[BD] Squad Sizes

[Dave Grayson]

Hey Jaimie,

I'm glad you kind of see my point, I'm afraid I cant honestly say the same
in return!

Do you think it is impossible to play a match with a team of 14?  If so then
either:

   1. Pick a bigger number
   2. Make the games shorter

Do you think it is impossible to play a tournament with a squad of 14? If so
then either:

   1. Pick a bigger number
   2. Make the games shorter or fewer

Or do you think that it is a good idea that teams have unlimited rostors?
If so then presumably you think that strength in depth should be heavily
rewarded and glad that superteams will continue to absorb all talent from
surrounding areas and genuine competitiveness will be defined almost as much
by the volume of players in an area as the talent of the players and
coaching in an area.

I see a lot of people are arguing based on the number 14, but not many
people arguing the principle. Maybe we should aim for consensus on the
principle first, before deciding whether it is worth heading for a debate on
the number?

Dave.

PS - only half a flame in there J - are you going soft in your old age?
Aura is beating you!  ;-)



2008/7/8 Jaimie Cross <jaimiex at gmail.com>:

> Dave (G)
>
> I kind of see your point. Most of the people I hear talking about this sort
> of thing are people who started playing before me, in the days when GB took
> 14 to a worlds tournament and played 3 hour games to 21 which mainly
> involved short/fat/old/slow people (or handlers) luzzing the disc downfield
> in the vain hope that it's arrival in the endzone might coincide with a
> teammate, happy in the knowledge that the other team would do the same. If
> this was a better spectacle than what you see currently then maybe you
> prefer the long ball tactic as well?
>
> I think Ultimate isn;t interesting to watch because we take ages between
> points and make fundamental catching errors (with perhaps the exception of
> the open final, watch any of the Euro finals from Southampton and think
> about how someone new to the sport would percieve the skill level
> required!!!).
>
> Lets not pretend we play a full time sport, we do this for fun (!) and so
> have to cram our matches into a weekend nationally and a week
> internationally. If we had three days off between games then I could see
> the
> point in limiting to 14, but it's much better watching a game where every
> turnover matters, than one where they are inevitable.
>
> Jaimie
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