Hi all,
It's my intention to run more Scottish tournaments in the future, so I'd
appreciate some feedback on the ones that were run recently.
I deliberately ran two very different tournaments in order to find out
what players preferred. So, at Uni mixed, the pitches were smaller
(though still substantial, around 30mx15m) which enabled us to afford
large amounts of hall time and therefore play proper caps and very long
games.
At Club open /Women's Uni, we had pitches very close to 40x20m, which
necessitated hiring 2/3 of the hall rather than 1/3, thereby making hall
costs double. This meant shorter games, and finish on the buzzer.
I'd like to know what people prefer and why. Those who much prefer
outdoors clearly want a big pitch, but are they prepared to put up with
the annoyance of short games and stopping at a buzzer (or alternatively,
I suppose, paying £200+ for entry fees)? Those who enjoy a bit of
indoors but don't have access to a huge pitch on which to practice may
prefer the smaller pitches and better game rules, but perhaps not. I
haven't a clue.
Personally, my preference would be to perhaps run Club events on large
pitches to encourage the more 'outdoorsy' players to get involved, but
to run Uni events on pitch sizes that are more fair to unis with smaller
practice halls. I felt that the 30x15 pitches offered an excellent
balance of styles - it was possible to play zone, though it wasn't
devastating; it was possible to play an outdoor-style stack and huck to
the endzone, though it wasn't clearly better than other indoor styles of
play; it was possible to play iso or red lights or 1-2-2. In practice,
all these tactics were used effectively by different teams at Uni Mixed.
I personally feel that, on the larger 40x20 pitches, a well-drilled
stack offence is the most effective I've played against, and that
therefore these large pitches are a) less tactically varied and
interesting, and b) a huge advantage to teams who get to practice on big
pitches at home. But that's just my thoughts.
Let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Benji
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Ben Heywood
Director of Competitions
UK Ultimate
www.ukultimate.com
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