Perhaps the UKU would welcome a survey conducted at Nationals? The captain's packs could contain 1 sheet of paper with a vote for each player: for or against.
I would be happy to process the votes if this would help. Cheers, Bex > BD, > > There were a few mutters about this at the weekend, has the committee > which > was so eager to get full consultation with the membership a year ago > really > voted in private to scrap the split season - and even then not mentioned > it > to us? Or have we all missed something - this seems very strange. > > There is definitely a discussion to be had about how succussful the split > season's been, could the UKUA please confirm what their current position > is? > If a decision has already been taken, what were the reasons behind it? At > least one person in Cardiff muttered 'because **** shouted loudly enough' > referring to a member of the UKUA board, surely we'd all prefer to hear > the > official record instead of creating rumours* to fill the void? > > Andy > Discuits > > *Note: the rumours could well be true as I was in the Pimms tent, a > licenced > premises, at the time so technically I was told by a man in the pub. > > > Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:59:14 +0000 (GMT) > From: cormac cosgrove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [BD] The format of the tour is changing for next year > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > hey guys, > > the board had voted in favour of removing the Split season format for next > year, and reverting to a more integrated format (alternating mixed and > open > tours). this should all be in the minutes from a recent meeting, i expect > they should be available to the public by now? > > I personally feel that abandoning the split season format is NOT in the > best > interests of UK ultimate. I also feel that the ultimate public in the UK > should have a chance to give feedback to this decision, or feedback on > how > successful (or unsuccessful) they felt the split season format was this > year. > > In my opinion i feel that the split season has been abandoned very > prematurely and that this decision is perhaps based on the short term > goals > of those making the decisions rather than the long term benifits for the > sport in the UK. > > i believe that both mixed and womens have benifited from the split and any > knock the open division teams have taken is both temporary and would have > been fully reversed if only the format was given some time to 'bed in'. > > How do people feel about this? > > why not ask your team if they preferred the split tour format, and email > BD > with how your team feel. > > The decision may still be able to be changed if enough people/teams > believe > that it should. > > > > Cormac > > > > __________________________________________________ > BritDisc mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.ranulf.net/mailman/listinfo/britdisc > Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp > -- Rebecca Forth Colt Foundation Research Fellow Portex Anaesthesia, Intensive Therapy & Respiratory Unit Institute of Child Health 30 Guilford Street London WC1N 1EH Human Performance Laboratory London Institute for Sport & Exercise The Archway Campus 2-10 Highgate Hill London N19 5LN __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.ranulf.net/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp
