Dear all, I understand from people I spoke to this weekend that I have received quite a flaming on the Student email list last week, over the music at Loughborough.
The criticism stemmed from a error made by a player who had not heard a pick call because of the volume of the music, which was promptly turned down. I'd like to apologise to the player in question and to all other players who felt their play was infringed by the music. I did not wish to be a nuisance and the position of the speakers made it difficult to gauge the volume on the pitch. However, I'd also like to thank all the people who came up to me afterwards to comment on the choice of tunes and how it set the tone for a chilled out tournament. I was particularly pleased with the impact the music had on the finals where it was only played between points. I felt this added to the glory of scoring and heighten the tension as the game dropped into silence as the pull went up. Again I'd like to thank people, both players and in the audience, who praised the music. I appreciate the need for a balance between creating an atmosphere and interfering with play and I'm sorry that on this occasion the line was crossed. I look forward to future tournaments where the music is very much part of the set up, and strongly believe that the day music is not allowed at tournaments would be a very sad one indeed. All feed back is, of course, welcome and encouraged. Tom Styles Lets go in! [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.block-stack.co.uk Block Stack & Two Smoking Hammers (Nottingham Plate Winners)(T-shirts now available) PS Could someone please forward this to the student ultimate email list on my behalf.
