how does he always manage to be right i cant say ive thought about this solution before. but i have had long discussions about the problems with mixed and how there arent enough players/time in the season to fit it in.
i would personally look forward to playing in a season organised this way and would find it a lot easier to participate in both mixed and open. one of the big benifits to mixed would be that it would feel like you were part of a team rather than a bunch of pickups meeting throughout the season. who knows....maybe some mixed teams might even practice together a bit cheers mal clapham ultimate Robert Alpen writes: > Agreed. > > To expand on this idea, I believe that the > tour/nationals season should be condensed to 2-2.5 > months. This would lead to a higher level of play as > it's impossible to keep form over the 6 months of the > current calendar. Teams would practice intensely > before the season and then make small adjustments > between events. > > Furthermore, I'd like to see a change in the timing of > the tour (open, women's, and mixed) next year. The > basic idea is that the mixed tour would occur from > April through June 15. The women's and open tours > would then be run side by side from the middle of June > through the end of August. > > Mixed is a great vehicle to promote so many aspects of > the game, and it deserves it's own season. First and > foremost, mixed has been responsible for the majority > of female participation and improvement (although the > effort of the women's tour this year has been > commendable). Mixed is a great, social environment > and will draw new players towards the game for them > hopefully to continue on with the open and women's > tour later in the year. On the flip side, from my own > personal experience, I think mixed teaches younger > male players a lot about the nuances of the game as > well as body control (not crushing women who weight > 2/3rd of what you do when you make a bid). Finally, > as spirit in this country is highest on the mixed > front, it's a shame that the mixed game at the club > level is going into decline. > > I've received nothing but positive feedback for this > idea from a wide range of the ultimate playing public. > > Rob Alpen > > --- Tom Styles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Just to be controversial, Why not think about > > reducing the number of > > tour events anyway, in both tours, from 4 to 3. > > > > Here are some reasons why. > > > > Currently we have 5 major open tours a year > > (including nationals). > > > > We also have 5 mixed tournaments a year (including > > nationals) > > > > Added to that some teams play in the champions > > league 3 events > > > > An international tournament 1 week or 2 weekends > > > > That's 15 weekends of ultimate packed into our very > > short summer. This > > leaves very little time for other tournaments (fun, > > international) to > > fit themselves into a packed schedule. It also means > > we have to play a > > tour in April which has led to some questionable > > conditions over recent > > years. Finally there's no space for real life, > > holidays, or the other > > stuff that players do when they are not playing > > ultimate. > > > > It was also observed by some people at Worlds in > > Finland that the GB > > teams were all very tired. And I'm not just talking > > physically. What we > > can say, with some certainty, is that they didn't > > produce we they were > > capable of. > > > > Could this mental exhaustion be put down to the > > continued onslaught of > > tournaments, both winter and summer? > > > > Would three tours plus nationals be a bad thing? > > What would we actually > > lose? What would we gain? The Tour was exstablished > > in the days when > > there weren't so many tournaments and the tour it's > > self wasn't so > > tough, is it time it adapted to the changes? > > > > Go on have your say even if you don't usually post. > > > > I'm aware that this is a very open centric email and > > I'd be interested > > in a female opinion. > > > > Discuss. > > > > Tom > > Flyght Club #1 > > Voice of UK Ultimate > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: UKUA Administrator > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 25 August 2004 10:45 > > To: Britdisc > > Subject: [BD] Tournament Bids 2004/5 > > > > Forwarded on behalf of Chris Hughes: > > > > We have been late in organising the bidding process > > and Diary for next > > year. Many apologies to all those people who are > > waiting to bid. This > > is not a formal request for bids, just an early > > heads up. > > > > So all of you who want to bid for an event next year > > start talking to > > your venues now, and determine what dates they can > > do and what > > facilities they can offer. Please be aware that we > > can and are looking > > to split the tour venues whenever possible, so don't > > feel that you have > > to offer 16 pitch venues as a minimum. 8 pitches > > will serve the A tour, > > 8-12 will serve the B tour, and 6 - 8 pitches will > > serve the mixed tour. > > More details on what is required, and suggested > > dates will come out in > > the beginning of September, so try to get as many > > possible options out > > of the venues before then. The closing dates for > > bids will be the 27th > > of September. Therefore you need to get your skates > > on. > > > > Bids for indoors will also be taken at the same > > time. We will be looking > > for a spread of venues around the country for > > regionals, and a venue for > > nationals. The same closing date will apply and more > > details will also > > be made available soon. > > > > Teams and players should remember that a well > > organised venue and event > > should make a useful profit for the organisers and > > this can fund > > individuals or teams in their Frisbee playing > > antics. However in a > > policy decision made by the board, should by the end > > of the closing date > > there be insufficient bids for next year come > > forward then the number of > > tour events for next year will be reduced. > > > > More information soon. > > > > Chris > > DoC > > > > In the meantime please do not hassle either myself > > or Tina > > __________________________________________________ > > BritDisc mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://zion.ranulf.net/mailman/listinfo/britdisc > > Staying informed - > > http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp > > > > The information transmitted is intended only for the > > person or entity to which it is addressed and may > > contain confidential and/or privileged material. > > Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other > > use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, > > this information by persons or entities other than > > the intended recipient is prohibited. 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