Can I just point out, as I seem to have to do every year when someone complains about the schedule: TDs have absolutely nothing to do with the schedule! For Tour events and Nationals the schedule comes directly from the UKUA.
Daniel Dui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Simon I think we all recognise your good intentions, but you'll get criticisms whatever you do. Such is the life of the TD. Perhaps the most important aspect is the tone in which the criticism is made. My opinion is that the UKUA should expect TDs to make a schedule that allows first of all for BETTER and SAFER Ultimate. This obviously means games evenly spaced throughout the day where every team has the chance to eat and recover between games. If I recall correctly, some of the top teams have complained in the past that the breaks in Tour A were too short. It's exhausting enough to play 3-4 games in a day. Playing 2 games back to back should be avoided as much as possible. When players are tired, injuries are more likely and also the quality of the game deteriorates. So a break to watch football is probably not a good idea, if this means no breaks (or too short breaks) between games. I don't think that a lunch break is good idea either. I can see that some players like to have sausage and mash and a pint for lunch, play with a full stomac, and eat nothing for the rest of the day. But I am sure that anyone who takes the competition half seriously will probably want to eat small amounts of food throughout the day. I think the TDs should encourage the latter behaviour, not the former. -d ----- Original Message ----From: Simon Statham To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thursday, May 17, 2007 1:58:08 PMSubject: Re: [BD] Schedule Blimey - you try and do something nice for people and all you get is criticism! I'm guessing that the people complaining are the weird types that start throwing a disc around as soon as you arrive and then after a full day's play still throw around for hours. Strangely, for quite a lot of people there is more to life than a plastic disc... Jaimie asked me if it would be a problem scheduling in a break so that everyone can watch the footie - I thought it was a good idea so said go for it. We genuinely thought that people would be grateful of the break and the opportunity to watch the game. As for complaining about being given a lunch break!!! What's that about?! Basically - do what you want. Play or watch the game, it makes no odds to me or the schedule. At the very least we've given you the opportunity to chose what you want to do. I'll be watching the game! Si TD ____________________________________________________________________________________Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed
