From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Thu Mar 2 08:27:16 2000 Received: (from daemon@localhost) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.3+Sun/8.9.3) id IAA27551 for britdisc-outgoing; Thu, 2 Mar 2000 08:26:16 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 IAA27545 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Thu, 2 Mar 2000 08:26:14 GMT Received: from mail.rmplc.net (dns0.rmplc.net [194.238.48.13]) by snowdrop.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id IAA18471 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Thu, 2 Mar 2000 08:26:13 GMT Received: from rmexchange.internal.rmplc.net (hercules.rmplc.co.uk [194.238.48.90]) by mail.rmplc.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id IAA15067 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Thu, 2 Mar 2000 08:26:13 GMT Received: by rmexchange.internal.rmplc.net with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id <1JNM1PFA>; Thu, 2 Mar 2000 08:26:12 -0000 Message-ID: <41F16105E0DAD211AE8A0008C7A4F12703267A10@rmexchange.internal.rmplc.net> From: ANDY COTGREAVE <acotgreave@rm.com> To: britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk Subject: RE: Tour Format Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 08:26:10 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk > >A much bigger problem, however, is if a team misses the first tour. > > As I have previously mentioned, the Tour is elitest. > If you want to be a part of that "elite", you don't miss any events! > unless tour dates are changed at the last minute, moved to a bank holiday, thus affecting all teams - maybe affecting the top teams the most? how so? the top teams are the ones who commit the most to ultimate, what with team practises, GB practises, and overseas tournaments. the top teams are the ones who plan their "real" lives around the frisbee commitments. and when dates are changed, that affects the top teams. i know that UTI and Chevron are affected badly by these date changes. this isn't a criticism of those who have made the effort to book the events, i am fully aware of the problems that there have been this year. i guess we just need to think about the way we book events, as well as they way we restructure the tour. Andy Chevron STANDARD DISCLAIMER: This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information only for the intended purpose. Internet communications are not secure and therefore RM does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are only those of the author and not those of RM. If this email has come to you in error please delete it and any attachments.