NEFA & PDGA Points Season In Full Effect

Published: 5/9/2012 by: mcmanus

With a near snow-less winter, a March that was warmer than April and borderline drought conditions during what is typically known as the wet season, 2012 has gotten off to a topsy turvy start...hmmm, maybe the Mayans were on to something.  Perhaps Bill Murray put it best in the movie Ghostbusters when he stated:  "dogs and cats living together...mass hysteria!!"  Thankfully, one thing remains constant and that is tournament season in NEFA land!  So, before you start your doomsday prepping, check out the NEFA and PDGA points tournies coming down the pike to a course near you:

May 12th, The Tully Tournament & Women's Global Event- NEFA Pts/ PDGA C-Tier

May 20th, 2012 Park City Charity Open- NEFA 2X Pts / PDGA C-Tier

May 20th, The Sap Bucket X- NEFA Pts

June 2nd, Dragan Disc Gofl Classic- NEFA Pts/ PDGA B-Tier

June 2nd, The 2012 Long Island Open- PDGA C-Tier/ NEFA pending

June 16th, Pokerpalooza Reloaded!- NEFA Points

June 23rd-24th 10 Annual Borderland Spring Fling- PDGA B-Tier

June 30th Sports Authority Presents the Cape Cod Open- NEFA Pts/ PDGA C-Tier

July 1rst, Pure Flight Presents The Crane Hill Open- NEFA Pts/ PDGA B-Tier

So don't despair because tournaments are popping up like dandelions in an unmowed field this year.  I'll leave you with a final doomsday quote:

" Don't wake me for the end of the world unless it has very good special effects"

-Author unknown

Oh yeah, one more thing, I am stoked to see a disc golf course on Long Island...aka, my birthplace ...more to come on this new course in a future blog! 

-Peace

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NEFA welcomes Community Discs as its new vendor!

Published: 4/5/2012 by: mcmanus

Hello Everyone,

We are happy to announce the 2012 NEFA preferred vendor, Community Disc Golf (www.communitydiscs.com).  This is a new offering that we are providing to the NEFA tournament directors.  NEFA has entered  into a partnership iwth Community Disc Golf to provide more value from the tournament vendor.  Our TD's work hard, so this is another way to make things easier for them!  NEFA tournament directors will have the option of using the preferred vendor or to select a different option for the AM division payout.

When the TD decides to work with our preferred vendor for their NEFA  tournament, they can enjoy the following benefits:

Tournament Discs:  Community Disc Golf will coordinate the purchase of tournament stamped discs, with the TD only paying for the discs that are provided as player packages.  Community Disc Golf will take on the additional inventory or the TD can purchase the remaining discs for the same low cost

Additional Tournament Prizes:  Community Disc Golf will supply disc prizesfor your events competitions.  Up to 2 each for Ring of Fire, Distance, CTP for AMs

Onsite Tournament Vending:  Onsite vending is an option for the tournament (advanced scheduling required) with a minimum of 550 products and all brands carried by the vendor represented, set up by the start of registration.  If Community cannot attend the event, then online vouchers can be purchased from Community Disc Golf.

Online Vouchers:  Players can use their vouchers online to purchase form the entire stock.  Shipping is always $1 flat rate shipping, so your players won't be charged a premium to get their merchandise.  The vouchers will become active upon payment from the TD

Discount Rate:  The tournament director will enjoy a 25% discount on the AM vouchers (20% retained by TD/ 5% sent to NEFA by TD).  If the total AM payout will be $1,000, the TD will send Community DG, $750.00.  In return, Community DG will provide $1,000 worth of vouchers to be used as the AM payout.  The TD keeps the $200 and sends $50 back to NEFA.

In addition to all of these benefits, our preferred vendor will also be supplying NEFA with 10% of all non-voucher purchases made at www.communitydiscs.com  They will also be offering equipment for NEFA outreach events, making it easier for NEFA to gain exposure and grow the sport!

For any tournament director interested in working with our preferred NEFA vendor, please contact Justin Anderson at Community Disc Golf to work out the details

E-mail  Justin@CommunityDiscs.com

Phone: 617-959-2647

http://facebook.com/CommunityDiscs

http://twitter.com/CommunityDG

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Tournament of Tradition

Published: 3/6/2012 by: mcmanus

What's so exciting about the month of March you ask?...well, for one, it signifies the beginning of the end for winter weather, though one really wouldn't notice that as much this year considering mother nature's hiatus from the typical winter weather doldrums.  There's also March Madness for all you college basketball gambling freaks (yep, I'm one of em) and of course the grandest of Irish drinking holidays, St Patrick's Day!...and what better way to celebrate it by spending the weekend on Martha's Vineyard for a convivial  gathering of disc golf enthusiasts at an annual event known as the Vineyard Social.  One of the first NEFA points events of the season is on once again and your island friends have been working hard to make sure each year's tournament exceeds the previous year's experience.  With 3 course layouts comprising 36 distinct holes, one can look forward to a day of challenging variety in a setting truly unique to the island. 

Check out the tournament details here

Ferry info can be found here

Parking info here

Lodging info here  (although there are a ton of websites for lodging on the vineyard, your best bet is to go on the discussion forum thread  and ask a local for their recommendations, they won't steer you wrong!

So, pack up the supplies and head on over to the Vineyaaahd on March 17th for some disc chuckin, pub crawling, head pounding island excitement....don't forget to eat and bring your game face! 

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