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Educational Disc Golf Experience
JAY AND DES READING are founding members and principal curriculum writers for a 501c3 non-profit program called EDGE (Educational Disc Golf Experience). EDGE has been developed to provide schools and other youth programs with a sound program of teaching disc golf fundamentals and allied skills.The sport of disc golf can be played from school age to golden age, making it one of the greatest lifetime fitness sports available. Many recent studies have pointed to the increase in juvenile obesity and the decrease in youth fitness. Among the recommended solutions for these problems are walking and moderate exercise combined with activity that can be learned at a young age and continued throughout the individual’s lifetime. What better way to address all of these areas than to introduce young people to disc golf? From introducing disc golf to young players, to reinforcing classroom skills through a new activity, to developing lifetime habits of exercise and fitness, EDGE is designed to give teachers and youth program leaders the tools they need to succeed.
Materials reprinted from: PDGA, EDGE, Innova Champion
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STEPPING UP AND MAKING
A DIFFERENCE
These are just a few things that Des and Jay are actively involved in:
- EDGE Coordinator, principal contributors
- Youth Interactive Outreach
- Prime Time After school Program
- Tournament Directors for national Charity Ice Bowl
- Caldwell County Volunteer Firemen Fundraisers
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EDGE PARTNERS
EDGE has partnered with elementary, middle and high schools in 31 states and British Columbia. Many other schools, youth groups and organizations have discovered the spirit of disc golf through the EDGE program:
Universities and Colleges
Church Groups
YMCA Centers & Camps
County and City Park & Rec.
Day Camps
After School Programs
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