I said that I would try to get some information out about the discussion on Tour 0. So... 1. Where possible, starting seeding/ranking positions will be taken from Nationals 2006. 2. The TOP 4 teams are not allowed to enter Tour 0. In 2007 this means Clapham, Fire, Fusion and Chevron are not invited and not able to attend. We will review whether to increase or decrease this number for next year's competitions based on feedback this year. 3. There will be no written restriction in the rules regarding the 2nd team of a club that is not allowed to enter its first team. Why? Spirit of the game extends to how people treat eligibility and other rules. Which means that nobody will intentionally cheat. Thus we are placing trust in those teams that they will select an appropriate 2nd team. (This followed discussions with representatives of Clapham and Fire who were both very clear that they had no interest in putting their first team out at Tour 0.) 4. WFDF Rules. All the outdoor UKUA events this year will be played under the WFDF rules in force at the time of the tournament. We expect the new rules to be ratified before Tour 0. If that does NOT happen, we will play under the current rules until the new rules are ratified - at which point we will switch. 5. Kit rules. Tour kit rules will NOT be enforced at Tour 0 because we have received feedback that some clubs will not have their new kit in time. Teams in this situation WILL still be expected to play in tops that are all matching in colour. Anyone can find 20 white t-shirts if they need to. Please think it through and plan ahead. 6. There will be NO "Tour Event" at Tour 0 for the women's division. There may well be a women's division running alongside Tour 0 - but this will not attract tour points, nor be used as an official means to rank/seed teams for Women's Tour 1. I trust this is all clear. Any questions please email me. All of this information - together with other updates to Tour rules - will be documented in Tour Rules for 2007 as soon as possible and made available on the new website. Have you seen the new website? www.ukultimate.com Please re-register your user account and team as soon as possible! Best wishes Si ps - with reference to my earlier email about the "Leader Award" we are offering to help sports teachers run ultimate teams/classes/etc - I should have made it clearer that this is specifcally aimed at people that have not played. For those ultimate playing sports teachers out there we have the Level 1 coaching award (please see website for more info).
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