[BD] The plug pulled on 2007 Open Nationals?

[Liam Kelly]

   Wow. I'm also shocked at this.

   possibly a shock tactic to get us all to read the UKUA update? I truly
   hope so...

   I read the colander a while ago and I thought that open nationals was
   pushed back, after Southampton.

   - Liam
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   From: Disrail <disrail at gmail.com>
   To: britdisc at ranulf.net
   Subject: [BD] The plug pulled on 2007 Open Nationals?
   Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:38:29 +0000
   >I saw the following last item in today's UKUA update. I read it, was
   >shocked, and thought as always that I'd sit on the fence and watch
   >all the
   >other people on Britdisc stop grappling with the dog toy of Tourney
   >Pricing,
   >as instantaneously as it was taken up and move onto the next big
   >thing.
   >
   >But no-one's getting annoyed about this. Where is my entertainment?
   >Is this
   >due to the fact that no-one reads their member updates??
   >
   >Anyway I find the news below truly shocking. I don't demand
   >explanations,
   >want to be critical of anyone, but just register my strong
   >opposition to
   >this (apparently it has been proposed, so this is not set in stone,
   >please
   >could this be confirmed!).
   >
   >I can see the importance of our top teams getting this high quality
   >European
   >opposition to further the upper level of Ultimate in the UK. I also
   >realise
   >that these same teams hate getting to the pitch side at 9:00am on
   >Saturday
   >to bagel a team of 11 players in 25 minutes.
   >
   >But Nationals is for more than the ultimate elite. In the B-tour
   >it's
   >the reward
   >for winning your crossovers and getting that higher position, it's
   >the final
   >element which all your season of training is geared towards; the
   >final
   >ranking in the UK when pitted against the best. Nowhere else do we
   >get the
   >chance to play 2 games in the pool stage against A-tour opposition,
   >and if
   >you manage to hold you own even for the first half, it really spurs
   >the
   >whole team on looking into the next year and attaining that higher
   >level. I
   >don't think the importance of this is valued highly enough.
   >
   >If this is to go ahead, then please do not call the tournament
   >Nationals. As
   >I see it, Open Nationals 2007 will be cancelled due to this elite
   >European
   >Qualifying Event and this MUST be the official line of the UKUA!
   >This is my
   >only demand!
   >
   >
   >Someone please tell me that the following member update was a joke,
   >or
   >explain to me how 25% less top level ultimate for the upper half of
   >the
   >B-tour can be good for the sport in this country!
   >
   >
   >See the Post below. (I did check and it's definiely a bit early for
   >an April
   >fools!)
   >
   >
   >
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   >7. Nationals and EUCS
   >You are hopefully aware that a new, annual European club competition
   >started in 2006. EUCS [http://eucs.efdf.org/] is a really exciting
   >concept - and extremely important in the struggle to bring European
   >ultimate up to the level of North America.
   >
   >
   >In 2007 there will be some changes to the way that our regions
   >qualification works as our region has been extended to include teams
   >from
   >Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. Consequently we have proposed
   >that our
   >
   >Nationals be used as a one-off EUCR (Regional Qualification)
   >tournament
   >for the West region. Yes - this means that there will be teams from
   >other countries at Nationals. It also means that it is likely only
   >approx 12 UK Open teams will get in to the tournament!
   >
   >
   >After the tournaments in 2007, there will - of course - be a review
   >of
   >whether this is the approach that we take in the longer term.
   >However
   >- it is possible we will need to plan 2008 before that point so
   >contact
   >
   >
   >us [http://www.ukultimate.com//contact] if you have strong feelings
   >on the matter. No doubt there will be plenty of feedback on britdisc
   >aswell!
   >
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