[BD] The format of the tour is changing for next year

[Andy Cox]

BD,

There were a few mutters about this at the weekend, has the committee which 
was so eager to get full consultation with the membership a year ago really 
voted in private to scrap the split season - and even then not mentioned it 
to us? Or have we all missed something - this seems very strange.

There is definitely a discussion to be had about how succussful the split 
season's been, could the UKUA please confirm what their current position is? 
If a decision has already been taken, what were the reasons behind it? At 
least one person in Cardiff muttered 'because **** shouted loudly enough' 
referring to a member of the UKUA board, surely we'd all prefer to hear the 
official record instead of creating rumours* to fill the void?

Andy
Discuits

*Note: the rumours could well be true as I was in the Pimms tent, a licenced 
premises, at the time so technically I was told by a man in the pub.


Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:59:14 +0000 (GMT)
From: cormac cosgrove <cormaccosgrove at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: [BD] The format of the tour is changing for next year
To: britdisc at near.me.uk
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hey guys,

the board had voted in favour of removing the Split season format for next 
year, and reverting to a more integrated format (alternating mixed and open 
tours). this should all be in the minutes from a recent meeting, i expect 
they should be available to the public by now?

I personally feel that abandoning the split season format is NOT in the best 
interests of UK ultimate.  I also feel that the ultimate public in the UK 
should have a chance to give feedback to this decision, or  feedback on how 
successful (or unsuccessful) they felt the split season format was this 
year.

In my opinion i feel that the split season has been abandoned very 
prematurely and that this decision is perhaps based on the short term goals 
of those making the decisions rather than the long term benifits for the 
sport in the UK.

i believe that both mixed and womens have benifited from the split and any 
knock the open division teams have taken is both temporary and would have 
been fully reversed if only the format was given some time to 'bed in'.

How do people feel about this?

why not ask your team if they preferred the split tour format, and email BD 
with how your team feel.

The decision may still be able to be changed if enough people/teams believe 
that it should.



Cormac