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Discussion Class. York Tournament. So you’re going to host a tournament!. Challenges Opportunities Planning Communication Coordination Training. Challenges. Meet quality standards Set up for tournament Provide security Prepare for adversity Acquire resources Survive.
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Discussion Class York Tournament
So you’re going to host a tournament! • Challenges • Opportunities • Planning • Communication • Coordination • Training
Challenges • Meet quality standards • Set up for tournament • Provide security • Prepare for adversity • Acquire resources • Survive
Meet Quality Standards USGA requirements • Appearance • Playability Implications for cultural program, renovation, and reconstruction • Challenge Implications for golf course modifications
Turf Type Greens Collars Aprons Tees and Banks Fairways Intermediate Roughs Roughs Other Cultural Operation Mowing Fertilization Irrigation Cultivation Topdressing Rolling Pest Management Other To achieve turf quality objectives, will changes be needed with respect to the nature, intensity, and frequency of cultural operations?
Set-Up for Tournament • Temporary buildings • Scoreboards • Roadways • Parking • Communications
With respect to set-up, what should be done and when? ItemOver Time Last Minute Tents and acquisition, set up scoreboards site preparation set up Roadways construction delineation Parking site preparation delineation Communications installation set up
Provide Security • Vehicles • Equipment • Traffic • Parking • People • Vandalism
Prepare for Adversity Illness & Injury Vandalism Pests Weather • heavy rains • hail damage • drought
Acquire Resources • Equipment • Vehicles • Personnel • Installations • Modifications • Consumptive costs
Survive • Pre-tournament activities • Family involvement during tournament • Post-tournament activities
Opportunities • Buildings • Equipment • Irrigation System • Additional Staffing • Operating Budget • Course Improvements • Reputation
Planning • Learn from others’ experiences • Make a list, add details, and revise often • Develop a budget and project schedule • After planning your work, work your plan, and save your plan
Communication • Keep “stakeholders” informed • Build ownership by soliciting ideas and involvement • Be sensitive to needs and concerns • Be sure to communicate in all directions: up, down, and sideways
Coordination Superiors: • provide plans and reports • get timely decisions Peers: • establish roles and responsibilities • work toward “interdependency” • include suppliers and other supts. Subordinates: • assign duties • assess progress • reinforce roles and responsibilities
Training Begin in class; reinforce in the field • new or modified practices • tournament-specific duties • communication and coordination • simulations for practice • pride in results