From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Wed Jan 12 18:36:47 2000 Received: (from daemon@localhost) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.3+Sun/8.9.3) id SAA02579 for britdisc-outgoing; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:36:07 GMT Received: from snowdrop.csv.warwick.ac.uk (snowdrop [137.205.192.31]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.3+Sun/8.9.3) with ESMTP id SAA02568 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:36:05 GMT Received: from doorman.bmpddb.com (mailhost.bmpddb.com [193.130.32.70]) by snowdrop.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id SAA03443 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:35:50 GMT Received: from polaris.bmpddb.com (unverified) by doorman.bmpddb.com (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.1.2) with ESMTP id <Bc182204649b3dbe505@doorman.bmpddb.com> for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:35:45 +0000 Received: by POLARIS with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id <C47T2BHS>; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:32:10 -0000 Message-ID: <C99A86B5A019D2118F8400805F957BF102B1F2E8@POLARIS> From: David Trovell <david.trovell@bmpomd.co.uk> To: BritDisc <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk> Subject: RE: Officiating Ultimate Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:32:09 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk 14 players and 6 refs? Only one word for that - Pick! > -----Original Message----- > From: jbc102 [SMTP:jbc102@york.ac.uk] > Sent: 12 January 2000 18:22 > To: BritDisc > Subject: Officiating Ultimate > > As I seem to have started a 'Great Debate' on this subject, I would like > to point out that it would seem unrealistic to have just one ref. > Because of the speed of Ultimate, i.e. you can't run faster than a > thrown disc (as I found out all too well in practice today, Thanks to > Tom) there would need to be several (my suggestion would be 3/4 indoor > and 5/6 outdoor) on the pitch at the same time. This would help reduce > the pressure on one player and cut out some of the problems football is > trying to cut out by means of 2 refs, goal line cameras etc. . > I'm sure the point of how will you get so many refs will be raised, so > I'll try and address it. Every club I know of has more than enough > members to make up several teams, so getting a couple to referee can't > be that difficult. This would be especially viable at tournaments where > you can have players from a different pool refereeing (thereby reducing > the possibility of 'favoritism'. > Again I'm interested to hear your comments, but please don't send them > to britdisc and jbc102, as it just clogs up my inbox > > Jaimie Cross > Yorkie Bar Kids ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com **********************************************************************