Here's some info on the responses I got.
1 person from the south of England with an opinion on pitch sizes.
A number of other TDs interested in hearing the results of the survey.
ZERO people in Scotland actually telling me what they want.
TDs really do want to make the tournaments better, but it does rather
help if you say what you want.
I'll be bidding for tournaments next year on 1mx1m pitches, on the very
latest 3g lino in my kitchen. It'll cost £350 per team. The facilities
for making cups of tea will be better than any previous UK tournament.
Car parking may be an issue.
Benji
On 24/11/2010 11:21, UKU Director of Competitions wrote:
Hi all,
It's my intention to run more Scottish tournaments in the future, so
I'd appreciate some feedback on the ones that were run recently.
I deliberately ran two very different tournaments in order to find out
what players preferred. So, at Uni mixed, the pitches were smaller
(though still substantial, around 30mx15m) which enabled us to afford
large amounts of hall time and therefore play proper caps and very
long games.
At Club open /Women's Uni, we had pitches very close to 40x20m, which
necessitated hiring 2/3 of the hall rather than 1/3, thereby making
hall costs double. This meant shorter games, and finish on the buzzer.
I'd like to know what people prefer and why. Those who much prefer
outdoors clearly want a big pitch, but are they prepared to put up
with the annoyance of short games and stopping at a buzzer (or
alternatively, I suppose, paying £200+ for entry fees)? Those who
enjoy a bit of indoors but don't have access to a huge pitch on which
to practice may prefer the smaller pitches and better game rules, but
perhaps not. I haven't a clue.
Personally, my preference would be to perhaps run Club events on large
pitches to encourage the more 'outdoorsy' players to get involved, but
to run Uni events on pitch sizes that are more fair to unis with
smaller practice halls. I felt that the 30x15 pitches offered an
excellent balance of styles - it was possible to play zone, though it
wasn't devastating; it was possible to play an outdoor-style stack and
huck to the endzone, though it wasn't clearly better than other indoor
styles of play; it was possible to play iso or red lights or 1-2-2. In
practice, all these tactics were used effectively by different teams
at Uni Mixed. I personally feel that, on the larger 40x20 pitches, a
well-drilled stack offence is the most effective I've played against,
and that therefore these large pitches are a) less tactically varied
and interesting, and b) a huge advantage to teams who get to practice
on big pitches at home. But that's just my thoughts.
Let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Benji
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Ben Heywood
Director of Competitions
UK Ultimate
www.ukultimate.com
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