools that help convey information about your event. And every player will interact with this page when they register, so you know they'll see what you post there. The landing page for your Disc Golf Scene registration page is the "About" tab. This tab pulls information from your event registration settings and displays it in a standard format and includes an open text box where you can add whatever information you choose. The standard information displayed here includes the name,...
