>From my experience of the women in Phat Eds, some
female students, particularly beginners, favour
playing the mixed tour over the open tour and
condensing the mixed tour over April - June will mean
that it falls over the university exam period, making
it harder for students to go. If the tour is spread
over a larger time scale then maybe only one/two
tournaments will be missed instead of potentially all
of them.
Vanessa
Phat Eds/Inbreds
--- Robert Alpen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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
>
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