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  1. 10/16/2025

    PDGA Europe Women's Festival Summit

    On October 3, 2025, as part of the first PDGA Europe Women's Festival, the PDGA Europe Women's Summit was held, bringing together players, organizers, members of women's committees, PDGA and PDGA Europe staff and directors to exchange ideas on how to continue growing women's disc golf in Europe. Table of Contents 0:04 – Opening Remarks & Introductions 1:13 – Participation & Appreciation 2:43 – Vision for Women’s Disc Golf in Europe 4:16 – Collaboration Between PDGA Europe and PDGA Global 4:44 – Doug Bjerkaas (PDGA Global) Speech 9:20 – Terry Kettunen (PDGA Global, Women’s Committee) Speech 11:13 – Sophia Pereira (PDGA Europe Women’s Director) 13:02 – Opening the Discussion: Cultural Perspectives 14:31 – Statistics Overview  17:28 – Discussion: Barriers and Motivators for Women’s Participation 21:11 – The French Experience 23:45 – Recognition of Male Allies & Role Models 25:17 – “Women Are Not Victims” Perspective 26:37 – Experiences from France (Céline & Céline) 29:17 – The Mimizan Example (France) 33:02 – Team Format Developments in France 35:08 – PDGA Europe’s Proposal: Mixed Doubles at Presidents Cup 38:16 – Examples from Finland: Building Inclusive Clubs 40:36 – Questions from Online Participants 44:23 – Message from Kristin Tattar (Estonia) 45:04 – Female-Organized Events Discussion 47:45 – Survey Results: Female-Specific Clinics 51:05 – Gender Differences in Technique and Course Design 53:05 – Discussion on Course Design for Inclusivity 58:03 – Layout Adjustments and Enjoyable Experiences 1:00:07 – Spanish Course Design Mentality 1:02:05 – Finnish Example: Kindergarten Collaboration 1:04:05 – Discussion: PDGA Membership vs Recreational Players 1:06:00 – PDGA Perspective (Doug Bjerkaas & Brian Hoeniger) 1:09:08 – Broader Reflections on Participation Levels 1:13:10 – Course Design and Engagement Strategies 1:16:04 – Swedish Experience (Christopher) 1:18:20 – PDGA Europe Data Initiatives 1:19:34 – Country Reports: Finland & France 1:27:32 – Family Balance & Childcare Solutions 1:28:07 – French and Southern European Challenges 1:32:00 – PDGA Education & Support Programs 1:48:12 – Closing Remarks & Logistics 1:50:06 – Conclusion & Applause

    1h 50m

  2. 09/16/2025

    Disc Golf Media talk at PDGA Pro Worlds

    A fascinating talk about the past, present, and future of Disc Golf communication at all levels with selected speakers: o Lauri Alasaukko-oja (Frisbeegolfmedia) o Sam Gades (DGN) o Juha Kytö (DGN Europe) o Jonathan Gomez (JomezPro) o Terry Miller (The Disc Golf Guy) o Kimmo Turunen (Pulsea Disc Golf Academy) o René Mikkelsen (The Danish Disc Golf Guy)

    55 min

  3. 09/04/2025

    Disc Golf courses as tourism destinations: Resorts, course design and public support

    Disc Golf courses as tourism destinations: Resorts, course design and public support.  Thank you very much to the speakers: · UDisc course directory: Matt Krueger (UDisc) · Course design: Dominik Stampfer (Disc Golf Park) + John Houck (Houck Design) · World’s Top 100 courses: Jere Pohjankoski (Kippis) + Vincent Schaffler (Ale) · Public support: Mats Adamczak (Åland Island) + Robert Abel (Cyprus). · DG + hotel + activities: Sofia Pereira (Valle d’Encanto, Portugal) + Stian Johnsen (Lille Leland) + Calixto García (Irrisarri Land, Spain)

    1h 26m

  4. 08/25/2025

    PDGA Women's summit at Pro Worlds

    As part of the "PDGA Talks" leading up to the Pro Worlds, six high-level speakers share their ideas for growing women's disc golf around the world: Anniken Steen (Top FPO player) Holyn Handley (Top FPO player)Caroline Selnes (Nordic Female Open)Ida Uddbäk (Talk Birdie 2 Me female podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ySMfz3oRjR4aURqouO7Wo?si=a7bfaa5474494042 )Sofía Pereira (PDGA Europe Women)Terhi Kyto (PDGA Women)90' of A+ conversation! You can also watch the full video on our YouTube channel

    1h 26m

  5. 07/01/2025

    2025 PDGA Europe elections: Adam Swiderski

    Get to know the candidates that will be vying for three open positions on the PDGA Europe Board of Directors at the upcoming elections during all July! Closed captions are available in different languages. They have diverse backgrounds and a wide range of skillsets, both in their professional lives and within the sport: check out their full Bios at https://www.pdga.com/news/get-know-6-candidates-pdga-europe-board-directors With us today: Adam Swiderski, from Poland

    12 min

  6. 06/30/2025

    2025 PDGA Europe elections: Urban Braune

    Get to know the candidates that will be vying for three open positions on the PDGA Europe Board of Directors at the upcoming elections during all July! Closed captions are available in different languages. They have diverse backgrounds and a wide range of skillsets, both in their professional lives and within the sport: check out their full Bios at https://www.pdga.com/news/get-know-6-candidates-pdga-europe-board-directors With us today: Urban Braube, from Slovenia

    11 min

  7. 06/28/2025

    2025 PDGA Europe elections: Maria Fernanda Buitrago

    Get to know the candidates that will be vying for three open positions on the PDGA Europe Board of Directors at the upcoming elections during all July! They have diverse backgrounds and a wide range of skillsets, both in their professional lives and within the sport: check out their full Bios at https://www.pdga.com/news/get-know-6-candidates-pdga-europe-board-directors With us today: María Fernanda Buitrago, from France

    17 min

  8. 06/25/2025

    2025 PDGA Europe elections: Bogi Bjarnason

    Get to know the candidates that will be vying for three open positions on the PDGA Europe Board of Directors at the upcoming elections during all July! They have diverse backgrounds and a wide range of skillsets, both in their professional lives and within the sport: check out their full Bios With us today: Bogi Bjarnason, from Iceland.

    12 min
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    2024 - 2025
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