Following on from the mail that Nolan sent out to the team contacts regarding missing banners, I feel justified in making my feelings known to BritDisc about a couple of incidents that occurred over the weekend, and an unsavoury mentality which appears to be creeping into UK Ultimate.
Whilst I was playing a match on Sunday, a player from a team that we'd played already over the first two days (and not had a very friendly match with) intentionally speared my disc with an umbrella - this was witnessed by a member of my team who did not know who the disc belonged to - whilst stood on the sideline. This put a hole right through the middle of the disc, making it completely unusable. Needless to say I was severely p*ssed off and disgusted by the moronic behaviour of a "fellow" player. I don't care what happens on pitch, there is absolutely no excuse for damage to other peoples' property - being a f***ing idiot is not a good enough reason. I should say that the player responsible was a pick-up who has since returned to the US. In addition, the members of the team that I spoke to were very apologetic, even offering financial reimbursement. I'm not worried about the cost of the disc, its the damage to my property that is the point. On a similar note, during the match against the team in question, a female member of our team was verbally abused by an individual on the opposite team (I don't think being called "an f***ing b*tch" is acceptable), another example of an unpleasant and unnecessary characteristic infiltrating our sport. I don't have any suggestions for avoiding issues such as those mentioned above (therapy?), and they are thankfully not widespread. What I would like people to remember is that the whole point of going to these events is to play hard and have fun. One of the main reasons that I am still playing Ultimate after 13 years is because of the level of player respect and the friendly culture associated with it. I would be very disappointed if such behaviours were to detract from the unique atmosphere that UK Ultimate possesses. Some of my frustrations have been vented. Mal. BAF6. __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://zion.ranulf.net/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp
