Sticking up for the organisers slightly here..... We were playing on pitches 17/18 on the Saturday (about as far away as you could get) and had no problem with the water supply. We also had consecutive games. The two guys in the van did very well topping up the water, and we were never short. They even gave me a lift back to the pavillion when my knee had given up. Certainly no complaints on the amount of times they came around with water containers full.
Sunday we were a little shorter on water, but never to the point of running out. Organising can be a thankless task at times and I did not have any complaints about the provision of water. Mike Lemmings On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 9:39 PM, Daniel Richards < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Paul, > > We did fill up water before our games, but there's only so much water you > can carry when you're carrying a bunch of other gear too. On the Saturday > our four games consisted of two sets of back-to-back games, and it really > is > very difficult to carry enough water to last around three hours. > > We were also on the far-side pitches, so walking back and forth, including > the time taken filling up bottles adds up to maybe 15-20 minutes, possibly > longer. Several of us ended up missing parts of our games to fill up water > and this wasn't ideal, given our small squad and injuries. > > On Sunday we also played a consecutive games, and there was also no > replacement of water during the second game. > > I can totally understand that the heat was exceptional, and therefore the > desire for water was larger, and difficult to manage, I'm also perfectly > happy to play consecutive matches, I think they're nessecary if we're to > continue to have such fantastic large tournaments. When there are > consecutive matches I think it's really important to get the water out to > those teams involved. > > Dan > > On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 8:25 PM, Paul Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The 'you' in the following email is not directed at Dan in particular, I > > tried using 'one' but it just sounds stupid... > > > > I understand people's frustration on this topic but I do wonder how hard > > it is to: > > > > 1. Work out how much water you needs per game. > > 2. Look at the schedule and check when your games are. > > 3. Carry suffcient water to the pitch so that you personally do not run > > out. > > 4. Not leave half empty bottles of drink behind you at the end of each > > game.* > > > > *I had to clear up the rubbish left by the previous teams before each of > > our games at the weekend. This generally included several half full > > bottles of water. > > > > Personally I see pitch side water as a convinience that means I don't > > necessarily have to return to the pavillion to top up between games, not > > a reason not to take responsibility for my own health and fitness. > > > > Regards, > > Paul Holden mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Daniel Richards wrote: > > > Please can something be done to ensure a situation like the one at > > Mansfield > > > last weekend doesn't happen again, a severe lack of pitch water > > (especially > > > on the farthest pitches) combined with asking teams to play several > > > back-to-back games is very dangerous in such hot weather. Hopefully > the > > UKUA > > > can review the issue and ensure it doesn't happen again in future. > > > > > > Dan > > > __________________________________________________ > > > BritDisc mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc > > > Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > BritDisc mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc > > Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed > > > __________________________________________________ > BritDisc mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc > Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed > __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed
