I have to say that I think you have got it completely wrong. The fact that most new players currently come from university should tell us in of itself where we should be focusing promotion efforts. The primary focus should be on Junior ultimate. The younger you introduce ultimate to new people the more of them you will managed to keep, and the better they will be (and thus the better the overall standard). It is no surprise (at least not to me) that the countries with the best Junior ultimate are the countries with the best standard of Ultimate throughout.
Also, while getting the finalists from Nationals to do some promotion is a fine idea, it is not enough. We should be encouraging EVERYONE to do something to promote ultimate. It is not just the very top teams that can convince people this is a sport worth playing. Every team out there should be aware of the local schools and Unis that have teams (or don't), and try to get involved and help them out. You certainly don't want to get into the situation where only the top teams are expected to (or deemed capable of) promoting the sport. I maybe reading too much into it, but that is the impression your post gives me off the bat. Crispy > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Sean Holden > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 12:31 PM > To: britdisc@near.me.uk > Subject: [BD] promotion of ultimate > > Most of our new players currently come from university. There are > generally many new comers who had some initial interest but that > initial interest is lost for one reason or another. > > Maybe we could assist this interest with a day of display games. > Possibly, the finalists from the Nationals could each play demonstration > games at one university. The university of choice could be decided by > either bids due to facilities (for example covered seating stands, > grounds, > etc.) or by competition (maybe the university to sign the most new > comers). > > After the demonstrations the spectators then get training from the > various players, providing a very big workshop from the best talent > in the country. Of course, other students from differing universities > should be welcome to attend and the winning university should also be > seen to promote the occassion to local schools. > > Answers on a postcard! > > Sean > > > __________________________________________________ > BritDisc mailing list > BritDisc@near.me.uk > http://zion.ranulf.net/mailman/listinfo/britdisc > Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list BritDisc@near.me.uk http://zion.ranulf.net/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp
