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From: amtsjh@amsta.leeds.ac.uk (S J Hill)
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Subject: U8 - rules relating to women and junior players
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ULTIM-8 RULES - relating to women and junior players.
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There has been a request to extend one of the exceptions
allowed to student players to women and junior players.

A student player may be rostered for an OPEN team, but 
sometimes play with their student team (if they want to).
This is allowed, even if the student player's open team
is playing at the tour event.
(This is a pretty much the same as a rule used by WFDF in 
the run-up to WUCC each year.)
NB - if you hadn't realised this and want to take advantage
of it then please check the EXACT details in the rules.
(Which you can find in the hand of your team contact, or at
<www.phidelta.demon.co.uk/u8-98/index.htm>.)

The idea is that this would be extended to women and junior
players.  Ie - such players would be allowed to play for 
a women's (or junior's) team instead of their regular open team.

Actually after reviewing the rules last year I think we meant
to include this anyway - but when I came round to it, I forgot!
So essentially we don't see any problems with it.

BUT - at this late stage there are some problems, mostly to do
with communication.

1. In particular if we are going to allow a rule-change like
this its important that everyone knows about it.  But I don't
have time to anything more than put it on BritDisc and tell captains
at the first tournament.  (After that - it could go on the Tour 
Newsletter.)

2. IT IS VITAL THAT ALL PLAYERS UNDERSTAND THAT THEY MAY
ONLY PLAY FOR ONE TEAM DURING ANY PARTICULAR TOURNAMENT.  THIS
APPLIES TO ALL PLAYERS.

We intend that this rule change go-ahead unless there are people
with reservations (who voice them).  I will be assuming that silence
means agreement.  Unfortunately people who aren't on BD can only 
agree - unless you tell them whats going on.
IF you have an opinion please tell me, or tell BritDisc.

In particular this *might* (but probably not) affect you if your 
team is likely to be finishing around the edge of qualification to
Div. 2 at Nationals.

Sorry for taking up your time.

Si

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Simon Hill
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