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From: "Nancy Stebbing" <nancy.stebbing@tesco.net>
To: "britdisc" <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>
Subject: tournament scheduling
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 14:02:53 +0100
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This idea won't solve the tour relegatoin thing, but it might help free =
up the calendar for more 'fun' events.

I've never really adjusted to the way 'you Brits' schedule the season, =
as opposed to the Americans.  I play way less ultimate here (I =
played/trained 6 days a week April-September and twice a week the rest =
of the year in Pittsburgh) but I'm always more worn out here.  Yeah- I =
know I'm older....

Anyway- in the States, there are two 'competive' seasons which leaves =
the summer for fun and summer league and training and whatever.  You =
play maybe three tournaments from April to Beginning of June, do what =
you want for the summer, and play the Nationals series September to =
early October.  So for six weeks in the spring and six weeks in the =
autum, you know you'll be playing your butt off every other weekend.  =
But you know that the rest of the year the pressure is off.

In the UK- adapting the idea to have divisional seasons might take the =
stress off the tournament planners.  Say three womens tournaments in the =
spring, every second week.  Then open season over the first half of =
summer(again every second week), and then mixed season (every second =
week) at the end of summer and autum.  With proper scheduling, you could =
still avoid major domestic events clashing with major foreign =
tournamnts.

Advantages:  The women's series might pick up some more players via the =
students, who would still be around.  More 'fun' tournaments could be =
run during the women's and mixed seasons but avoid the open season.  =
(For example, you could have 6 'fun' tournaments during the womens =
season.)  No one has to forsake one division for another.  Most people, =
except the most die-hard women, would get an 'off-season' in which to =
have a non-ultimate life. (I'm told this happens....)  Teams might have =
a better opportunity to structure training over a long lead-in period.

Disadvantages- during the season(s) in which you play, you really do =
sell you soul to the Ultimate gods- if you're not playing a tournament, =
you're usually training, hard.  I'm sure you can all think of others....

Just a suggestion.  Please discuss.

nancy

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This idea won't solve the tour =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I've never really adjusted to the way =
'you Brits'=20
schedule the season, as opposed to the Americans.  I play way less =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Anyway- in the States, there are two =
'competive'=20
seasons which leaves the summer for fun and summer league and training =
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whatever.  You play maybe three tournaments from April to Beginning =
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some more players via the students, who would still be around.  =
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but avoid the=20
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another.  Most=20
people, except the most die-hard women, would get an 'off-season' in =
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have a non-ultimate life. (I'm told this happens....)  Teams might =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Just a suggestion.  Please=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>nancy</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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