Yes, finding women players is not easy. I find the situation similar to University courses such as Engineering.
When many girls hear about Ultimate, they think it does not suit them, but if they are explained well and they are introduced to the sport in the right way, they like it and they keep playing with enthusiasm. Many Engineering programms attract mostly men, but I know of some notable exceptiosn where the men/women ratio is 50/50 or even more women than men. The Universities that achieved this have done so by actively recruiting and supporting women. I think the same applies to Ultimate. Whereas many new male players just show up because they have seen people playing in the park or because they have a friend that plays, women need to be scouted more actively. I think that Iceni and Bliss are doing a good job in attracting more women to the sport, but perhaps mixed teams could do more. I have tried to ask around: gym, random people jogging in the park, at work and I have had some positive responses. Some organisation also works: posters, leaflets, business cards, a demo DVD or website, etc. Perhaps UKUA could help out on some of the above. It takes some effort and you can't be shy. Many did not come to practice, but, hey, I have collected quite a few phone numbers... :-) -d ____________________________________________________________ Daniel Dui skype: danieldui [EMAIL PROTECTED] blog: discslut.blogspot.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.ranulf.net/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp
