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On Tue, Jul 14, 1998, 3:28:00 pm GMT WAGSTAFF COLIN wrote:
>This discussion about about handicapping tournaments is very interesting and
>worthwhile and good luck to everyone who plays at Chris's tournament.
>
>However, as many a time has been said on Britdisc mainly by Shotgun/Hombres
>players the only way to improve in real terms is to practice, train and play
>hard, and enjoy yourself.
>
>Now aside from Shotgun the top three other teams in the country, UTI, Catch
>and
>Chevron (taken from 98 tour rankings, the fairest way to rank teams at the
>mo.,
>sorry Druids) all are relatively new teams. What i mean is that they haven't
>just latched on to e.g. Stan/VH/Druids/Samarui etc who were Shotgun's closest
>rivals 3-5 years ago.
>
>All three teams UTI, 22 & Chevy have players with experience
>gained with other teams but ultimately they are their own teams which have
>been
>developed by the players on those teams. What we (British Ultimate) needs is
>more teams willing to play and practice hard. We are seeing this with Red and
>First Touch for example, but we need more teams at the top. Without this the
>growth and competition which we have at the moment at the top will be lost in
>a
>few years.
>
>Couple this with further recruitment drives at University and other levels we
>will hopefully have a sustainable growth in our sport.
>
>So, go out and practice, train, have fun, play hard and who knows in two years
>
>you may be tour champions.
>
>
>Col.
>UTI.
>
>
...and people called Shotgun smug !!!!!!!!!!!
N
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