[BD] Uni Eligibilty

[li51jp at surrey.ac.uk]

BD,
 
What I would like to see is a little more consistency from the BUSA rules. The fact that because regionals don't carry any BUSA points so the old eligibilty rules apply should be scrapped or at least clarified. We have to have a uniform set of eligibilty rules for all tournaments in the University calendar. This should include mixed at least in my opinion. Women's perhaps not as it might not be strong enough yet, particularly outdoors.
 
Liam, When would we have these BUSA qualifying events? What purpose would splitting the tournaments in this manner than to clog up an already busy Uni Calendar and massaging the egos of the teams that woud have done a little better with their star players? Who would host them? Getting a venue for DIV2 Nationals sounds like it was painful enough. It sounds like regression to me to introduce these tournaments. It feels like we'll be saying we want to progress but we don't want to let go of our best players that could - if they want - set up their own teams in their own institutions. No-one is being denied the option of playing If teams are desperate to field these players they can enter Open Indoor Regionals. Get help from an established Uni team to help you set up a new one in one of these institutions that doesn't have a team.
 
How does it benefit the sport if, come Uni nationals, there are some comparatively weak teams there because their best players can't play? Wouldn't the sport develop more if the 4th placed team at regionals with 'home grown talent' got to go to nationals and really challenge themselves and the national opposition?
 
This year, my Uni team gained a player from a nearby institution and, although he isn't eligible, the advice and support he's passed on has been invaluable. The team - as a whole - has improved. We aren't able to play a star player but we're a better team. Sounds fair to me.
 
On another note, and it may be may own fault here, but I don't remember UKUA announcing a change in the eligibility rules. Am I wrong? Could someone direct me to the notice they made if there was one. If not, were Uni teams expected to assume a change in the rules when we got enveloped by BUSA?
 
Not views of my team.
 
pugh
li51jp at surrey.ac.uk