Oh goody, another re-hash of this old beauty (no pun intended Haman!) of a topic.
In summary…plentiful water = desirable, a multitude of travel options = desirable, a schedule planned years in advance = desirable, a player on your team who can land the pull in that miniscule 100x40m area = desirable, crowd for the final = who gives a…etc. Things could be better no doubt, but what hasn't changed in recent years is the lack of people willing to step up and organise Tour events (in fact it has probably reduced since I started playing). The position of having an event, or a Tour rather than no event, or no Tour, surely cannot be disputed, or maybe it can… What we as a community don't seem to realise is that part of being a community (and in several respects the best community I am part of) requires each individual to contribute to that, or at least a significant minority to do so for a period of time. You can apply all the pressure you like on the UKUA or TDs but from the UKUA point of view we NEED multiple options for every Tour event before we can truly apply pressure and DEMAND this wish list. Given that it seems a majority of the community aren't willing to put the effort to tidy up their rubbish, I can't see that they'd be willing to organise an event. Similarly if no one outside of the community has heard of the silly 'sport' you play they're unlikely to organise an event for you. So there you have it…we're screwed (and not in the environmentally damaging way that produces babies), but maybe I'm getting cynical in my old age. Jaimie PS I once ran a hop-scotch tournament at a local girls school where all the money was put into a fund for the orphaned chicks whose mum was used to provide suitable nutrition for the girls during the tournament to avoid any health and safety issues. I've already got a medal, but thanks for offering… __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed
