From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Mon Mar 23 09:51:48 1998 Received: (from daemon@localhost) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.8) id JAA02767 for britdisc-outgoing; Mon, 23 Mar 1998 09:34:29 GMT Received: from newsgate.dircon.co.uk (uugate1.dircon.co.uk [194.112.50.20]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA02690 for <britdisc@warwick.ac.uk>; Mon, 23 Mar 1998 09:34:24 GMT From: laurab@ehs.co.uk Received: from ehs.co.uk (uucp@localhost) by newsgate.dircon.co.uk (8.8.5/8.8.7) with UUCP id JAA06545; Mon, 23 Mar 1998 09:34:23 GMT Message-Id: <199803230934.JAA06545@newsgate.dircon.co.uk> Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 9:32:25 +0100 To: britdisc <britdisc@warwick.ac.uk>, Mark.Jj@btinternet.com Subject: RE: The (near) future of disc sports.... MIME-version: 1.0 (Created by TFS) Content-Type: text/plain ; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Mailer: TFS Gateway V210U0822M Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk id JAA02709 Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Thank you to Mark for putting forward an intial strategy to tackle our current stumbling blocks. But your help is needed. At tournaments, there are always players making comments about the state of the game, and ewhat they would do to make it better(if they could be arsed). WELL, BE ARSED! We're an intelligent playing community with bright ideas, so let's pull them together and see what come out. For those of you who have thoughts but don't feel confident/comfortable about putting them forward, this is your chance too! All ideas/comments/suggestions will be welcome, no matter how off the wall, or radical they might seem. Solutions to many problems in science, workplace etc. etc. have been derived from people thinking outside the box and having their ideas refined. See you there Laura Bagshaw Village People ---------- From: Mark.Jj@btinternet.com To: britdisc <britdisc@warwick.ac.; EHS/LONDON/LAURAB Subject: The (near) future of disc sports..... Date: 22 March 1998 23:40 <<File Attachment: UUCP_ENV.TXT>> Hello everyone, Before you give up on what sounds like a dry, unimaginative ramble can I ask that you read this in full, and judge later? Cheers. Briefly, I became involved with the BFDF with the specific goal of recognition in mind. It is now clear that before we can entertain the idea of SC recognition disc sports have a lot of work to do. In response, my position is evolving into a more generalised one, tackling some of the broader areas of "development." This is where you come in. I'd like to set up a working group in order, firstly, to identify and secondly, attempt to tackle issues where we can, in our present situation realistically achieve some success. In the first instance this involves no more committment than sitting down with a few beers and mouthing off about what you think needs to be done, and I know for a fact that Britdisc readers are pretty keen on this. I'd like input from from anyone interested in brainstorming a few ideas. From there, the working group could form a realsitic programme of action and go some way to making a difference. I know that there are a lot of people out there with ideas on where disc sports should be going right now, and we all have a vested interest in the results of whatever actions we take. This is not about who's the best player, or who knows the most about disc sport politics, or who has the most experience - this is about injecting new blood and fresh ideas into an infrastructure that is always in need of a different outlook. Whoever you are, and however radical your views may be, get in touch. To avoid sounding too much like Lord Kitchiner (OK - so I can't spell his name) I'll end there. I look forward to hearing from you. Cheers for your patience, Mark Jefferson BFDF Development Officer 14 Troutbeck Peartree Bridge Milton Keynes MK6 3ED 01908 666573 Mark.JJ@btinternet.com