I think that part of the reason that more people/teams don't step up and organize a tournament is that they have no idea how to and of all the things that are involved in running one. After all these years of running tournaments, there should be a "guidelines to running a tour" document up on the UKUA website that lists what's required beyond just the standard bid information. Otherwise, every time someone new steps up to organize one (like a few of us GB ladies who organized tour 0 went through this year) they're starting from scratch. Just another thought on how things can be improved. Not difficult to achieve either.
> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 12:26:46 +0100 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [BD] I refer the honourable gentlemen to the points I made last > year…and the year before… > > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Find hidden words, unscramble celebrity names, or try the ultimate crossword puzzle with Live Search Games. Play now! http://g.msn.ca/ca55/212 __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed
