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Ben wrote:

>As long as essentially tart-based teams like your own go on skimming the cream 
>(or is it scum ;-) from other places this will not happen. I hope UTI is the 
>last such team to form in this country. Whilst the levelling of the playing 
>field has been welcome in terms of putting life into the championships your 
>team's existance does nothing for the development of the sport.
>The expression "Same players - different team" springs to mind when you look at 
>the top teams - but it IS now beginning to change.

>I say strengthen the "geo" team spec. initially. however, some day soon the 
>ability to practice together will win through.

Completely agree with the Geo argument and this will win through. That's why we 
are part of they way there.....practicing, that's why Shotgun have done so well. 
Take a look at the their team that played in Vancouver last summer. A very large 
proportion of their team were training and playing together 3 or 4 times a week. 
Yes they were all good players but they practiced regularly. That team is 
argueably the best this country has ever seen at any Worlds or World Clubs. 
Until the team we send to represent Great Britain at major championships is the 
best team in the country, that is the team which trains and plays together 
regularly we (Great British Ultimate) are never going to fulfil our potential at 
the highest level.

As UTI, although we don't practice as a whole squad several times a week we do 
hold team practices regularly at a venue which is not too distant from any of 
our home towns (within an hours travelling, and that's good in and around 
London). O.K. there are exceptions Ian in Edinburgh and Alex in Aberystwyth. 
This does however meet the current Geo regulations for the tour although we are 
not registered as a geo team. 

That's enough for now! 

C.
UTI.