E.D.G.E. founding members Jay "Yeti" Reading and Des Reading with Rob McLeod (center) after receiving the award in October 2022 in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
The annual E.D.G.E./PDGA Educational Award recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of disc golf education. The Educational Disc Golf Experience (EDGE) determines candidates and awardees in partnership with the PDGA. The Educational Disc Golf Experience (EDGE) is a nationally-recognized 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to reaching and teaching youth the great lifetime activity of disc golf, utilizing age appropriate equipment and a standards-based curriculum.
Nearly 100 physical education teachers were exposed to the virtues of the lifetime sport of disc golf this summer through a grant program seeded by the PDGA and the Educational Disc Golf Experience.
PDGA Youth and Education manager and Disc Golf Hall of Famer Des Reading and Jay Reading, of E.D.G.E, led two professional development training sessions for the Humble Independent School District near Houston, Texas to train physical educators on the fundamentals of disc golf as well as how to properly and safely teach the sport. The workshop fulfilled the educator’s professional requirements with eight hours of training.
Photo: Russ Burns and daughter, Angelia present a $3,000 contribution to EDGE TCP from the 2016 Year of the Monkey Tour Players. Story by: Des Reading #15863.
For over a decade, the great minds behind the Educational Disc Golf Experience (EDGE) have been working tirelessly to help grow the sport of disc golf, offering their unique school-based curriculum to effectively teach the basic skills of the sport to youth of all ages. This holiday season, thanks to a handful of amazing sponsors, you can contribute to this great cause all while picking up some awesome gifts for your disc golf buddies. Better yet, just get something for yourself!
The Educational Disc Golf Experience would like to extend the invitation for disc golf Tournament Directors around the globe to partner any and/or all of your tournaments or series with the EDGE Tournament Charity Program for the 2014 season.
