Under the events tab is a page for the CCS. It does a good job of giving info on how the CCS works. This year non-member novice players will have a non-member fee. Also the schedule for this years CCS has not been determined. This will be discussed at the Feb. Club Meeting.

We would love for you to join us. It is a great way to be introduced to tournaments.

Valet, the CCS is a great way for newbies to start out - they are competitive tournaments but they are meant as a stepping stone or learning path toward bigger competitions and/or just an event for people to get together and play against one another. You'll learn a lot, meet a lot of good people and have a lot of fun. We try to limit the intimidation as much as possible.

Yeah I will get him to go dan even if I have to drag him LOL  ! 

The nice thing about being a new placer in Novice in the CCS is how you get paired up with better players for the first round. So you might have an open player, a grandmaster and an advanced player all on the same card for your first 18 holes. So you get to play with new people that are more experienced.

For this reason I also like Wednesday night leagues as a novice player get paired up with a better player for the whole league session. Both are great ways to learn.

I got married to fill the "drama void" in my life. No need for any more. Seriously, I do hope to get out to a Wed night at Lincoln Ridge. (Side note, lights for the discs are provided, right?)

no you buy them

You will be playing with the same players! Ha LOL

Is the 2010 schedule determined at the club meeting in February?

they will post the entire year after they decide at the meeting

Don't hold your breath, the parks want $500 event fees for the use of the park. Disappointing I know. Not sure if there is anything that can be done about that. Maybe a polite letter explaining that you love the course and wish that your a member of a non profit organization that can't afford to pay event fees but would love the use of the park. Warren County parks.

The club has donated a lot of time on the park and Dan H has donated a lot of his own personal money and time into the park.

I agree that Boone/Idlewild would make a good pairing for a course challenge. Dan always did a good job when he used that setup for Ice Bowls, and it would make for a shorter day than playing two rounds at Idlewild. I also like the idea of a Monroe/Turtlecreek CC, especially if Cincy and Dayton don't do a combined series this year. Those two courses are only 10-15 minutes apart.

If we are going to do a throwback tourney like Rapid Run was last year, what about Mt. Echo? Very fun and good layout, and a little more spread out than Rapid Run...

Hopefully it will be posted, soon after the meeting. If Monday's Feb meeting is anything like the last 15+ years of February meetings, the CC Coordinator (Dave Marlow this year) will propose his schedule and then we'll kick it around with suggestions and questions. TD volunteers will be requested for the events. When the CCS schedule is set, red smoke will be sent up the chimney for all to see. One reason our schedule trails other clubs' schedules, is that we try to avoid the painful mid-season realization that some regional PDGA event will pop up and create a conflict. Adjusting a CCS event later in the year to accomodate another tourney is nasty - usually results in just as many problems. Of course, there aren't many weekends clear of tourneys, in recent years. Temp courses are always possible, but require a whole lot more volunteer work to mark holes, gather and place baskets, and coordinate with the Parks and park users who don't want to yield to frisbees. As for the CCS rules/divisions etc...might be a fun meeting. Remember, only current members are able to vote on issues. It's been fun to read the posting about intermediate/rec/adv divisions this week. It's been the same arguments each year for many years, pro and con. Novice only recently was reinstated a season-ending award, because of historical bagging and the reality that many players are only Novice for a few tourneys until they're ready to play Advanced. Plus, moving points earned in one division to another introduces a whole lot of fairness issues. The biggest motivator for divisional changes over the last 16 years I've been involved in the Club meetings, has been driven by supply and demand. We can't handle much more than 90 players per event. If we're filling up, then there's no need to attract more players. The CCS has evolved into a less-than-PDGA event: with tiny entry fees, a chance for local players to play close to home, a chance for new local players to try their hands at 'competitive play', and a less time demanding tournament (eat breakfast and dinner at home). Thus the flat payouts, and fewer divisions. Plus, the more complicated the structure, the more difficulty for the TD volunteers, who are often Novice TD's getting their feet wet. Hopefully, they'll become future PDGA TD's benefiting us in future years.