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From: "Ben Ravilious" <ben@ravilious.net>
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Subject: Re: New Association and the coed tour
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 18:52:46 +0100
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Barry, Ruth, Jon,

Yes its true, I first wrote the first version of the proposal before the
mixed tour existed!

Making association membership obligatory for the mixed nationals event only
is a workable idea if it proves necessary but I think the free year of
eligibility should deal with new players just fine.

Anyone disagree?

Ben

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Harris" <jjwh3@hermes.cam.ac.uk>
To: <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>
Sent: 13 September 2001 12:15
Subject: New Association and the coed tour


> The proposal for the new association did not make it clear whether
> non-members would be able to play in the coed tour.  It seems to me that
> a requirement of membership for participation in the coed tour would be
> problematic, for two reasons.  First, one of the stated aims of the coed
> tour is to introduce new players, especially women, to ultimate; second,
> if the coed tour becomes members-only there are very few tournaments left
> on the calendar (and fewer affordable ones!) in which non-members would
> have the opportunity to play.  On the other hand, the coed tour (or
> nationals at any rate) are used to select teams for major tournaments such
> as worlds or Europeans, and from that perspective it seems like all
> members should belong to the players association.  Any comments?
>
> Jonathan Harris (strange blue)
>
>