"...all new registrants will be offered the option of a free year of
eligibility for all national events."
Surely this covers new players to the mixed events, without the need for
additional exceptions?
Barry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ruth Taylor
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 2:02 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: New Association and the coed tour
>
>
> >From what I remember of the work Ben did on this proposal, it
> was completed
> before the Mixed Tour was introduced.
>
> One way around the new player issue would be to make the Mixed
> Tours available
> to non-members but if they want to compete at Mixed Nationals
> then they would
> have to become a member.
> Brand new players can't play at Mixed Nationals anyway because
> they have to
> have played for their chosen team in a Mixed Tour event in order
> to qualify.
>
> Ruth
> Red
>
>
>
> >===== Original Message From Jonathan Harris
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> =====
> >The proposal for the new association did not make it clear whether
> >non-members would be able to play in the coed tour. It seems to me that
> >a requirement of membership for participation in the coed tour would be
> >problematic, for two reasons. First, one of the stated aims of the coed
> >tour is to introduce new players, especially women, to ultimate; second,
> >if the coed tour becomes members-only there are very few tournaments left
> >on the calendar (and fewer affordable ones!) in which non-members would
> >have the opportunity to play. On the other hand, the coed tour (or
> >nationals at any rate) are used to select teams for major
> tournaments such
> >as worlds or Europeans, and from that perspective it seems like all
> >members should belong to the players association. Any comments?
> >
> >Jonathan Harris (strange blue)
>
