Description
In a series of practical and theoretical sessions, Dr. Jouni Kallio will teach course participants what he has learned from a decade of building up and managing the largest disc golf juniors programme in Europe.
The course will focus mainly on practical information and ideas for juniors coaches, including teaching and demonstrating a wide variety of high-quality games, drills and exercises that he and his coaching team in Jyväskylä, Finland have personally developed, tested and refined for their juniors.
Most of the course sessions will be held on a field outdoors, where participants will play the games and participate in the drills and excercises, to gain a practical understanding of how and why they work.
European Dimension
We expect disc golf coaches from all over Europe to attend the clinic, in addition to a larger number of local coaches from Latvia.
There will be opportunities to socialize, collaborate and create inter-European ties among different clubs, coaches and cultures.
Tentative Program & Schedule
May 16, 2025: Meet and Greet in the early afternoon + first theoretical session + cultural programme
May 17, 2025: Theoretical and Practical Sessions, Evening Round of Disc Golf
May 18, 2025: Practical Sessions, Networking and Brainstorming
Expected Outcome
Participants will learn to select and implement a wide variety of disc golf activities from the DISCKids project for kids in their local clubs.
Certification
A certificate of participation will be handed out upon completion of the course.
About Riga, Latvia
Riga is the capital city of the European country of Latvia. Riga is on river Daugava near the Baltic Sea. The historical center of Riga is in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List and is notable for its Art Nouveau architecture, which, according to UNESCO, has no equal in the world. [7]
Source: Wikipedia
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Venue address
tba
Riga
Latvia
How to Apply
Send an email to ghubing@blinc-eu.org with a short description of who you are and why you would like to attend the clinic.
Minimum Number Of Participants
15
Participation Fee
€ 60
blinc eG
Address
blinc eG, Bertheaustraße 10, 37075 Göttingen
Website URL
https://blinc-eu.org/
Contact persons
Garrett Hubing
Silke Tollmien
Co-Organiser (local host)
Name of Co-Organisation
Finnish Disc Golf Association
Short Description of the Organisation
Finnish Disc Golf Association (FDGA, in Finnish: Suomen frisbeegolfliitto)
is the national head organization of disc golf in Finland. The goal of
FDGA and its operation is to promote disc golf as a hobby and organize
disc golf activities in Finland together with its approximately 200
member organizations.
Organisation Website
https://frisbeegolfliitto.fi/
