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From: "Adam Batchelor" <adam.batchelor@virgin.net>
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"Flores, Aram" <aflores@lehman.com>
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Subject: Re: UK Ultimate Election & Candidates
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 09:55:32 +0100
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I must admit I agree with you Aram (that ia a first!) but in all the time I
have been playing Ultimate this has been the case. The problem has always
been a shortage of people who are willing to devote large portions of time
towards the running of the sport. There was an extreme domination by Druids
and Red a few years ago until Chris and Ian left the purple mass...
I think the key is to get a balance of abilities at this stage, as I believe
the people standing are above putting Team loyalties ahead of the sport, the
"Chevvy" contingent excepted obviously :)
Adam
Vote Fatboy - you no it makes no sense.
----- Original Message -----
From: Flores, Aram <aflores@lehman.com>
To: 'Ben Ravilious' <ben@ravilious.net>; BRITDISC
<britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 4:54 PM
Subject: RE: UK Ultimate Election & Candidates
> All,
>
> I notice that a large percentage of these people are from just a couple of
> teams, and I also note that there is no provision to prevent the whole
> committee to be from one team. I would suggest that in the future the
> constitution be amended to ensure some measure of diversity (and that
people
> should keep this in mind during the current election).
>
> Just doing my bit for democracy
>
> Aram
> 11 CU
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Ravilious [mailto:ben@ravilious.net]
> Sent: 23 October 2001 15:15
> To: BRITDISC
> Subject: UK Ultimate Election & Candidates
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> In this email:-
>
> 1. List of candidates
> 2. Postponement of election
> 3. Registration opportunity extended
>
> 1. The list of all 15 candidates is attached at the bottom of this email.
> Feel free to contact them directly or question them on Britdisc. If you
are
> not on Britdisc visit www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp for susbscription
> instructions.
>
> 2. Due to a delay in getting Ultimatum magazine printed we will postpone
the
> deadline for voting to Friday 9th of November. The planned meeting at
> Cheltenham has also been postponed. Ultimatum plus the voting form should
> not arrive the in middle of next week.
>
> 3. The postponement of the election gives more time for players to
register.
> So far we have had 472 people register but there are a lot more people out
> there. Please spread the word amongst your team mates. Final deadline is
> Friday (26th Oct).
>
> Thanks
>
> Ben Ravilious
> Caretaker Secretary
> UK Ultimate
>
>
>
> LIST OF CANDIDATES:-
>
> Adam Batchelor (Without Portfolio) adam.batchelor@virgin.net
> Managing Director and owner of The Raceway Group (Indoor Karting Centres)
> employing 60+ staff opened in 1993. Chairman of the National Kartin
> Association the governing body of pro karting and sit on the Motor
> Activities Training Council and the HSE Joint Advisory Committee for
> Karting. Started playing Ultimate in 1981 with the then worst team in the
> country which is now called Fluid Druids. I held the equivalent post of
> Director of Competitions for the BUF for 3 years in the mid 80's, have
> played for GB and captained GB in Japan in 1992. I am passionate about the
> sport and care about how we further develop the sport. Because of my
> extensive business interests and experience I believe I can bring a
> different perspective to the group.
>
>
> Anna Winter (Without Portfolio) eng9aw@leeds.ac.uk 0113 2422351
> I've been playing for a little over two years with Jedi and Disco Inferno,
> the Leeds University teams, and have recently started a regional student
> women's team for the North. Compared to most of the candidates putting
> themselves forward I am comparatively new to the game and the organising
of
> it. This means I bring a fresh outlook to the group and provide a voice
for
> others who are learning more about our sport. In addition to this I
> represent student interests as well as those of women players and so can
> offer a variety of perspectives.
>
>
> Barry O'Kane (Without Portfolio) barry@endzone.co.uk 07763 070196
> I've been heavily involved in Ultimate locally and nationally over the
last
> nine years and would like to bring that experience to the board of our new
> association. As well as being committed to the general development of our
> sport I particularly want to:
>
> ? Represent more remote communities of players e.g. those in Scotland.
> ? Develop ways to help and support those who coach teams of all levels,
> without changing our unique culture.
> ? Continue to develop our online resources e.g. my www.whatisultimate.com
> site.
>
> There's loads I can bring to UK Ultimate, besides, we need to ensure a
> sensible quota of beards in the board!
>
>
> Ben Mitchell (Without Portfolio) b.mitchell@lmu.ac.uk
> I have a wide experience of Ultimate, including at the top level of the
> Tour, Mixed Tour, indoors, international events, coaching and running a
> student club. I am pragmatic and a good listener. I have regular contact
> with a large number of committed Ultimate players whose ideas and opinions
I
> am keen to represent. I'm a big sports fan and I believe that Ultimate is
a
> great sport at all levels. I would like UK Ultimate to develop for all of
> its members and not to alienate any part of our community
>
>
> Ben Ravilious (President or Without Portfolio) ben@ravilious.net 07703
> 460866
> As the chief architect of UK Ultimate I would like the opportunity to
steer
> it in its first year. A website developer by profession, I have held the
> position of BUF Secretary for the past three years. I play for Red in
> Leicester and have experience of running and publicising our club as well
as
> coaching the Thundercats junior team. I want the board of directors to
work
> as a team to run the sport in a more professional manner. I want all
levels
> of ultimate to be nurtured and would like to concentrate on getting many
> more people playing the sport.
>
>
> Chris Hughes (Without Portfolio) cjhughes@talk21.com
> Most ultimate players will be aware that I have been Director of
> Competitions for the last three years, and whilst I have retired from that
> post I still feel that have more to offer Ultimate in this country (and
> probably more off field than on). I feel that my experience as DoC has
given
> me insight into the parts of organising the sport that this country does
so
> well, but also what is still poor, and so can be improved. I want to work
> towards a greater consistency between the different divisions of Ultimate
as
> run by the association, so that the official events are better organised,
of
> a higher standard, and an example of what Ultimate can achieve. I feel
that
> with the open division, now leading the way in organisation and quality of
> tournaments, these lessons can be passed on to the Mixed and Women's
> division, hopefully resulting in the rapid expansion of those divisions,
> like the open.
>
>
> Ian Stebbing (Without Portfolio) ian.stebbing@uk.pwcglobal.com
> Current treasurer of the BUF, having held the position for 2 years.
Involved
> in many levels of ultimate throughout a 15 year career as a player with a
> number of teams including playing for the National team in the Open and
> Masters divisions, and running a number of major tournaments, including
this
> year's National Outdoors. I have been involved in setting up UK Ultimate
and
> would like to see it develop further to provide improved tournaments,
level
> of playing and enjoyment for all those involved in playing in the UK.
>
>
> Kev Lowe (Without Portfolio) Kev@cheerful.com
> Having served on the BUF Executive since 1993 as Youth Coordinator, I
still
> feel I have much to offer. Ultimate in the UK should be so much bigger,
and
> the only real way to grow is to promote Ultimate in schools. It has so
much
> to offer young people and it's such a shame that we've never had the
> opportunity to really publicise Ultimate. I believe there should be more
> people elected who have an active interest in junior Ultimate, as they are
> the future of our sport. I will also continue to fight for tournaments to
be
> cheap and accessible to everyone, particularly juniors and students.
>
>
> Laura Pearce (Secretary or Without Portfolio) laurapearce@btinternet.com
> 020 86422302
> I have been involved with the sport's organisation since 1998 in my role
as
> National Director of the BUF, and I would like to continue my involvement
in
> the new association, but with a different emphasis. I would like to be
more
> involved with the communication within the association and between
divisions
> (open, mixed, womens, masters, students, juniors). I think female
> representation on the Board is necessary to keep the interests of women's
> and mixed ultimate up there with those of open teams and players. I am
> already involved in the development of female players by running localised
> practice sessions and I hope to build on this and get more practices for
> women happening to improve confidence and skills irrespective of the
> division in which they wish to play.
>
>
> Paul Ruff (Without Portfolio) PaulRuff@Hotmail.com 01392 204764
> I have been teaching Ultimate to children (11-16) for the last five years.
> My job as a teacher of Physical Education allows me the opportunity to
> introduce this sport to literally hundreds of children per year, both in
> curriculum time and through our school club. I believe that if we want
> Ultimate in this country to expand and go forward, we must get this sport
> played is as many schools as we can. This, I am sure would also contribute
> significantly to a dramatic rise in standards in years to come. I would
> relish the opportunity to get more school children involved in Ultimate.
> Primary and Secondary schemes of work would need to be produced. Schools
> would need starter packs, access to cheap discs, advertising posters,
> opportunities for staff training, and most of all support.This may seem a
> little idealistic to some, but I'd like to give it a go and to start
> investing heavily in the future of this beautiful sport.
>
>
> Pete Harvey (Without Portfolio) harvey@backspin.co.uk
> I am Peter H Harvey aka Harv, a web guy aged 28, and have enjoyed playing
> ulti since '88. I love playing ulti (and pretty much all disc sports) and
> love being a part of a very special worldwide community. It's time for me
to
> give some love back, and I see this as my opportunity. I currently play
> with, and help to run, Clapham Ultimate. Clapham are a 'proper' geo club
> formed to last beyond the usual scope of 'the next big thing' which has
been
> a feature of many teams through the years. My aims are:-
> 1. Bring the spirit back into UK ultimate - Spirit is why we play the
game!
> 2. Assist the UK Ultimate Association with web, branding, merchandising
and
> PR.
> 3. Rationalise National Team selection
> 4. Setup a long term project to build an official library of useful,
> ultimate-related material.
> 5. Write a UK Ultimate Association 'code of conduct'.
> 6. Encourage & welcome new and travelling players
> 7. Promotion of all Disc Sports.
> Play hard, play to win, but play fair. We are ALL referees. Play to the
> spirit of the game. Vote Harv.
>
>
> Rob Mitchell (Without Portfolio) rob.mitchell@man.ac.uk
> I started playing in 1993, helping to found Fingers 6, Manchester's first
> Ultimate team. For the last six years i've been in the front carriage of
the
> Chevron Action Flash rollercoaster, as well as playing GB Open (97,98) and
> Mixed (2000). In my spare, spare time I write for the Big Issue. In my
> spare, spare, spare time I'd like to use this and other God-given talents
to
> help UK Ultimate. Principal reasons for standing:
>
> 1. Every team needs a dump.
> 2. Petty roster objections and tournament rule changes represent Chevron's
> best chance of winning anything.
> 3. Annual dinner in Leicester.
>
>
> Simon Weeks (Director of Competitions or Without Portfolio)
> For those of you who don't know me I have been playing ultimate for over
six
> years and currently play with Chevron Action Flash. During this time I
have
> organised numerous tournaments including tour events and co-ed nationals.
I
> have also represented the BUF as national student co-ordinator. I intend
to
> build on the excellent work already undertaken by Chris Hughes, but I
> believe it is too large a task for one person. If elected, I intend to
> appoint individuals to oversee each area of competition. Dividing the
> workload will aid the smooth running of competitions.
>
>
> Tom Styles (Without Portfolio) tstyles@protocol.co.uk
> Since the beginning of 2001 I, along with (Block Stack Productions), have
> tried to make ultimate more accessible through filming three tournaments
and
> selling the videos. I am also working with "Above and Beyond" the video
> makers from the USA, to act as their UK Distributors. I have built a new
> website www.block-stack.co.uk which will act as a focus for more in-depth
> discussion of the game. (Complementing BritDisc) As well as a channel of
> offers of accommodation and transport, which clog up the email list. I've
> played with 5 different teams both indoor and outdoor. I'd love to have an
> opportunity to push the game forward through my involvement with UK
> Ultimate.
>
>
> Wayne Davey (Treasurer or Without Portfolio) wdavey@ingenta.com 01225
> 462212
> I've been playing ultimate in the UK for 16 years with a variety of teams
> (most recently Headrush, UTI & GB Masters). I am a qualified (and
> experienced) accountant and always assumed that these "skills" would be
used
> simply to pay for my ultimate travels. I think you will be able to trust
me
> to manage the finances of the new organization, and I will always aim to
be
> approachable. The creation of the association will bring several financial
> challenges such as collecting membership fees and evaluating how to best
use
> our income. I will try to deal sensibly with these issues. Please give me
> the opportunity to give up my remaining free time!
>
>
>
>
>
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