League Play

[nerojr]

Our local club is wanting to start having a weeking double league. This league would be random/draw doubles.

For those on this forum that have experience either with running or playing in a league, please offer some suggestion on how we league fun for everyone.

 

[Mr. Wick]

Do something different each week to draw the partners. On easter we all got to take an easter egg with aonther person's name in it with a little candy treat.

 

[zealot]

hahah all you need is me! ill be there.

 

[the invisible tree]

Here is how we do it in Augusta.

Play doubles once per week. Draw partners randomly. Use a version of the PDGA points system to keep individual standings. Each team member gets 1 point per team beat (i.e. Your team finishes the weekly round 6th out of 12. You and your partner both get 6 points). At the end of the year the top 16 individuals draw randomly for partners and play a round for the money that had been withheld for this purpose throughout the year.
Entry fee is $5 with an additional, optional $1 for the ace fund. Last year we had three different CTP holes per week. Each hole cost $1 to play for the CTP.
Simple and fun.

 

[Koronin]

I agree, Ace pot and CTP is always a good way to highten the fun. If possible, bring some practice baskets and setup extra holes if there's room for them, everyone loves that in my league.

 

[Frank Delicious]

The CTPs and Ace pot definitely rock. Don't do completely random draws, that kinda sucks for the ams. Here in Raleigh you sign up as either a Pro, Adv, or Am. then pro/ am teams are drawn, then adv/am, then if any are left am/am. That way most Ams get at least a few chances of winning some discs. It is no fun when you play a random doubles that is completely random and two good pros get paired up. Also try to make it so the top am/am wins a disc or something also. It will keep more ams coming back.

 

[Timko]

The biggest league is this area is handicapped doubles with one partner for around 4-5 months. I'm not sure of the level of commitment of the players around, but everyone seems to have fun in it.