Sign up and compete in an 18 hole Disc Golf Tournament at the Countryside YMCA Outdoor Recreation Center Disc Golf Course on Saturday,  September 26 starting at 11:00 am. Located on our beautiful Countryside YMCA l Lebanon grounds, this popular sport will get you outside and moving, while enjoying some friendly competition. This bi-annual sport activity is always popular and great fun for all. Experienced and beginner players are welcome, you just need to be 14 years old or older. 

This tournament will be a 2-man scramble. Participants will pair up at the event and need to register individually. Registration is $20. Every participant will receive a t-shirt, dew fly towel, reusable scorecard, an Innova sticker and a disc upon registering. That’s a $35 retail value! Tournament team winners will receive a $50 prize package.

A 2-man scramble is one of the most popular tournaments for disc golf. Running 2 person teams, each player throws and the best out of the two counts for distance. They then start their second throw from the spot of the best throw. This continues until the play is completed at the pole hole basket. The goal is to have the lowest total throws for scoring, for the pair of players. 

Our tournaments are held in Fall and Spring, weather permitting. The tournament may be cancelled if the weather is bad, and participants will be contacted ahead of time. Being outdoors for the entirety of the event, we will be following standard COVID practices for vigorous activity. Masks must be worn if entering and exiting the YMCA building, and while in the hallways. Outdoor activities do not require masks, but we ask for participants to maintain social distancing when possible and to use their own equipment. Hand sanitizing stations will be available and placed out on the disc golf course for use by participants and spectators. Please do a health self-check before coming to the YMCA and if you feel ill, and follow our guideline for participation if you are feeling ill. 

Our course, located on the Outdoor Recreational Area of our Lebanon location, is a short, recreational course with nine Disc Pole Holes. Disc Golf is played like traditional "ball" golf, but with flying discs instead of balls and clubs. One point (stroke) is counted each time the disc is thrown and when a penalty is incurred. The goal is to play each hole in the fewest strokes (throws) possible. The player with the lowest total strokes (throws) for the entire course wins. Our course accommodates the beginner to the advanced player. Maps, score cards, and loaner discs are available inside the facility. 

Countryside YMCA is located at 1699 Deerfield Rd, Lebanon, Ohio 45036. Register online at https://countrysideymca.org/activities-and-more/programs-classes/sports/disc-golf-tournament/  or contact.Ryan Martin, ryan.martin@ymcastaff.org, 513-932-1424 ext 190 for more information. 

Be in the Spotlight at Countryside YMCA

At Countryside  YMCA, we believe that all kids deserve the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve. The theater is a wonderful way for youth to learn and develop creative expression, public speaking, and confidence.

Auditions for this year's production of “Stories Under the Big Top” are coming up in September and October. Every child who auditions will be cast in the show (as long as they can read and memorize the script!)

Auditions will be held September 27  from 2:30PM – 4:00PM and on  October 1 from 6:30 PM-8:00 PM. Auditions are open to youth ages 7 to 18.  Youth auditioning should prepare a short memorized piece (song, poem, story, monologue) or be able to read a sample from a script we provide. 

The final production will be in late January or early February, 2021.