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From: amtsjh@amsta.leeds.ac.uk (S J Hill)
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Subject: NATIONALS eligibility
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There seems to be some confusion.

1. Teams that break the roster rules can expect to be
disqualified (possibly *AFTER* the event).  
Consider your position at WUCC!

2. Teams adding new players to their roster must inform
me (on paper/by email) before the event.

3. Unrostered players can of course be rostered to 
a team at any time up to the beginning of the tourney.

4. The GUEST rule.  You do not need to inform me, or check
with me, about any GUEST player that you might be having 
on your team for Nationals.  But be sure that you are not 
breaking the rules, (eg by having two guest players).
Usually, if a team breaks the rules
somebody notices.  If a team needs to be disqualified 
after the event then so be it.

5. Players can *NOT* change rosters.  If you are rostered
with a team, then you *MUST* play with that team at 
Nationals.

NOTE:
a) players rostered to teams that either didn't qualify
or are not attending are free to play at Nationals 
for another team under the GUEST rule.  (Only one
GUEST per team.)

b) Red Shift have disbanded, due to difficulties with
numbers.  They informed the U8Committee of this immediately
after Tour V.  It was felt that this was an 'exceptional
circumstance' and therefore those players have been allowed
to move from the RedShift roster.  Ie - Red Shift players
can be considered as unrostered.
NB- this does not mean that any team deciding to say that 
it has "officially disbanded" will be treated in the same
way.  In particular you cannot 'disband' for Nationals, and 
miraculously re-appear at the beginning of next season
(SOTG applies).

6. FOREIGN PLAYERS
Previous Foreign player rules were recinded, and replaced
by the rules governing TOUR AND NATIONALS.

A player is considered UK-resident (for the Tour) if they 
have been living in the UK (that is here to live, work, etc)
since April 1st.

For Nationals, the same applies, but the date is July 1st.

A 'strictly foreign' player - ie who has just arrived, or is
just passing through - is free to play for a team as the GUEST 
player.

7. Spirit of the Game applies to these rules just as much as 
the other rules of ultimate.  

8. I have work to do.  Try looking up the web-page to 
check the rules:
http://www.phidelta.demon.co.uk/u8-98/index.htm

Then check with me if you aren't sure.
(Also every team received a copy of those rules in 
February.)

Phone: 0113 233 5175 
(This is the office phone - and I'm here every night
until 1 or 2 am - altho' sometimes in computer room
which has no phone.  Ring as late as you like - you 
won't disturb anyone.)

Si

ps - what a legendary victory in Eastbourne!  what a shame
I was here...