Hey guys,
I know I'm not a student any more, but I really enjoyed student ultimate and think it should be developed as far as possible, and I do think that BUSA has a role to play in this. One of the first emails that went around about this (apoligies for not trawling through to find the exact quote) stated that BUSA points would be awarded to the BUSA recognised teams, and therefore the Irish teams could compete, but their final standings wouldn't be taken into account by the BUSA officials. This also seems like it would provide scope for the universities without full teams to join together, still compete, but not receive any BUSA points for it. I don't see how anyone could complain about that. I apologise if I have misunderstood the situation, and if I have, then is there any reason why what I have outlined above could not be put in place? Also previously stated was that it is only Nationals that is actually a BUSA event, and I know that this is the highlight of the uni calendar, but how many teams that come from split universities are qualifiying for nationals these days? And if they are, why aren't the teams that get to train together more regularly beating them? But that's a different topic entirely. Anyway, apologies again if I'm wrong, but this would seem a sensible step. And Jack Black rules! Alex ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:39:51 +0000 From: "Liam Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [BD] Uni student eligability To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; format="flowed" Something I thought id throw out there. When has exclusion ever been progression? Don't we have to build before we start making moves like this? With the sport so young, is it not it a little extreme to favor funding for stable clubs over the expansion of the sport, and the inclusion of as many people / teams as we can push for. Are we forgetting the grass roots of the sport? What about Open University students, students studying HE at a college not at University, Foundation students and of course, student Ultimate players with no team at their Uni. Basically they don't matter as long as we get BUSA points...? So now we exclude the Irish teams because they are of course, not British Universitys yet they have been able to compete at University Nationals every year up until this season, who cares right, as long as we get BUSA points? Just an idea here, but wouldnt it be more logical and fair to have another session of events, along side the current (old school) university events. An example would be; University Open Indoor Qualifiers, then BUSA indoor Qualifiers. Followed by; University Open Indoor Nationals, then BUSA University Open Indoor Nationals. As separate events. I think its a little drastic to start denying people the right to play Ultimate at a competitive level, just because they chose to go to university with no Ultimate team. So they should start their own team right? Well not everyone is as capable of starting a team as others, or have the interest from students at the University. Its easy to say, well they should start their own team but progression doesnt come by forcing it, it comes from support and hard work, people dont go to University to start a team and look after it, they go to study are YOU going to come to the affected universitys and set up a team for the fellow Ultimate players who are affected by this because then I would stand corrected. Apologies for the blunt nature of this email, I just woke up! _________________________________________________________________ Get the inside track on what's happening at MSN. Sign up for the [1]MSN Insider newsletter here. References 1. http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUK/2731??PS=47575 ================================================== HFC Bank Disclaimer The information in this Email belongs to HFC Bank Limited. It is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this Email is prohibited. If you have received this Email in error, please notify us immediately by telephone on 01344 890000 and delete the Email from your system and destroy all copies which you have made of the same. Thank you. HFC Bank Limited Company Registration Number - 1117305 England Registered Office: North Street, Winkfield Berkshire SL4 4TD. __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.ranulf.net/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp
