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From: "Anna Winter" <eng9aw@ARTS-01.NOVELL.LEEDS.AC.UK>
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Subject: Student women-Regional teams.
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Dear all,

I know this only applies to a small percentage of BritDisc 
subscribers but I want to reach as many student women players as 
possible. Sorry to everyone else.

Over the summer it was agreed by several women from different 
university teams that it would be great to have a regional student 
women's team. Regional teams already exist but are mainly 
dominated by the male student players. Having a specific women's 
team for the region would provide an opportunity for female 
students to play and train with others at a similar level of ability as 
themselves and also get to know other women playing in their 
geographical area. We agreed that this would solve the problem 
that most university clubs face; of not having enough female 
members to have women only practices (hardly ever enough for two 
teams to play each other, even in the larger clubs) and to 
encourage women to stick with Ultimate while at uni by giving them 
more disc time and forging links with other female players.

Hopefully this will not only have the above benefits but will also help 
encourage more women to continue to play Ultimate after 
graduation and increase their standard of play. It's a big challenge, 
but we need challenges and what better time to do it than now?

If any student players in the north can forward this to the female 
players in their team, thanks, that would be great (I will then send 
them the full details).  If any other student women from other 
regions want to start their own teams (go go DIVAlution!) so that 
we have someone to play, thanks, that would be great. Anyone 
else who has any comments, questions or answers: thanks, that 
would also be great, feel free to email me them.

Thanks.

Anna
BAPS

eng9aw@leeds.ac.uk