It can be called ultimate in the same way 20twenty cricket is called cricket, despite having several very major differences from test cricket, yet it has gone on to be very successful and is a valid version of the game. i see no harm in giving it a go and seeing what happens, to me it sounds a great idea, particularly to try out rule changes. while the self-refereeing nature may be the most controversial change, i do think others such as changing the rules on pick and time between points may be worth trying. steve
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:50 PM, 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. > > __________________________________________________ > 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
