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From: wmd4@student.open.ac.uk (Wayne Davey)
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Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 23:08:16 +0100
Subject: Re: U8 tour
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THE TOUR
========
Reading everybody else's comments I just feel I've got to
add my points.
I'm a total fan of the tour despite:-
1. The rigidity of the rules resulting in the
temporary falling apart of my original team (UTI)
2. Being in the dreaded 12/13 (usually 13th in our case)
zone meaning one loss on Saturday put us out of
2 tournaments (with Village People)
I feel that it's much more worthwhile playing games against
teams where the outcome is not a foregone conclusion. I've
been on both ends of "wallopings" (oo-er) and while the games
are often fun, no more is learnt than at a practice.
Ultimate has so much more to it when every 'D' or drop
has significance, and you have to battle for each point.
In my view the Tour is a better and more important event
than Nationals and I feel it should used to decide which
teams should qualify for World Clubs etc. After all, only
a side which can produce results over a whole season should
have the strength in depth to really challenge at these higher
levels.
I could go on and on ......
Wayne Davey
UTI