Ok, so its not Ultimate, but doesn't mean it won't be a giggle... Never mind the selection of the teams though - who's selecting the 6?!! refs? Surely they deserve their own monogrammed shirts as well?!
2009/1/12 David Oxendale <[email protected]> > 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 > __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed
