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To: britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk, amtsjh@amsta.leeds.ac.uk (S J Hill)
Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 17:33:37 +0000
Subject: Women's Ultimate in Scotland
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Hello!
Regarding the on-going discussions about women's ultimate we thought
that we should let people know what we here in Scotland are trying to
achieve. Our aim is to form a Scottish women's squad bringing together
players of all standards to train and practice at least once a month.
This idea has been formulated since the introduction of women's
tournaments in Britain and the positive experience gained by playing in
them (Thanks to Sue and Tara).
The reason's behind the Scottish women's squad are as follows:
- not many of us can afford the time and especially money to travel to
even the most northerly of GB women's practices.
- to bring together women ultimate players in Scotland to improve our
game and increase our confidence.
- to prevent new players leaving if they find the mixed game
intimidating and frustrating.If we want to keep them playing it has to
be a rewarding experience for them, and women's ultimate improves their
game and while increasing their confidence so that they contribute far
more in the mixed game. This can only be good for Ultimate in the
long-run.
When we first began Sneeeky's womens practices in Edinburgh a year ago
there were only about 4 of us, but we persevered - and now we have a
weekly practice which is taken by an experienced women player and
consists of drills and a 4 or 5 aside game. A Scottish squad seems like
the next logical step. We are not by any means turning our backs on the
mixed game - the majority of games we play are mixed but women's
ultimate has made the this far more enjoyable.
In terms of tournaments, it will be interesting to see how the women's
division at tour V goes and what implications it will have for next
season. In our experience, despite much support and enthusiasm for
women's tournie's I don't think that we could get together a women's
squad of Sneeeky's players to many tournaments if a seperate league was
created. It seems that a possible solution to the problem of getting
women players into the tour is to take it in stages and make a seperate
co-ed league to run concurrently with the tour rather that just a
women's league. This would ensure that those women who wish to take
their Ultimate to the highest level would have the opportunity. There is
no doubt that something needs to change - but in these early stages
seperating the women's game would seem a bit premature.
Let's encourage women's practices in the universities, enjoy the
tournaments that already exist for women and concentrate on the seeing
more co-ed tournaments. Here at Sneeeky's we are discussing plans to
host a co-ed tournie in 1st term of next year - hope to see you all
supporting it.
Emma and Mary-Claire (Sneeeky's)