A big decision has been made! The Ladder Leagues are going to continue indefinitely and uninterrupted into the future - that is so say, there will be no end-of-season date when the 'LL winners' are announced, or starting date for the next season - instead, the Ladder League will continue throughout as a constant respresentation of the current activity and performance of Ultimate clubs in the UK. To ensure it is kept current and within reasonable boundaries, only results from the previous 12 months will contribute towards each teams rank. So, if you're inactive for a year you will drop to the bottom, and conversely if you're new and play as much as everyone else, you'll be up to speed in a year. We are also adding a new feature; the Hall of Fame - a permanent record of how many weeks each team has spent at the top of the table - so as soon as you hit that #1 spot, your team becomes legendary, and the longer you stay at the top, the greater your legacy. I wonder who will be top of the Hall of Fame once it's active - did Thundering Herd hold onto the #1 spot longer than Flaming Galahs have?
The last few weeks have seen loads more events happening around the country, causing Flaming Galahs to slip from the top of the overall table as is seems they've been taking a break. Getting to the top is tough, but staying there is even tougher. New leaders are Thrown (Kings College) who have been very active of late - organising their own Uni events in London, playing a total of 28 games (at least 5 more than any other team), and generally showing us how much they want it. With so many points to their name, other Uni teams like UCL, Equilibrium, and Disc Doctors are keen to make the most of it, this weekend earning high rewards with their victories over Thrown. The fight for the top of the table has intensified as Equilibrium (London School of Economics) have come out of nowhere and into second place, and solid performances from UCL have boosted them to 3rd, meaning the Uni teams are dominating the overall table, holding the top three positions. The top of the club table is a classic #1 Clapham, #2 Fire affair, with Fever and Strange Blue following up in 3rd & 4th. Any club-only event played now could dethrone Clapham easily, as there are only 225 points between them and 8th place EMO Ultimate, so as always, the time is ripe to organise a small event and get your team climbing the ladders! http://www.regionalultimate.co.uk/ Felix LL Coordinator __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp
