From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Wed Apr 10 14:26:00 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 g3ADPxd09862 for <suaaz@mail.csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Wed, 10 Apr 2002 14:25:59 +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 g3ADNX724169; Wed, 10 Apr 2002 14:23:33 +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 g3ADETQR019553 for <britdisc-outgoing@agave.csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Wed, 10 Apr 2002 14:14:30 +0100 (BST) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by agave.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.12.0/8.12.0/Submit) id g3ADET4e019552 for britdisc-outgoing; Wed, 10 Apr 2002 14:14:29 +0100 (BST) Received: from snowdrop.csv.warwick.ac.uk (root@snowdrop [137.205.192.31]) by agave.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.12.0/8.12.0) with ESMTP id g3ADESQR019547 for <britdisc-real@majordomo.csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Wed, 10 Apr 2002 14:14:28 +0100 (BST) Received: from receipt.tesco.net (receipt.tesco.net [194.73.73.175] (may be forged)) by snowdrop.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g3ADESt18316 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Wed, 10 Apr 2002 14:14:28 +0100 (BST) Received: from dialup.212-140-71-144.tesco.net ([212.140.71.144] helo=Nancy) by receipt.tesco.net with smtp (Exim 2.05 #1) id 16vHvd-0007mH-00 for britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk; Wed, 10 Apr 2002 14:14:25 +0100 Message-ID: <006501c1e090$718c0a00$90478cd4@Stebbing> From: "Nancy Stebbing" <nancy.stebbing@tesco.net> To: "britdisc" <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk> Subject: tournament scheduling Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 14:02:53 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0052_01C1E098.68AFFF60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0052_01C1E098.68AFFF60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This idea won't solve the tour relegatoin thing, but it might help free = up the calendar for more 'fun' events. I've never really adjusted to the way 'you Brits' schedule the season, = as opposed to the Americans. I play way less ultimate here (I = played/trained 6 days a week April-September and twice a week the rest = of the year in Pittsburgh) but I'm always more worn out here. Yeah- I = know I'm older.... Anyway- in the States, there are two 'competive' seasons which leaves = the summer for fun and summer league and training and whatever. You = play maybe three tournaments from April to Beginning of June, do what = you want for the summer, and play the Nationals series September to = early October. So for six weeks in the spring and six weeks in the = autum, you know you'll be playing your butt off every other weekend. = But you know that the rest of the year the pressure is off. In the UK- adapting the idea to have divisional seasons might take the = stress off the tournament planners. Say three womens tournaments in the = spring, every second week. Then open season over the first half of = summer(again every second week), and then mixed season (every second = week) at the end of summer and autum. With proper scheduling, you could = still avoid major domestic events clashing with major foreign = tournamnts. Advantages: The women's series might pick up some more players via the = students, who would still be around. More 'fun' tournaments could be = run during the women's and mixed seasons but avoid the open season. = (For example, you could have 6 'fun' tournaments during the womens = season.) No one has to forsake one division for another. Most people, = except the most die-hard women, would get an 'off-season' in which to = have a non-ultimate life. (I'm told this happens....) Teams might have = a better opportunity to structure training over a long lead-in period. Disadvantages- during the season(s) in which you play, you really do = sell you soul to the Ultimate gods- if you're not playing a tournament, = you're usually training, hard. I'm sure you can all think of others.... Just a suggestion. Please discuss. nancy ------=_NextPart_000_0052_01C1E098.68AFFF60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This idea won't solve the tour = relegatoin thing,=20 but it might help free up the calendar for more 'fun' = events.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I've never really adjusted to the way = 'you Brits'=20 schedule the season, as opposed to the Americans. I play way less = ultimate=20 here (I played/trained 6 days a week April-September and twice a = week the=20 rest of the year in Pittsburgh) but I'm always more worn out here. = Yeah- I=20 know I'm older....</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Anyway- in the States, there are two = 'competive'=20 seasons which leaves the summer for fun and summer league and training = and=20 whatever. You play maybe three tournaments from April to Beginning = of=20 June, do what you want for the summer, and play the Nationals series = September=20 to early October. So for six weeks in the spring and six weeks in = the=20 autum, you know you'll be playing your butt off every other = weekend. But=20 you know that the rest of the year the pressure is off.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In the UK- adapting the idea to have = divisional=20 seasons might take the stress off the tournament planners. Say = three=20 womens tournaments in the spring, every second week. Then open = season over=20 the first half of summer(again every second week), and then mixed season = (every=20 second week) at the end of summer and autum. With proper = scheduling, you=20 could still avoid major domestic events clashing with major foreign=20 tournamnts.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Advantages: The women's series = might pick up=20 some more players via the students, who would still be around. = More 'fun'=20 tournaments could be run during the women's and mixed seasons = but avoid the=20 open season. (For example, you could have 6 'fun' tournaments = during the=20 womens season.) No one has to forsake one division for = another. Most=20 people, except the most die-hard women, would get an 'off-season' in = which to=20 have a non-ultimate life. (I'm told this happens....) Teams might = have a=20 better opportunity to structure training over a long lead-in=20 period.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Disadvantages- during the = season(s) in which=20 you play, you really do sell you soul to the Ultimate gods- if you're = not=20 playing a tournament, you're usually training, hard. I'm sure you = can all=20 think of others....</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Just a suggestion. Please=20 discuss.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>nancy</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0052_01C1E098.68AFFF60--