Hi everyone, This email only really concerns students, apologies to all the non students who get this email. You dont have to read it.
We had a few issues with eligibility last year, so I thought I would point out a few things before even more questions start rolling in. Uni open indoors (and outdoors) is now BUSA affiliated. The following eligibility rules do not apply to womens and mixed. Every player must be over 18 years of age. Every player must be studying a 60+ credit course of the institution they will be playing for. No satellite players, no pickups, no non-students. I'm sorry if your uni doesn't have a team, but those are the rules, and nothing is stopping you from starting a team of your own. A team fielding an ineligible player will be disqualified. In the case of a disqualification the TD or regional coordinator can either: a)- make the ineligible team forfeit every game no matter what the score. b)- allow the team to play as normal, but should they reach a qualifying spot they will be moved down the rankings so that they do not qualify. Whilst a) might seem a bit harsh, an ineligible team could stop a legal team from playing an important pool/crossover game which may cost them a shot at a qualifying spot. Everyone who plays at indoor and outdoor nationals must be a paid up member of the UKUA. No excuses, if you don't pay you are not insured and therefore can not and will not play. You do not need to pay in order to play at regionals. Furthermore, I would ask that every player at nationals be rostered with their team on www.ukultimate.com (just like tour) which makes the process of checking each players membership status a lot easier. There is no maximum player limit per team, nor should there ever be. You can have as many players in your squad as you like as long as they are all eligible. We will be playing to the current UKUA indoor rules. Please note that these are not available on the UKUA website yet, so I have put them up on the uniultimate yahoo group for everyone to download and read. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uniultimate/files/ Yes, there is such a thing as an indoor brick and just because you argue against that point does not make it so! No, you do not have to brick the pull if it would be more to your advantage to middle the disc where it went out! TD's must complete the marking lines of the endzone (preferably with low tac tape available from B&Q as it does not remove the varnish from sports hall floors) and mark out a 2m high line on the back wall (preferably in the middle) for purposes of defining a valid pull. They must also tape out the brick mark. Can every TD also please make sure they have a hard copy of the rules at the tournament should they be needed. Furthermore in line with the UKUA tour rules no player may play whilst bleeding . If you notice that someone is bleeding please bring this to everyones attention so that they can come off the pitch until they have dressed the wound. Do not use this to your advantage as to do so is unspirited. Shouting out that a player is bleeding whilst they go to catch a disc in the end-zone will not invalidate the point they just scored, but it does mean the must come off for the next point whilst they dress the wound before they can come on again. Just to point out, Women's and mixed are non-BUSA, so pickup players are allowed as long as they are students. The UKUA eligibility rules can be found here: http://www.ukultimate.com/club_ultimate/uni/eligibility_in_university_ultimate The university region details can be found on www.busa.org (click on your university and it will tell you which region you are in). Felix drew up a rough map which is online here: http://www.ukultimate.com/club_ultimate/uni Full BUSA eligibility rules can be found in the BUSA handbook (page 40), the chairman of your club should have been given one by your athletic union. If anyone still has questions, feel free to get in touch. -Chef James Melzack, University Coordinator UKUA Board 07986 563 538 __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed
