Complete Uplay Disc Golf Manual

The Complete Uplay Disc Golf Basics Manual: Uplay's Fundamentals for Teaching and Playing Disc Golf

As part of our mission to "Make the game better for everyone", we support our charity partner UPlay Disc Golf by offering UPlay's curriculum and donating all proceeds to UPlay.

The Complete Disc Golf Basics Manual, 2nd edition, is the official teaching guide of Universal Play Disc Golf (Uplay).

The Complete Disc Golf Basics Manual breaks down individual skills step-by-step with detailed instructions to perform basic techniques to play disc golf. Highlighted features and benefits are:

• How to teach beginners of all ages
• How to warm up the body to play disc golf
• Set up and perform drills for skill building
• Have fun playing disc golf!

Uplay, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was founded in 2017 by disc golf professional and gifted teacher, Zoē AnDyke. This book is the culmination of years of teaching and advocating for community participation in a fun and easy-to-learn group activity.

Terms, concepts, skills, and drills are all introduced with the assumption of no prior disc golf knowledge. The format is presented to facilitate teaching large groups and classes but can also be used to develop personal practices for all ages and skill levels. Each chapter recommends the equipment needed and introduces the basic techniques necessary to safely learn how to play disc golf.

Each chapter introduces a disc golf skill and contains the following:

1. A definition of the skill and its importance in the game of disc golf
2. A four-step (or fewer as needed) description of the skill
3. Photos showing the skill in action
4. Safety advice and tips for running drills
5. Drills that teach and encourage repetition and variation of the skill

A note for teachers and coaches:
Every effort has been made to introduce topics and terms in a manner that builds upon earlier skills and concepts. This allows participants to learn at their own pace and have confidence and appropriate knowledge when introduced to new concepts. Referring to prior chapters is encouraged. The training calendar is a recommended guide; its key being flexibility. This allows you, the teacher/coach, to tailor this training program to your participants and their abilities.