The disc golf committee is comprised of a chair and a representative from each region. They are a working group for members to contact in regards to disc golf concerns in their regions, and work with the board on various projects.

Ontario Ultimate Championships Committee, which will set the parameters for creating an official Ontario championships

Develop an “award winning website” that is interactive, of high quality and highly useable with flash technology, attractive to youth, many down-loadable documents and video clips, online registration and payments, store.

Follow-up on the RADD Tour. Develop packages of equipment and information and approach schools that participated in the Tour to determine their level of interest in forming high school leagues, and offer to sell equipment packages and offer coaching and organizational assistance. Ensure students are aware of the ODSA website for further learning.

Resolve issue of whether youth participants in the RADD Tour are members.

Approach the high school sport governing body Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) about becoming a participant sport

Develop a template and package for local clubs to use to engage teachers in a “train the trainer” situation in those schools where the RADD Tour visited. Support the local clubs to visit the schools and engage teachers on professional development days, linking to Daily Physical Activity opportunities. Ensure teachers are aware of the ODSA website for further learning. Provide support to local clubs to start youth leagues.

Explore opportunities to obtain grants to assist in the development of disc golf courses, e.g., Ontario Trillium Foundation (regional grants).

Develop standardized approach to disc golf course signs and maps, distribute to disc golf clubs and post on website.

Continue ODSA Disc Golf Tournament (eight regional championships and one provincial championship) and continue / build on ODSA Ultimate Tournament.

Work with Parks and Recreation Departments at the municipal level to re-establish and develop a “Canadian Junior Championships”

Work toward development of a Provincial Youth Championships.

Develop a Sport Priority Funding (SPF) application to MHP to hold a symposium or conference targeted at youth and high school development. Outcome of the conference would be a manual on “how to develop youth/high school leagues in your club” and could also involve awards for clubs and youth. Youth would be involved in the development of the manual and planning of the conference.

Attend Ophea Conference and Canadian Intramural Recreation Association (CIRA) Conference to demonstrate and engage conference participants that work in schools.

Discuss with Ontario College Athletics Association (OCAA) and Ontario University Athletics (OUA) potential opportunities to have disc sports included as a “varsity” or “college” sport.

Undertake a needs assessment of member clubs to determine what support they need from the provincial association. Provide financial information to the member clubs showing how their membership fees have been used thus far and obtaining feedback on their issues and concerns (if any).

Engage TUC and OCUA in board to board discussions to identify concerns, areas of mutual benefit, next steps in the development of the ODSA.

Complete and launch the award winning website to include information to assist clubs (specifics to come out of the needs assessment).

Connect RADD Tour visits to schools with clubs located in the same community thus providing an opportunity for clubs to engage with teachers at the school and possibly recruit youth members.

Approach Boards of Education offering to establish high school leagues.

Develop a Club Development Manual to include template by-laws, constitution, Board Manual (including how to run a meeting and basic Roberts Rules of Order), policies and procedures, security screening for volunteers, program development, league structure, competition opportunities, and collecting and sharing best practices among clubs.

Develop Public Relations Strategy aimed at the general public, to attract new recreational /competitive members and also at parks and recreation departments that provide programming opportunities for community members and also control access to fields for play and places where disc golf courses can be set up. The PR strategy would be multi-year and multi-pronged and would be implemented over Years 2 and 3.

Seek out an individual to take on the role of Volunteer Coordinator in a volunteer capacity; develop a job description for this position so it is clear what tasks are to be addressed.

Based on needs assessment (see Strategic Goal #2a) and other tasks identified in this Operational Plan, develop job descriptions for volunteer positions that need filling, so that the Volunteer Coordinator is clear on the tasks / roles for which s/he is recruiting.

Recruit to fill volunteer positions identified in Strategic Goal #3b, ensuring that recruitment to fill volunteer positions for provincial committees or task groups reflect both disciplines of the sport and also all regions of the province.

Each Board member will document the activities they are undertaking in the implementation of this Operational Plan, so that the skills and knowledge they are developing can be shared.

Revise the by-laws and constitution of the ODSA to reflect good not-for-profit governance principles and the values set out in the strategic plan.

Create portfolios for Board members and develop job descriptions to describe the roles. Example roles might include: Program Participant Recruitment and Development, Youth Development, Coach Development, Games and Tournaments, Officials Development.

Create a protected area on the re-vamped website that permits member clubs to view protected information such as Board minutes, financial reports, reports to funders, etc.

Develop a format for regular financial reporting to the Board on the status of the organization’s expenditures and revenues against budget for the current year and begin reporting at monthly Board meetings.

Schedule two face-to-face Board meetings annually.

Implement revisions to the by-laws and constitution as they affect governance.