Or an alternative view...
- you should always be able to play for your nearest Tour team (if
you're from the UK or Ireland), regardless of distance (this may
already be the case)
What if they dont want you? Are clubs required to rostor all players
nearest them? Or is this really about teams whining that sometimes they
dont manage to persuade people in their catchment area to play for them?
- bigger margins for Scottish/Irish teams (possibly)
- max of 1 player from outside this area. (With the ability to have
a guest, this makes 2)
Another 2 arbitrary rulings to replace the arbitrary rulings that are
already there then?
- students can register from either uni or home address (this may
already be the case)
This was always the case.
- penalties for non-geo clubs by deducting (serious amounts of)
points from Tour results. Deductions made at the end of the season so
as to not to have an impact on seedings during the course of the Tour,
but to prevent non-geo teams from having a realistic shot at winning
Tour, lower their seeding for Nationals
- non-geo teams should not be able to qualify for international
tournaments such as EUCC, EUCS, WUCC
Can I ask a question? What is so awful about non-geo teams?
Do they stifle the development of Ultimate? No.
Do they provide a necessary function? Yes.
Are they really more likely to win the Tour than a geo team? No.
So what is this geo crap all about? I just dont get it. Are there really
geo teams out there that would like to be handed the Tour because another
team gets deducted points for having players who like to play with their mates?
A while ago the geo rule was invented for a very specific reason which no
longer applies. The only purpose it now serves is to demonise certain teams
for no good reason. Personally I have no problem with them at all.
I think it is right for the UKUA to encourage the growth of the sport, and
encouraging geo teams is great but the solution is not to penalise others,
rather it's to support regional development. Lets have an organisation
that is positive rather than negative.
Rant over.
Dave.
LLL. Geo. But I wouldnt be if they were all a bunch of
peckers. Fortunately fewer than 5 of them are more than 75% pecker so its
officially ok though.
If the UKU is serious about its claims of promoting geo clubs then
some changes should be made, although not necessarily those mentioned
above.
Comments welcome...
Brummie
On 4/6/06, Aura Mackenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hmm, just took a look at the Tour rules and noticed some big differences
> between last year's rules and this year's rules. Anyone else notice the
> same?
>
> I'll give you a clue: there is no mention of Geo teams.
>
> Could we please get an explanation as to why these rules have been removed
> and how this decision was reached?
>
> Aura
> Iceni/IF
>
>
>
>
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> All,
>
> The Mixed Tour Rules can be downloaded from the UKUA website at
>
> http://www.ukultimate.com/wmslib/Mixed_Division/UKUA_Mixed_Rules_2006.pdf
>
>
>
> Jaimie
>
> Bryony Hall & Jaimie Cross
> Mixed Tour Co-ordinators
> mixed[at]ukultimate[dot]com
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