How do young beginners score for Spirit if they don't know what it is? You have to teach Spirit from the moment someone starts to play. If you want to give a 30 minute class and go over what good Spirit means, you possibly can get away with a slightly simpler system. If that is not possible, teach by having the team sit together after the game and go over the scoring system. One tournament and they will know what Spirit really means.
P. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gavin Newman Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 12:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [BD] Spirit scoring system for beginners Hi Everyone, I don't understand why spirit votes need to get so complicated. (Especially for young begineers)This weekend (Mixed Tour 3) the system was each teams votes 1st, 2nd and 3rd best spirited game. The team with the most votes wins. There was some way of allocating points for 1st votes, less for second etc I am sure, but the organisers sort this out. Whats wrong with this system? Only thing I can think of is different teams playing different numbers of games over the weekend, but as you are only voting for around half the teams they play its not really an issue. If you play a really well spirited team twice vote for the games first and second... Gav ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick van der Valk" To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BD] Spirit scoring system for beginners Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:22:16 +0100 Hi Matthew, Check out the SOTG scoring system that was developed by BULA and the WFDF: http://beachultimate.org/blog/2008/05/sotg.html It is the best way to score and teach Spirit I hope this helps Patrick van der Valk President - Beach Ultimate Lovers Association http://beachultimate.org/blog -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 5:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [BD] Spirit scoring system for beginners Hi All I am helping to run a mini tournament for local schools (age 14-16). They have only limited experience of the game, and I wanted to use the opportunity to promote 'Spirit-of-the-game'. I thought a spirit award was definitely in order, but how best to do this? Has anyone got any ideas? Of what has been done before? Of what works well for real beginners to the sport (school pupils who are used to playing refereed sports). I had a bit of a think myself and came up with a simplified scoring system, adapted from others that have been used; Award a spirit mark out of 10 for your opposition (10 = excellent spirit, 1 = very poor spirit). Award 5 points for an average spirited game with nothing noticeable occuring during the game with regards to spirited play. Award extra points for good spirit. For example; - Players showing respect for the spirit-of-the-game. - Players playing competitively but fairly and within the rules. - Where decisions are made, they are resolved in calm and fair manner. - Shaking hands at the end of the game. Take off points for poor spirit. For example; - Players playing in an over aggressive, or dangerous manner. - Players arguing over decisions and not trying to resolve them fairly. - Players seeking to manipulate the rules to their advantage. - Bad language used in the game. - Not shaking hands at the end. I'd be interested in any comments - would this work? Anything i've missed out? Any help or advice appreciated. Cheers Matt Matthew Smith PhD Research Student University of Chichester Bishop Otter Campus College Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6PE Tel: 01243 816341 -- This e-mail and any attachments are intended for the addressee only and may be confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please advise the sender as soon as practicable and delete the e-mail from your system. The University of Chichester is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. Registration number 4740553. The registered office is College Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6PE. __________________________________________________ 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 -- Be Yourself @ mail.com! Choose From 200+ Email Addresses Get a Free Account at www.mail.com __________________________________________________ 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
