From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Fri Apr 26 01:59:42 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 g3Q0xfd13151 for <suaaz@mail.csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Fri, 26 Apr 2002 01:59:42 +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 g3Q0r8701578; Fri, 26 Apr 2002 01:53:08 +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 g3Q0hEQR014599 for <britdisc-outgoing@agave.csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Fri, 26 Apr 2002 01:43:15 +0100 (BST) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by agave.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.12.0/8.12.0/Submit) id g3Q0hEHa014598 for britdisc-outgoing; Fri, 26 Apr 2002 01:43:14 +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 g3Q0hDQR014593 for <britdisc-real@majordomo.csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Fri, 26 Apr 2002 01:43:13 +0100 (BST) Received: from hotmail.com (f111.law4.hotmail.com [216.33.149.111]) by snowdrop.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g3Q0hCt07691 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Fri, 26 Apr 2002 01:43:12 +0100 (BST) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 25 Apr 2002 17:43:06 -0700 Received: from 212.228.242.97 by lw4fd.law4.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Fri, 26 Apr 2002 00:43:05 GMT X-Originating-IP: [212.228.242.97] From: "Simon Barry" <sibarry@hotmail.com> To: britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk Subject: Co-ed Tour Rules 2002 Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 00:43:05 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: <F111kpHEbgkJqzBScKN00001e67@hotmail.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 26 Apr 2002 00:43:06.0240 (UTC) FILETIME=[546AA800:01C1ECBB] Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Dear All, I have been asked be the Co-Ed Tour co-ordinator this year. That for the most part means that I'll collect and collate the rosters and keep and publish the scores. Here are the "Mixed Series" rules for this 2002 season. I will ask Ben to post a copy on the UKU site. They are unchanged from last season. There were some suggestions of tightening rostering this year a la Open Tour. This would seem to be appropriate for top 8-ish teams but might cause difficulties for all those local teams struggling with personnel, esp as a lot of student players will be in different parts of the country at different times in the summer. There were no brilliant ideas forthcoming about how to be strict with the top teams and less so with the lower teams, so it seems the best idea is to keep it the same this year, especially as there is no international event being qualified for. But take note now that the intention of UKU is to introduce Tour-long rostering restrictions, just as in the Open Tour, for the Co-Ed Tour 2003. Please also note that every team that plays in a co-ed event must fill out a roster at that event. I am sending round roster sheets for Nottingham to the team contacts, and Sam (the TD) will have Roster sheets at the captains' meeting. Please fill in these rosters and give them back to Sam. Do make the most of this opportunity to fill in paper rosters cos next year it will be online and paper rosters will be something you tell your grandchildren about. Here are my contact details: Si Barry 135 Southwyck House Coldharbour Lane Brixton SW9 8TW H 020 7733 8155 M 07900 606 370 sibarry@hotmail.com And here are those 2002 Rules, Have Fun, (I won't be at Nottingham) Si B BUF Mixed Ultimate Series 2002 ****************************** *Purpose and Goals 1. To encourage the growth of the Ultimate player base. The points system used to rank teams for the National Finals awards a single point for each player newly recruited to tournament level Ultimate. Continued growth of the player base is necessary for the award of government funding and inclusion in international sport festivals, such as the World games. 2. To encourage the play of mixed Ultimate. The Open Tour system has a drawback in discouraging mixed play by pitting mixed teams against open teams. By offering explicitly mixed events, teams and players who wish to play in the mixed format can do so on a level playing field, competing against other mixed teams. 3. To provide a mixed tournament circuit and a structure for Mixed Nationals. It can be difficult and a financial risk for individuals or teams to organize a tournament without UKU sanction or support. By creating an ‘official’ series, more teams will organize mixed tournaments due to reduced risk of low attendance and financial loss. 4. To provide a larger player base for the selection of a national mixed squad. Mixed Ultimate has strategies and playing styles specific to the game. By encouraging more players to play Mixed more often, national selectors will have a greater range of players from which to choose, many with advanced skills specific to the Mixed game. The Mixed Series, Mixed Nationals, and Nationals Qualifying Points For the Mixed Series, games will be played by WFDF rules. This means that there is a 4/3 gender split on the pitch, with the team going on offence (the team receiving the pull) deciding whether it will be 4 men or 4 women on the pitch. The defensive team must match their gender split to that of the offensive team. For each Mixed Series Event, teams must be ready to play on Saturday morning with at least 4 players of each gender, no exceptions. Teams not meeting this requirement will not receive any Nationals qualification points. For Nationals, teams must have at least 4 players of each gender who can play throughout the entire tournament. Failure to do so will result in disqualification. The Mixed Series will consist of three two-day national events. All events will have an ‘open’ format, meaning that any team entering can win the event. (This is a change from the Open Tour, where previous performance can prevent a team from winning an event.) All events will be publicised on Britdisc and using other means as available. All events will be open to any rostered mixed team (subject, as always, to the tournament director’s discretion). Rosters will be collected at all Mixed Series Events; rostering rules are detailed below. Each event will contribute to qualification for Mixed Nationals. In a manner similar to the Open Tour, points will be acquired at each event. To qualify for Mixed Nationals, a team must have a minimum of 20 points, ten of which must have been earned by playing in a Mixed Series Event. (Ways of earning points are further detailed below.) Unlike the Open Tour, a team earns 10 points by simply attending a Mixed Series Event. Many teams will acquire the all the points needed for Nationals qualification at a single Event. Points will be awarded in the following manner: 1st place: 60 points 2nd : 50 points 3rd : 42 points 4th : 35 points 5th : 29 points 6th : 24 points 7th : 20 points 8th : 17 points 9th : 15 points 10th : 14 points all other teams: 10 points Seedings for Mixed Nationals will be based on points acquired over the Mixed Series. If it becomes necessary to exclude teams from the Mixed Nationals due to over-subscription, teams with the lowest point totals will be excluded. (Based upon the last two seasons, this should not be necessary.) It is important to note that this points system is different from that of the Open system in several ways. There is significantly less pressure to attend every event - missing an event will not affect your seeding at the next event. Also, many teams will earn ample points for entry into the Mixed Nationals and a reasonable seeding for that event by attending one or two Mixed Series Events. Rostering new players can earn additional Nationals qualification points. One point is earned for each new player rostered to lay in any Mixed Series event. A new player is defined as a players that has never played an Open Tour event, a student event, a women’s event, a mixed event, or any other British or foreign tournament. Hat tournaments are excluded from this definition. Spirit of the Game extends to honesty about team rosters and new players. Spirit of the game also extends to other teams being responsible for reporting infractions; no one gains from letting misrepresentations pass unnoticed. Teams found abusing the new player points system will lose and illegally gained points and be ‘fined’ an additional 50 points per offence. Rosters and Players Each team must submit a roster for each Mixed Series event. A player may only be rostered for one team during a Mixed Series Event, but unlike the Open Tour, there is no limit on changing teams during the season. A player can play for a different team at each Event if he/she wishes. The only limitation on changing rosters comes into effect for Mixed Nationals. For a player to play for a team at Mixed Nationals, he/she must have PLAYED for that team at one of the previous Mixed Nationals Events. Spirit of the Game extends to this requirement. Teams found playing ineligible players at Nationals will be disqualified. Spirit of the game also extends to other teams being responsible for reporting infractions; no one gains from letting misrepresentations pass unnoticed. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com