Safety guide · Founding pilot
Good connections start with a clear plan.
Most members are here for the same reason you are: to make tournament week more useful and memorable. A few practical habits make every connection easier to trust.
Keep the first conversation here
Use the private Disc Golf Local thread until you understand the offer, price, timing, location, cancellation expectations, and who will attend. Be cautious if someone immediately pressures you to move elsewhere.
Confirm who you are meeting
A verified-pro badge means an organizer cross-checked a public PDGA identity and tournament connection. It is a useful signal—not a background check, endorsement, guarantee, or promise of conduct.
Choose a sensible meeting place
Meet in a public location when possible, arrange your own transportation, tell someone where you are going, and leave if the situation changes or feels wrong.
Use safer payment habits
Pay after the experience when practical. If a deposit is reasonable, use an eligible purchase-protected method and keep the written terms. Never pay a stranger by gift card, cryptocurrency, wire transfer, or Friends & Family payment.
Add safeguards for children
Accounts are for adults. A parent or guardian must arrange and participate in any experience involving a child. Do not arrange a private one-on-one meeting with a minor.
Report pressure or misconduct
From a private conversation, choose Report a concern and share factual details. You can also block the member. Reports are organizer-only and do not notify the reported member.