March 17th - July 27th
19 week season

The Disc Golf League Association (DGLA) is proud to bring you the 4th annual, Michigan Cooperative Point Series – Summer, (MiCPS-S) 2013 season.

The DGLA MiCPS brings leagues and players closer together for more fun, to exchange ideas and grow the sport of Disc Golf. Through the use of Disc Golf Scene all the scores, pictures, videos and chat from all leagues and players come together, enabling all the players throughout the state to see who is doing what, what each league is up to and what is new at each of the courses. Growing the sport of Disc Golf together and coming together to crown the Michigan State Disc Golf League Summer Champion.

Earn points for every round you play in a participating leagues throughout Michigan.

Once your league is online send us the URL of your league on DiscGolfScene.com to join. Any Michigan league that has rounds played any time between March 17th and July 28th 2013 are eligible for the MiCPS-S 2013. The deadline to add new leagues is May 15th 2013.

Leagues can always run outside the MiCPS dates but MiCPS points will only accumulate for rounds played between these dates.

Cost: There is no fee to be in the MiCPS 2013, you just play league rounds in participating leagues and your scores are automatically included. You must have a Disc Golf Scene profile which is also free.

The MiCPS is FREE but we ask that you show your support by also becoming a Disc Golf League Association (DGLA) Member - it's also FREE. Being a Free member does make a difference. When we look for sponsors it's our overall numbers that make a difference. Let's show the world that this sport is growing, that people care about the sport, how it is played and that we need more courses and we need to take care of these courses. Leagues are the weekly activity that brings players together and strengthen our great sport.

Now if your a "Player" and want to show your support even more and how good you really are, for $30 you can become a DGLA Player Member for the year. You get a commemorative DGLA Michigan Cooperative Point Series 2013 MEMBER putter, a DGLA Mini, Lifetime membership number, you contribute to the DGLA Member Course Improvement Grant program that you get to vote to determine how it is used, along with helping to decide improvements to the Point Series and you are eligible for awards based on your final point standing as compared to the other Player Members, for the Summer 2013.

Note there are two Leader boards for the MiCPS one for all players and a separate one for just the Player members to see how you are doing compared to the other Player members.

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To be eligible for awards for the Summer 2013 Point Series you must be a DGLA Player Member
by May 15th 2013 when we lock the Player Member list for the Summer Season.
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Small leagues (4-19 players) are given a boost in points and leagues larger 60 have a points cap to try and level the playing field so as many leagues throughout the state can participate and players everywhere have a shot. Get out and play as many different leagues, courses and with different players as possible.

Only your best two rounds per week (Sunday - Saturday) are included.
Summer Aces are worth 25 points

You can find all the details, rules, point calculations here:
http://www.discgolfleagueassociation.org/Point_Series/Summary____Rules/summary____rules.html

Now if your a "Player" and want to show your support while competing for some extra booty, for $30 you can become a DGLA Player Member for the year. You get a commemorative DGLA Michigan Cooperative Point Series 2013 MEMBER putter, a DGLA Glow Mini, Lifetime membership number, you contribute to the DGLA Member Course Improvement Grant program that you get to vote to determine how it is used, along with helping to decide improvements to the Point Series and you are eligible for awards based on your final point standing as compared to the other Player Members, for the Summer 2013.
You can become a DGLA Player member by going to the Disc Golf League Association website and paying by PayPal, Mailing a check to DGLA or see Scott, Pete or Foz at an event. Check here for more info or to register:
http://www.discgolfleagueassociation.org/Membership_/membership_.html

Deadline to become a DGLA Player member is May 15th

DGLA Player level Payout Awards:
DGLA will have payout awards for the top 40 Players or top 40% of the Players whichever is LARGER. We have added another partner to provide members additional choices to how to use their award. Thanks to The ThrowShop and Marshal Street. We will continue to explore new opportunities and your feedback is always welcomed.

DGLA Player Berth Awards:
2013 Discraft Michigan State Championships berths up for grabs in the MiCPS-Summer season - Thanks MDGO:
(7) - Based on DGLA Player Leaderboard for the Summer 2013 season and who have not already won a berth:
(5) Top 5 players by points
(1) Top Female
(1) Most highlighted leagues of the Week (HLW) played.

The DGLA Player members have already contributed to the DGLA Michigan Course Improvement fund with $5 from your DGLA membership fee – Thanks for helping to grow and improve our Michigan disc golf courses.

$140 – Summer 2012
$150 – Winter 2013
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$290 Total funds available – DGLA members get to vote on which new course or course improvement project this money will help.

During the MiCPS-S 2012, the twenty three player members all received some level of ThrowShop bucks based on their overall standing. As participation grows we will add more options and give back even more - all while helping to improve the sport - I think they call that a WIN-WIN situation. You enjoy playing, You get rewarded for your achievements while having Fun, Your courses and the sport grows and improve - Hell that's WIN+WIN+WIN+WIN = "No Brainer"

You can become a DGLA Player member by going to the Disc Golf League Association website and paying by PayPal, Mailing a check to DGLA or see Scott, Pete or Foz at an event. Check here for more info or to register:
http://www.discgolfleagueassociation.org/Membership_/membership_.html

Existing Members can log into the DGLA Members area and upgrade on their membership profile page.

Thanks for supporting DGLA and helping to support the Disc Golf Courses in Michigan. www.discgolfleagueassociation.org A Non-Profit organization helping disc golf players, clubs and leagues.

Based on player's and league coordinator's ideas and comments and the continued devotion of the DGLA and DGS staff during countless disc golf rounds and hours at the our local brewery/// I mean, hours of board meetings.
http://www.discgolfleagueassociation.org/Point_Series/Summary____Rules/summary____rules.html

Points calculation:
The Point Series point calculation tries to encourage players to play often yet balance this against many who can not play more than once or twice a week.

During a week (Sunday to Saturday) points are calculated for each participating league round you play. The highest two point totals are added into your total and the others are "dropped". Summer Aces are worth 25 points even if that league round is dropped. League round points are basically calculated by adding 2 points for participation and one point for every player you beat and if there is no tie for first place the winner gets 2 additional points for being the "Out Right Winner". Now that basic calculation are further adjusted to encourage small leagues and balance out larger leagues using three levels; 4-19 players, 20-59, and 60+ players. The points awarded are different for each group. The smaller league rounds will get a guaranteed max point total the same as 20 players, the middle size league round are calculated as described above and the larger league rounds have a cap with max points being set to 60 players - Details can be reviewed at www.discgolfleagueassociation.org

Scores must be entered the same as leagues determine payouts; If Divisions are used for payouts than scores must be entered by division. If handicaps are used for payouts then the handicap adjusted scores must be entered.

Cali - If there is one Cali in a double league they are counted as two players but if there is more than one Cali than they are only counted as one when calculating point totals. This ensures leagues can have Cali rounds with multiple Cali teams, but the point totals are accurate based on the number of actual players that played the round.

As always leagues can use their own points system or no point when entering league rounds, as the MiCPS points are calculated independently, allowing league more flexibility to continue with their legacy systems or try new ones for their individual leagues.

MiCPS automatically keeps your best two rounds per week (Sunday - Saturday) when calculating your MiCPS total points. This is automatically recalculated whenever new scores are posted or scores are updated. Get out and play as much as you can to increase your skill and maximize your points but if you are limited to how often you can play your goal would be to try and get at least two rounds per week.

There must be at least 4 players and the round mustinclude at least 9 holes to be counted in the MiCPS.

DGLA will also be awarding some MDGO, Discraft Michigan State Championships berths for the MiCPS-Summer season. More ways to secure your berth and compete in another great Michigan statewide disc golf event.

* Also New This Year
Disc Golf Scene has implemented monthly awards based on MiCPS rounds for each month. That’s more DGS Bling for your profile.

DGLA Player Member Leaderboard:
DGLA Player Members will be eligible for awards based on their achievements compared to only the other DGLA Player Members participating in the Point Series.
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There are more leagues than ever so get out to new courses or new leagues and see what is going on throughout the state. Don't over look the smaller leagues - they tend to incorporate new ideas faster, have a really strong friendly group feel and you get introduce to the new courses with the locals who know them best. I also highly recommend making it out to one of the larger leagues as well to experience the energy of all those players coming together at one time, yet in a slightly more casual environment than a tournament. Bottom line, get out and play often!!!! & Enjoy.

As a player in the MiCPS-S you represent the core Michigan Disc Golf players and you can really help make this sport better. Help pass along the Disc Golf etiquette that makes rounds fun and fair for all. Encourage new players and pass along some tips to help others improve. Bring a friend out and expose them to the sport. If you pack it in, pack it out - or at least make sure it ends up in a trash can. Keeping the courses clean is critical to keeping our courses. One of the biggest arguments to closing a course or making it pay to play is the is keeping the course clean. We have naturally beautiful courses let's help keep them that way.

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You must have a DiscGolfScene.com profile and play in a participating league to participate and show up on the MiCPS leaderboards.
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Peace and enjoy the Summer League rounds