Here are the provisional positions for the Co-Ed Tour after the first event
at Nottingham.
They are 'provisional' because, apart from BAF who sent me direct, I haven't
received the rosters from the TD. This means there may be adjustments for
the new player bonus. I'll confirm the positions as soon as I get the
rosters which I am sure will be any day now ;-)
In future I'll post provisional positions right after the event and then
post confirmed positions when I've got the rosters.
A couple of points:
*** I got a handful of emails on the subject of rosters. A couple of people
think they are unecessary, and a couple of people think they should be
stricter.
Seems to me that the best approach for this season is to keep it the way it
is.
- The rosters are useful for ensuring that teams at nationals only field
players who have played for them at some point on the tour.
- They are also useful for ensuring integrity within any given event (if a
team/indiv knows that their name is on a roster, then they know that there
is no 'grey area' in which to try and site themselves in order to end up
playing for more than one team)
- They are also essential for the new player bonus.
- We might as well be used to them cos they are likely to be stricter next
year as per the Open Tour.
- Getting stricter would be a bit unfair this late in the day, as I
suggested on BD at the beginning of the Co-Ed Tour.
*** A couple of people have suggested that the new player bonus is an idea
that is a bit out of date, as the Co-Ed Tour is not really a soft Tour.
Maybe that is true, and there is an argument, in a competitive Tour, for not
rewarding teams because they field weaker players.
But I don't think we are quite there yet this year, especially with no
international careers at stake.
The new player bonus only really affects teams lower down the order. It
gives them a little reward for bringing people in, and it may sort out some
of the lower Tour positions.
I think it is best to keep it as it is for this season.
Obviously comments are welcome. Here are the scores so far...
Si Barry
Co-Ed Tour Coordinator
Provisional Positions After Co-Ed Tour 1
Tour
Position Team Points
1st Grazed & Confused 60
2nd Easy Tiger 50
3rd Cyrille 42
4th Excess Bee 35
5th Li'l Shef 29
6th Blue Arse Flies 24
7th Chevron Action Flash 20
8th Maiden Bungle 17
9th Shocker! 15
10th Inbreds 14
11th Yorkie Bar Kids 10
12th Zoo 10
13th SuperFly 10
14th Salt n Sauce 10
15th Flyght Club 10
16th We've Got Guns 10
17th Red 10
18th Martha and the Mootones 10
19th SkuMy 10
20th Discophilia 10
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