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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
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