Ben,
I think that the proposals look really good and will hopefully project
Ultimate to a wider audience.
I am a little worried about the ability of schools to afford the affiliation
fee.
The question is - how serious are we to get kids in school playing this
sport.
If we want schools to start introducing kids to Ultimate, I don't think that
they should have to pay a penny.
Some will say that it is unfair for the majority of players to subsidize
school children in this way. The simple fact is, schools just don't have
enough money to pay a yearly fee to be a member, even if they do get posters
etc.
In my case, my school can't afford the cost and so I personally will end up
coughing up the money purely because I personally want to see kids playing
Ultimate.
Other sporting associations (Netball, Rugby etc) charge between �5 and �10 a
year to be affiliated and many schools still struggle to meet the costs of
all these put together.
Can we afford to give at least 1 years free membership to schools, to
include posters, free discs, rule booklets, and possibly even a Schools
Ultimate Web Site. After a year, those schools that like it could be invited
to join for a small fee.
I don't know where the money could come from and maybe this is just pie in
the sky for a small organization like ours.
Wouldn't it be great though, to see schools across the country beginning to
play this (cheap) sport.
Perhaps one day we can get it on the GCSE syllabus alongside things like
Football, Rugby, water polo etc.
Is there anyway we can make this sport more accessable and affordable to
school children so that in about 3 years time we can start reaping the
rewards.
All the best,
Paul Ruff
P.S) Any news on the discs?
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