Matt (et al), > Just read this and wanted to ask why Tour B and women's doesn't have > to be rostered?!
Women's Tour: this was a direct request from the organisers to reduce any perceived difficulty in entering and to encourage more players and teams. This is the first year in what we hope will become as important to Women's Ultimate in the UK as the Tour is to Open Ultimate. Tour B: I am surprised to hear your comments as I was expecting this to be a popular change. Many people have told us over the last year or so that the role of the rostering process has achieved what it was initially conceived for (to encourage geo teams and team/club stability). The whole Tour concept was created with the primary aim of improving the top clubs and, in this regard, has been a huge success. Most of the changes to the Tour this year are attempts to further help the development of the clubs outside the top 4 or 8 - both in terms of standard and in terms of numbers of teams playing. By creating a separate Tour B we hope to improve the quality and choice of venues (because we are not limited to the very large venues) as well as increasing the quality of competition even more. It also gives us the ability to cope with the slowly increasing number of teams that want to take part in the Tour. The feedback we had received was that the rostering process was seen as unnecessary red tape that distracted teams from focusing on recruitment and development - and enjoying the sport! My point is that all these changes are aimed at helping teams outside the top 4, we are expecting teething problems (when the Tour was instigated there were many problems, but the result has been overwhelmingly positive in the long run); but we certainly do not want to diminish Tour B in any way. Unfortunately it is too late to make significant changes for 2004 (the rules were announced in Oct 2003). However, feedback that we receive (via [EMAIL PROTECTED] or even BD) will affect how things are changed for 2005. Barry PS Remember you still have to be a paid member to play in Tour B and you are encouraged to join your 'Team List' on the website even though it is not a strict requirement. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McLoughlin, Matthew > J > Sent: 29 March 2004 15:46 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [BD] Tour 1: Membership and Rosters > > Just read this and wanted to ask why Tour B and women's doesn't have > to be rostered?! > > Why make a rule for one and not the other?! > > Surely it would be better to get everyone to roster otherwise a team > in Tour B could pick up any player and not tell anyone to help them > gain promotion (if Tour B was on a different weekend which is possible > in future years), they then gain promotion using unfair means and then > team has to roster anyway?! Then if they get relegated do they have > to stick to the roster they submitted for the time they played in Tour > A or could they pickup again?? > > Seems a bit pointless when if you made teams roster irrespective of > the Tour they are playing in it stops a possible problem?! > > Am I talking crap?! > > Matt > > -----Original Message----- > From: Barry O'Kane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29 March 2004 14:37 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [BD] Tour 1: Membership and Rosters > > > > Hi all, > > Just wanted to remind everyone that you MUST be a paid member of UKU > to play in Tour A or B. You can register and pay online at > www.ukultimate.com. > Money will NOT be collected at the event, so please pay in advance. > If you wish to post a cheque please register online first, and ensure > that your cheque is posted by Tuesday. > > If your team is playing in Tour A you will also need to roster by > joining the correct 'Team List' on the website. > > Teams playing in Tour B do not have be rostered. > > Membership and rosters are not required for the Women's Tour. > > Looking forward to an excellent tournament, Barry > > > > __________________________________________________ > BritDisc mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://pootle.near.me.uk/mailman/listinfo/britdisc > Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp > __________________________________________________ > BritDisc mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://pootle.near.me.uk/mailman/listinfo/britdisc > Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp > __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pootle.near.me.uk/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp
