Hi Britdisc As you may well know, Mixed Tour 1 was highly over subscribed this year. We at Kent were particularly disappointed as we've worked hard this season to develop our squad (we now have two tour teams, a top junior team, and now a mixed team). We put forward a proposal for a second venue in Brighton this weekend, but after much discussion with the UKUA proper (including Si Hill) and members of Brighton Ultimate, it was decided that it would not be feasible at short notice. First off I'd like to thank Si Hill and all at Brighton (as well as Kate Rae from Kent), for their hard work and for being so accomodating in considering our proposal when they already had a perfectly good plan. We still want to play this weekend, so if there are any teams (Mixed or not) who would still like a weekend away, who would still like to party it up, who would like to get some game time, and fancy heading down to the arse end of the country (we're in Canterbury in the beautiful county of Kent - an hour South East of London), you and/or your team are very welcome. We can probably accomodate any teams/players who are up for it in houses (if not accomodation can be arranged). You are welcome to come down this Saturday and/or Sunday (7th/8th) for a game against our Mixed and Junior teams. We have a few plans for entertainment, games, training etc, so if you'd like to come, please get in contact with us: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 077 360 360 94. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On a completely separate note (I thought rather than spamming people twice I would keep this to one email), we had a GB Junior Under 20 team selection on Saturday in Oxford. I'd like to thank OW! and Discuits team members plus the volunteers who helped and played against us - we appreciated your support of grass roots Ultimate! The team has been selected and preparations are underway. The team will be communicating by forum rather than email - one of the genius's in Kent, Dr Peter Berryman PhD, has created a simple trial website and forum for this (it's still a work in progress! It is just a template at present) - it turns out juniors use email far less than seniors. I would be interested to hear Britdisc's opinion on this form of communication. Please do not bother Britdisc members with this discussion - there is a space on said forum for your views on it, equally I'd love to hear what you think. I am aware that Ulti-talk runs on a similar premise. We will be locking junior discussions for privacy sake. I hope this website can eventually be an effective way of keeping Junior teams in touch, as well as a way for the rest of the GB Ultimate community to become enthused about Junior Ultimate. I would like to hear from any Junior teams who would like their website to be linked to this website (or log their communication devices). I'd like to include resources to help teams develop. Part of my motivation has come from speaking (or not being able to speak to) juniors or junior coaches, but one example in particular stands out: two young 17 year olds, who came to junior training on Saturday, have set up Charnbrook Spartans Ultimate Club on the back of meeting someone throwing a disc on a beach! They found out rules from the net, have been in touch with Si Hill, and went to a Southampton beginners tournie but they could do with more support. I feel a website such as the one we're creating could be used as a hub to disseminate info, and hopefully a kind of catalyst to drive development of Junior Ultimate. Watch this space www.gbjuniorultimate.com Thanks all for your time Whippet KO! President GB Junior2s U20 coach _________________________________________________________________
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