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From: "Matthew Lowe" <matthew.lowe@dtn.ntl.com>
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Subject: Re: Census!
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 10:47:21 -0000
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I agree. Jedi had about 150  turn up to their first practice this year, and
50-60 (maybe more) have stayed on. I think numbers where similar at
Sheffield as well. Even if there has not been that much growth a census
would still help the BUF with deciding if it should change to the BUA.

Matt

----- Original Message -----
From: Timothy Rogers <trogers@srv1.mech.ed.ac.uk>
To: <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 10:21 AM
Subject: Census!


> Hello all,
>
> Ultimate is growing faster than ever before.
>
> Ro-Sham-Bo has had approximately 100 new people turn up this year,
> and between 50 and 60 have continued playing.  If one was to
> extrapolate these numbers over the established student clubs, and add
> all the people from new University teams, British Ultimate could have
> grown by between 500 and 1000 people in the last few months.
>
> The Edinburgh Beginners tournament of 32 teams was hugely
> oversubscribed.  Assuming 6 beginners per side (v. conservative) that
> would mean that there were at least 200 new players at this
> tournament alone.  Furthermore many of the clubs could have produced
> at least one more team.
>
> Bearing in mind this growth (which may not be linear!), I
> think that British Ultimate needs to conduct a census for the
> following reasons:
>
> 1) To accurately count the numbers playing ultimate in this country.
>
> 2) To see what groups of people are leaving ultimate.
>
> 3) To establish what teams are forming and breaking up, thereby
> reducing the number of people left without a team.
>
> 4) Establish whether ultimate needs restructuring.  Should
> we set up leagues with divisions, then play tournaments along lines
> of which league one is a part of?  Do we class tournaments, as
> serious, fun, improvers etc.  How does womens only and coed fit in?
>
> 5) Evaluate what sort of BUF ultimate can afford to support.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Tim
>
> RSB
> Soup