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From: "Ken Lambert" <info@hammerage.com>
To: <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>
Subject: RE: Savage Tournie London
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 09:24:29 +0100
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Becca has made a very valid point here. When we decided to do this tourney
and came up with the concept we dismissed the co-ed option too easily. This
was a mistake and as the tournament director I accept responsibility and
apologise for.

As the tournament is almost full already, it is too late to fix the mistake
this year, but I have no problem committing to making the savage 7 co-ed
next year and supporting Beccas statement that tournament directors do have
a responsibility to the women players in the UK.

Ken Lambert


  -----Original Message-----
  From: Rebecca Humphries [mailto:beccahumphries@hotmail.com]
  Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 4:35 PM
  To: info@ hammerage.com; britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk
  Subject: Savage Tournie London


  Dear Organiser

  I've been reading about your Savage tournie - which sounds fantastic. A
great venue and well organised.

  However, it's a shame that it is not a co-ed tournie 2-5 split. As a
female player, it is really hard to find teams that want to play with you.
I've been told that Clapham are entering at least two teams to this
tournament and therefore other guys are 'taking this tournament seriously'
and therefore don't want women on the team.

  I could enter a women's team, but paying £20 for three games against such
competition would not be that much fun.

  I've sent this to Britdisc to have a bit of a rant really - women play
serious ultimate and it's rude to consider us only worthy of playing on a
team when you're not bothered about winning the tournament. Please can
tournament directors consider more co-ed regulations?

  Feel free to abuse me for being a whinging hag and to bugger off to
organise a tournament myself.

  Becca










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  <P>Dear Organiser</P>
  <P>I've been reading about your Savage tournie - which sounds =
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  <P>Feel free to abuse me for being a whinging hag and to bugger off to =

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