>>For those of you who are not aware, under MLU rules the game is refereed and has a separate rule-set from Ultimate
Ah, so MostLy not Ultimate then... Have you considered American Football? Regards, Paul Holden mailto: [email protected] MLU UK wrote: > British Ultimate, > > > We are currently in the process of organising a UK Major League Ultimate > tournament, based on the idea tried out in the US in 2006. > > The tournament will consist of five all-star regional teams, based on the > currently existing boundaries of UK University Ultimate (namely, South-West, > South-East, Midlands, North and Scotland). > > Teams will comprise of a combination of the top University players from each > region, and the best open players also from that region. Guidelines and > restrictions on this format will follow. > > Provisionally, the tournament will be held in Manchester on the 19th and 20 > th of April this year, however this is subject to change. Exact details will > be released as soon as they are confirmed. > > > For those of you who are not aware, under MLU rules the game is refereed and > has a separate rule-set from Ultimate, the full version of which will be > provided to teams prior to the tournament, with plenty of time to get to > grips with them. We have been in contact with Ben Wiggins (founder of > www.thehuddle.org) and Ian McClellan (TD of the inaugural MLU tournament) > concerning the exact rules and any amendments they would suggest based on > having played under them in 2006. > Referees will have received several weeks of training prior to the > tournament. > > > Each player will receive a shirt as part of the player fee, featuring the > yet-to-be finalised MLU:UK logo, the name of your region, and number. > > > > For an introduction to the rule amendments, the main changes can be seen on > the rec.sport.disc post about the US event here: > http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Rec/rec.sport.disc/2006-06/msg01409.html > > > > > And the Ultivillage DVD of the U.S. MLU from 2006 can be ordered here: > http://www.ultivillage.com/index.php/DVD-Trailers/2006-major-league-ultimate-mlu-dvd-trailer > > > > > Please note, this is not an attempt to change the rules of Ultimate, it is > firstly a chance to try out these alternative rules first hand, and secondly > a chance to prove the strength of your region at a new elite-level > tournament in the UK. > > > > Yours, > > > The MLU:UK team > > > > > P.S. please direct inquiries to [email protected] > __________________________________________________ > BritDisc mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc > Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed > __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed
