Sorry, I forgot my other question. Who would be responsible for regional team selection?
On 12/01/2009, David Oxendale <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry, how can you have a competition called Major League ULTIMATE and > then not play Ultimate at the competition? A lot of thought has been > put into the rules of Ultimate and, in particular, Spirit Of The Game > and it's self-refereeing nature. By changing the rules, you are > changing the sport and therefore are not playing Ultimate. > Oscar > FlyghtClub > (the views expressed in this e.mail are mine and not necessarily those > of my team-mates. I really hope they are though) > > On 12/01/2009, MLU UK <[email protected]> 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 >> > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > The e.mail of the species is more deadly than the mail. > -- Sent from my mobile device The e.mail of the species is more deadly than the mail. __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed
