Wow. I'm also shocked at this.
possibly a shock tactic to get us all to read the UKUA update? I truly
hope so...
I read the colander a while ago and I thought that open nationals was
pushed back, after Southampton.
- Liam
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From: Disrail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [BD] The plug pulled on 2007 Open Nationals?
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:38:29 +0000
>I saw the following last item in today's UKUA update. I read it, was
>shocked, and thought as always that I'd sit on the fence and watch
>all the
>other people on Britdisc stop grappling with the dog toy of Tourney
>Pricing,
>as instantaneously as it was taken up and move onto the next big
>thing.
>
>But no-one's getting annoyed about this. Where is my entertainment?
>Is this
>due to the fact that no-one reads their member updates??
>
>Anyway I find the news below truly shocking. I don't demand
>explanations,
>want to be critical of anyone, but just register my strong
>opposition to
>this (apparently it has been proposed, so this is not set in stone,
>please
>could this be confirmed!).
>
>I can see the importance of our top teams getting this high quality
>European
>opposition to further the upper level of Ultimate in the UK. I also
>realise
>that these same teams hate getting to the pitch side at 9:00am on
>Saturday
>to bagel a team of 11 players in 25 minutes.
>
>But Nationals is for more than the ultimate elite. In the B-tour
>it's
>the reward
>for winning your crossovers and getting that higher position, it's
>the final
>element which all your season of training is geared towards; the
>final
>ranking in the UK when pitted against the best. Nowhere else do we
>get the
>chance to play 2 games in the pool stage against A-tour opposition,
>and if
>you manage to hold you own even for the first half, it really spurs
>the
>whole team on looking into the next year and attaining that higher
>level. I
>don't think the importance of this is valued highly enough.
>
>If this is to go ahead, then please do not call the tournament
>Nationals. As
>I see it, Open Nationals 2007 will be cancelled due to this elite
>European
>Qualifying Event and this MUST be the official line of the UKUA!
>This is my
>only demand!
>
>
>Someone please tell me that the following member update was a joke,
>or
>explain to me how 25% less top level ultimate for the upper half of
>the
>B-tour can be good for the sport in this country!
>
>
>See the Post below. (I did check and it's definiely a bit early for
>an April
>fools!)
>
>
>
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>7. Nationals and EUCS
>You are hopefully aware that a new, annual European club competition
>started in 2006. EUCS [http://eucs.efdf.org/] is a really exciting
>concept - and extremely important in the struggle to bring European
>ultimate up to the level of North America.
>
>
>In 2007 there will be some changes to the way that our regions
>qualification works as our region has been extended to include teams
>from
>Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. Consequently we have proposed
>that our
>
>Nationals be used as a one-off EUCR (Regional Qualification)
>tournament
>for the West region. Yes - this means that there will be teams from
>other countries at Nationals. It also means that it is likely only
>approx 12 UK Open teams will get in to the tournament!
>
>
>After the tournaments in 2007, there will - of course - be a review
>of
>whether this is the approach that we take in the longer term.
>However
>- it is possible we will need to plan 2008 before that point so
>contact
>
>
>us [http://www.ukultimate.com//contact] if you have strong feelings
>on the matter. No doubt there will be plenty of feedback on britdisc
>aswell!
>
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