From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Mon Mar 12 09:45:16 2001 Received: (from daemon@localhost) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.10.1/8.9.3) id f2C9fwc14141 for britdisc-outgoing; Mon, 12 Mar 2001 09:41:58 GMT Received: from snowdrop.csv.warwick.ac.uk (root@snowdrop [137.205.192.31]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id f2C9fuv14087 for <britdisc-real@pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Mon, 12 Mar 2001 09:41:57 GMT Received: from hotmail.com (f90.law3.hotmail.com [209.185.241.90]) by snowdrop.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id f2C9ftg07939 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Mon, 12 Mar 2001 09:41:55 GMT Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 12 Mar 2001 01:41:35 -0800 Received: from 137.222.10.57 by lw3fd.law3.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 12 Mar 2001 09:41:35 GMT X-Originating-IP: [137.222.10.57] From: "Dirk van Swaay" <dvswaay@hotmail.com> To: britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk Subject: Re: Ultimate & Britdisc - enjoyable, competitive and presentable Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 09:41:35 -0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: <F90qfsezuh4uLoMMuc1000099b4@hotmail.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Mar 2001 09:41:35.0637 (UTC) FILETIME=[A0F3E450:01C0AAD8] Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Just a comment on your rant, MB: "how about some prize money for the tour and/or nationals in 2002 and see what that could do by way of Sponsorship-Publicity (also a good way of getting a bit of extra money to top players/teams who would be taking GB Ultimate abroad)" Don't you think that SOTG will be at a loss once players start getting paid? Money is by far (at least from my point of view) the strongest corruption agent in society.. it is very easy for players to make bad calls, contest, argue, etc. if both teams know that the winner of the match is up for a money prize. Competition is good and healthy, but it's not the main reason why people play Ultimate - or any sport, for that matter. Please raise your voice against this if I'm wrong, but I think everyone plays for fun first. When players enter the pitch with this priority in mind, that's when they experience the sport at its prime.. real Ultimate. Dirk Mythago PS: Cheers for Mohawks, for showing what Ultimate is all about at student nationals - never had I seen a team play Ultimate as they did. That's a real team... _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.