HOW TO HELP GROW THE SPORT OF DISC GOLF!! (UPlayDiscGolf)
The UPlayDiscGolf team shares their passion and vision for growing the sport of disc golf in this inspiring interview. Zoey and Dustin, two accomplished players, open up about their love for the game and its impact on communities, particularly children. The conversation takes place at Whittier Elementary School, where 450+ kids gathered to learn about and play disc golf. UPlayDiscGolf's founder and president shares the organization's mission to provide disc golf as an educational tool in schools, while also running community events. The discussion highlights the team's dedication to spreading the sport beyond professional circles, focusing on working with kids and fostering a sense of community. With its infectious energy, this video showcases the growth potential of disc golf and UPlayDiscGolf's efforts to make it accessible to all, promoting a fun and inclusive game for players of all ages.
Join Simon Lizotte as he shares expert advice to grow the sport of disc golf. Learn from a world-renowned player & improve your game!
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eyes on me 3 2 1 perfect thank you wow what a day guys it's been absolutely crazy and I'm doing this intro now just because I needed to collect my thoughts and actually figure out what was going on so I can talk about what what's happening and we were headed out to the Whittier Elementary School to help out you play D G you played this golf see what it's all about and I hope you enjoy the interview with Zoey and Dustin because those guys kill it for the sport and those kids 450 kids or even more mind-blowing so many smiles and so many good times so hope you enjoy you we are here with the founder and the president of you play disco and if you if you don't know what you play this little is then you really want to listen and make sure you understand this and start following what these guys are doing because it's really incredible and first question the simplest question is what is you play disc golf well it's a 501c3 nonprofit that I started in order to really to give the gift of disc golf as an option for communities and children so primarily we put discs off education into schools but we don't just stop there we run a lot of community events I think I've only heard of this like two years ago but it's been existing way longer right well we've only been actually established since August of 2017 but I've started early writings and visiting schools I believe in 2014 was my first teaching publicly besides being obviously great disc golfers you've been all over the place playing on competing but your main job like your main job for sure now is you play disc golf and going around to schools and this part of disc golf has been so outside of my reach until now so this was my first real event at a school I think 400 plus kids right so inspirational to see you guys the passion for this game and you want to grow this board like I think foreign beyond what most pro players even have envisioned or what our role is on the course but the way you work with kids and the energy you have is just so crazy and I can only hope that I can...
