Dear BD, I've got to say that being involved in Junior Ultimate is very rewarding. The players from this weekend's tournament in Nottingham never stopped smiling and were very happy and fun to be around. We've not run Junior tournaments in Nottingham before, this was our first, but it defiantly won't be our last.
So here's a tip for any budding tournament directors out there. Organise a Junior tournament. Do it for just one day. There is masses of demand out there for it. You can charge a sensible price, (we charged £45) put on a good value tournament and still take home a decent profit for yourself, or you can do as Flyght Club do and split the profit with the UKUA Junior Development Fund, and help the next generation of superstars get to Vancouver next year. Even if you've never run a tournament before, 1 day tournaments are a very easy way to start. Anyway to the results. There were lots of close games in the second half of the day, with some excellent performances from new teams Discy Business and Kent Juniors. Linz's pick up team even managed to take home the plate. The final went to sudden death, as is the way with Nottingham finals these days, but Ocelots 1 took home a Lookfly sponsored cap each with a great victory over Arctic 1. Results - I've include the location where I know it 1 Ocelots 1 (Cheshire) 2 Arctic 1 (Arthur Terry School - Sutton Coldfield) 3 Kent 4 NC Hammer 5 Discy Business (Stoke Newington - London) 6 Catch Those 1 (Wirral) 7 Stourbridge 8 Catch Those 2 (Wirral) 9 Linz's Team (Leicester and Wakefield) 10 Ocelots 2 (Cheshire) 11 Arctic 2 (Arthur Terry School - Sutton Coldfield) 12 Aviators (Nottingham High School) 13 NC Hammer 2 14 The UFOs 15 Evolution 16 Arctic 3 The spirit was brilliant all weekend with every team getting at least 1 spirit vote. The prize was split three ways between Arctic 2, Aviators and NC Hammer 2. Photos can be found at :- http://www.tom-styles.co.uk/ultimate/v/2007/j1d/ If you are not sure how competitive the level of play was take a look at some of the shots in the best of album. (Very competitive) Thanks go to all the junior organisers that get the teams there, to Tim from Stourbridge and all the others that helped with scoring, to Lookfly for their support, and Steve for his assistance and the wicked logo. Cheers all Tom Styles J1D Tournament Director www.tom-styles.co.uk __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed
