Donate a Car form - you get a tax write-off and the FPA gets funds to help spread the jam! All you do is fax or email in the form and everything else is taken care of, including towing if needed. (MS Word)
Rough Checklist for Tournament Directors Summary
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___ Find a field
___ Decide on a date
___ Find a hotel
___ Organize staff
___ Create a sponsorship proposal
Detail
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___ Decide on a site and a date
Sponsors
___ Create a sponsorship proposal
___ Decide what to say to sponsors
___ Talk to prospective sponsors
2 types of sponsorship
Private label event
(i.e. The Jeep Eagle Pro Disc Freestyle™ World Championships)
Their name more prominently displayed on the field,
the disc, the web site, the T-shirts, in the radio ads,
in press releases, during the TV interview,
in the tournament program (if you do one),
announced over the PA continuously
Regular (non-main) sponsors
get exposure from the sources listed above,
but not as prominently
___ Secure fields
___ Speak with the grounds keepers to make sure the
sprinklers don't come on during the event - or that
they don't over water the field before the event
___ Hotel that will offer group discounts for the players
___ Get a web page up
___ Needs partner list
___ Announce and communicate to Players, Staff, Sponsors, and Media (each
week, then every time you know something before the tourney)
___ Schedule of events
Consider options (all 4 event finals on Sunday or
1 or 2 of the finals on Saturday)
When will post the registration form? ________
Will there be any deadlines or late fees for late entrants? ___
When will post the event schedule? __________
___ Directions/Maps to the field to the hotel, to the parties, etc.
___ Put press releases together
___ Organize staff
___ Get the local media to cover the event
___ Call them
___ Fax press releases
___ Contact radio stations
___ PSA (public service announcement)
___ To become a sponsor of the event
___ Provide a sound system
___ Create a disc design and T-shirt designs (sponsors' logos on the
designs)
___ Decide on what kind of trophies to have made up
___ Decide on budget
___ Form a Business
___ Start Bank Account
___ Find out how much money the FPA will contribute
___ Make sure you have all the logistics organized
___ Power
___ Sound system
___ Tents
___ Chairs
___ Tables
___ Judging sheets
___ Calculators
___ Pencils
___ 3, 4 and 5 minute difficulty tapes
___ Boom box for diff tape (batteries or plug)
___ Check and Cue boom box and tapes
___ Tally sheets
___ Stop watches
___ Someone to announce
___ Someone to do the sound
___ Someone to do stats
___ Time keeper
___ Where is all the equipment going to be stored?
___ How will it be transported?
___ People to help with setup and break down
___ Graphic artist
___ Tournament logo
___ Poster
___ Flyers
___ Tournament program (Ads from sponsors and other businesses)
___ Web page
___ T-shirt design
___ Sponsor logos
___ Trophy designs
___ Airports info
___ Shuttle service to and from the airport
___ Rental Car info
___ Registration party (where, when, and food)
___ Tournament parties for Friday and Saturday night
___ The awards ceremony (where and when, and directions)
___ Make reservations
___ Organize demos/entertainment between rounds (K-9, hacky sack, martial
arts)
___ Get players package together
___ Organize staff for the registration party
___ Where's the jam happening on Thursday afternoon
___ Is there a post tournament jam?
Make Your Own Difficulty CD
The FPA Judging System asks difficulty judges to record a score for each 15 seconds of a routine.
It is helpful to have a tape or CD with 15 second reminders for the judges. You can download mp3 files
of difficulty recordings for 3 minute, 4 minute and 5 minute routines below, then record them onto a cassette or burn them onto a CD for your event.
Join the FPA! Members get 2 tournament quality discs and lots of other great stuff for supporting our volunteer-run, nonprofit organization.
Learn to Jam Video!Secrets of Pro Disc Freestyle Vol. 2 DVD
Dave, Z and their Freestyle Frisbee champion friends from around the globe explain advanced moves and techniques. Available from The FPA Store at The Wright Life.
