From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Mon Oct 6 17:10:35 1997 Received: (from daemon@localhost) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.7) id QAA23370 for britdisc-outgoing; Mon, 6 Oct 1997 16:50:56 +0100 (BST) Received: from gcsin1.gecm.com (gcsin1.gecm.com [194.128.74.2]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id QAA23335 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Mon, 6 Oct 1997 16:50:46 +0100 (BST) Received: from gcsin3.geccs.gecm.com by gcsin1.gecm.com; (5.65/1.1.8.2/13Mar95-0121PM) id AA09669; Mon, 6 Oct 1997 16:50:11 +0100 Received: from gcschm.geccs.gecm.com by gcsin3.geccs.gecm.com; (5.65/1.1.8.2/13Mar95-1139AM) id AA18088; Mon, 6 Oct 1997 16:50:10 +0100 Disclose-Recipients: prohibited Date: Mon, 06 Oct 1997 16:47:32 +0000 (GMT) From: "Giles Stoddard GNet (*744) 4189" <giles.stoddard@gecm.com> Subject: Student teams and the U8 tour To: britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Reply requested) Message-Id: <5732471606101997/A08421/PLANET/11BA342F1D00*@MHS> Autoforwarded: false Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Importance: normal Ua-Content-Id: 11BA342F1D00 X400-Mts-Identifier: [;5732471606101997/A08421/PLANET] Hop-Count: 2 Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk A few points to consider: Student will always have exams at that time of year when the weather is great for Ultimate (May-July). A league, as this year has shown, gives teams of the same standard plenty of opportunity to play each other. This has definately raised the standard of Ulimate. Newer teams like Chevron have really improved and made the semis in the last couple of tournaments. The middle teams have all had really close games. All our games have been a lot more fun and competitive. There is less of the "old" secnario of middle and lower teams getting slammed 11-0 by the top teams. There is much more for teams to to aim for in a league. You know which teams you are going to play and who you need to beat to get the points. There was also plenty of opportunity for teams to move up and down with the way the league was organised. When I was a student, all of two years ago, we always found it hard to get teams out for tounaments around exam time. It was always those concencious people who like to study for exams...never understood them myself. Maybe this "Student" league should get itself off the ground? Maybe we need a separate "Tour Final" and "National Championships". However the lack of bids for Regionals this year could mean...what does it mean? Why have University teams not bid for a regional event? It's the begining of the year so there's no exam pressure. I would have thought it was a great opportunity to introduce this years new players. However if we can't get people to run "Regionals" then is there anyone who would really want to hold "Nationals"? I'm too busy to run a tournament myself. But I know when I was a student I had plenty of time and the Uni facilities that made it easy. I think the Tour is a great idea and has worked well. If next year three or four Uni teams can arrange "Regionals" and "Nationals" in September/Ocotber then I think there will be plenty of people who want to play. Just a few ideas Giles SLUT/Tribal Desire ----------------------------------------------------- giles.stoddard@gecm.com WK: 0181 324 4189 HM: 0181 950 1559