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Subject: geo teams
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I feel Scott's point is correct
the reason that geo teams are not developing is because it is a long
term view.
If you decided to form a local team now, then you are not talking about
going to worlds next year but maybe in 3 or 5 years. too many players are
not willing to make this sacrafice. this is true of me and others in southampton

we have a large enough player base to start a southampton team (MR MEN) but
this team would not be as competative as many of the players would wish

by playing for teams like UTI and Druids I feel all these players are improving
(as a coach of the skunks I can vouch for the difference playing a couple of
tournaments for druids has made to some of our players). it enables these
players to go to world championships and europeon tournaments.

I agree that geo teams is the way forward, but only when the player base gets 
larger. it is OK for shotgun to encourage this when they have a large enough
player base that they can remain geo based but still only pick up players of
a certain qualitity

Dave M
UTI