Dear UKU, The UK development committee has recently been working towards developing regional leagues. Aiming to make ultimate opportunities much more accessible to all levels of players. This e-mail is more of a 'proof of concept' so that we can get feedback from people who have missed the debate.
The league is set to run sometime outside of the 'usual season' i.e. September to Febuary. Trying to keep this short the Aims are- 1. To provide opportunities for new players and teams to get involved in Ultimate without having to commit to a Tour or a Summer / Winter League season. 2. To develop current players & clubs by encouraging more competitive local friendly matches. 3. To act as a battleground for dedicated clubs to compete with their rivals away from big tournaments and at times which both clubs find convenient. 4. To strengthen connections between geo-Club and University teams, as well as Club and Uni Ultimate as a whole. 5. To encourage clubs and individuals to become pro-active in organising and hosting their own events, providing a stepping stone for would-be TD's to gain experience. How: 1. The creation of a league open to all teams in the UK, where participation is voluntary and match results are fed into a table which is broken down into regional divisions. 2. Uni and Club teams organise their own games/events, which can be open to all teams or can be tailored towards uni, club, womens, beginners, developing, or experienced teams. These events can be held whenever is suitable for the hosts and visiting teams. 3. Upcoming events are primarily announced on a regional mailing list, or to individual team contacts (available on the web-site), and can be anything from a single game between 2 teams, to a one-day tournament for a handful of clubs. All the event organisers need to do is secure some pitch space and choose a suitable date. They then feed the results into the web-site (which has some safeguards in place), and the relevant tables are updated. 4. As the aim of the league is to encourage participation, the distribution of ranking points is set to reward activity as well as performance. 5. The results are split into separate tables for Club, University, Womens and Junior competition, with the Open table combining all results. National ranking tables are divided into six regions - Scottish, Northern, Midlands, Western, Southeast, and Irish. More information regaring the Ladder Leagues will be coming out soon. If you want to get involved then please join [EMAIL PROTECTED]<http://by101fd.bay101.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=EE7E6162-E673-4938-81B5-044FD6524DEC&start=0&len=18569&src=&type=x&to=regionalultimate%2540yahoogroups.com&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&a=cb00f1289e5a43c00f6dbcc2a7660ffcb529b15ad5f3dc8f66a03599eaf7af9b>, we'll need regional co-ordinators soon. Please post to [EMAIL PROTECTED]<http://by101fd.bay101.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=EE7E6162-E673-4938-81B5-044FD6524DEC&start=0&len=18569&src=&type=x&to=regionalultimate-subscribe%2540yahoogroups.com&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&a=cb00f1289e5a43c00f6dbcc2a7660ffcb529b15ad5f3dc8f66a03599eaf7af9b>if you want to sign up. Feel free to ask Felix (Brighton) or myself (Fusion) anything regarding this at Tour. If you want to be involved in the UK development then sign up to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for reading. Sam Lord UK development committee UKUA __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.ranulf.net/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp
