The term RADD Tour was coined in 2007 and applied to past and future Outreach Teaching Programs. The word RADD is an acronym for "Regional Athletic Disc Development" and speaks to the 5 W's of ODSA's programming geared to youth, a grass roots introduction and teaching initiative. By using grant and funding opportunities ODSA plans and executes hands on skills development through introduction to either Disc Golf or Ultimate fundamentals targeting various age groups within the educational community or through other types of institutional recreation programming, i.e. residential and day camps.

 

ODSA started teaching grade 7 & 8's in 2007 through a grant received by the Ministry of Health Promotion and their SDI - Sport Development Initiative. This program reached 56 schools and taught over 4,200 students. In 2008 the program was expanded to also included grades 9 & 10 in addition to grades 7 & 8 and we reached over 175 schools and well over 16,000 students through funding provided through the Ministry again and their SPF - Sport Priority Funding. In 2009 ODSA extended it's reach into summer camps and aboriginal communities with funding provided by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. This program was shared by more than 100 camps and communities reaching 9600+ participants.

 

With all these visits, facilities received programming materials and apparatus to carry forward programming after we've left and all the participants enjoyed hands on instruction and play. The growth of the sport and leagues should be measurable for years to come.

 

Here are just a few samples of emails and cards we've received

 

Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 12:51 PM
To: ed@ondisc.org
Subject: Aftewards