From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Tue Apr 9 11:54:27 2002 Received: from daffodil.csv.warwick.ac.uk (root@daffodil [137.205.192.30]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g39AsQd26429 for <suaaz@mail.csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Tue, 9 Apr 2002 11:54:26 +0100 (BST) Received: from agave.csv.warwick.ac.uk (root@agave [137.205.192.52]) by daffodil.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g39AgZ727283; Tue, 9 Apr 2002 11:42:35 +0100 (BST) Received: from agave.csv.warwick.ac.uk (daemon@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by agave.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.12.0/8.12.0) with ESMTP id g39AdCQR007268 for <britdisc-outgoing@agave.csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Tue, 9 Apr 2002 11:39:12 +0100 (BST) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by agave.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.12.0/8.12.0/Submit) id g39AdCTX007267 for britdisc-outgoing; Tue, 9 Apr 2002 11:39:12 +0100 (BST) Received: from daffodil.csv.warwick.ac.uk (root@daffodil [137.205.192.30]) by agave.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.12.0/8.12.0) with ESMTP id g39AdBQR007262 for <britdisc-real@majordomo.csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Tue, 9 Apr 2002 11:39:11 +0100 (BST) Received: from ukcorsrv205 ([164.6.246.6]) by daffodil.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g39AdA726597 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Tue, 9 Apr 2002 11:39:10 +0100 (BST) Received: from ukcorsrv206.uk.zurich.com ([172.27.17.36]) by ukcorsrv205 (Lotus Domino Release 5.07a) with ESMTP id 2002040911431698:120601 ; Tue, 9 Apr 2002 11:43:16 +0100 Received: from ukcorsrv212.secure.zurich.com (unverified) by ukcorsrv206.uk.zurich.com (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.2.10) with ESMTP id <T5a26ed4ad7ac1b11240a7@ukcorsrv206.uk.zurich.com>; Tue, 9 Apr 2002 11:35:42 +0100 Subject: Mixed Teams In Major Tournaments To: Simon_Statham@birmingham.gov.uk Cc: britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk, BAF_Ultimate@yahoogroups.com X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 5.0.2b (Intl) 15 December 1999 Message-ID: <OF9D557F55.F34F0622-ON80256B96.00352BAE@secure.zurich.com> From: james.hewitson@uk.zurich.com Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 11:26:38 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on GBZWM001/GBZ/Zurich-Internet(Release 5.0.8 |June 18, 2001) at 04/09/2002 11:35:42 AM, Itemize by SMTP Server on GBZNH041/GBZ/Zurich-Internet(Release 5.07a |May 14, 2001) at 04/09/2002 11:43:16 AM, Serialize by Router on GBZNH041/GBZ/Zurich-Internet(Release 5.07a |May 14, 2001) at 04/09/2002 11:43:24 AM, Serialize complete at 04/09/2002 11:43:24 AM Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Si, >> Why don't we make people have to choose, at least then >> the teams who represent Britain at Worlds are established Mixed teams rather >> than ones cobbled together in the season before. GB Mixed Teams in Recent Tournaments: WUCC 99 = Blue Arse Flies, Mild Mannered Janitors (the "original" mixed team, Gael Force WFDF 00 = GB ("Largely" made up of Chevron and Blue Arse Flies players) EUCC 01 = Blue Arse Flies, Strange Blue WUCC 02 = Blue Arse Flies, Chevron ... think I'm spotting a trend here All these teams have proved their commitment to Mixed ultimate and it's development over the last few seasons and the squad BAF take to Hawaii will be the strongest BAF Mixed squad yet assembled for a major tournament... Hardly "cobbled" together at the last minute??? The Open Tour provides a perfect training ground for Mixed teams in the build-up to major tournaments and gives us the opportunity to play against quality opposition week in, week out whether at an Open or Mixed event. To marginalise the Mixed Tour by making it a "sideshow" to the Open Tour would only serve to weaken the Mixed teams we send to major tournaments rather than improve them. BAF are committed to providing the opportunity to compete in all (non-junior) variations of the sport (Open, Mixed and Womens) as proved by sending two teams to the vast majority of both the Open & Mixed Tours last season, a large number of indoor tournaments and all of the major womens tournaments. To force players to have to make a decision between Open v Mixed v Womens is only taking the sport backwards... Balti BAF 34 ___________________________________________________________________________ The information contained in this message is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy or otherwise use it and do not disclose it to anyone else. Please notify the sender of the delivery error and then delete the message from your system. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author only. Thank you for your assistance. ___________________________________________________________________________