[BD] Tour Info

[wayne.wrecker at ntlworld.com]

> From: <wayne.wrecker at ntlworld.com>
> Date: 2008/03/06 Thu PM 01:43:56 GMT
> To: <admin at ukultimate.com>
> CC: <britdisc at ranulf.net>
> Subject: Re: [BD] Tour Info
> 
> 
> In light of these changes, is there a target date for the publishing of related changes to the UKUA Tour Rules?
> 
> I'd imagine that particular concerns include:
> - is it still a 3-team promotion/relegation between Divisions after each event, as per 2007?
> 
> - will the Kit Rules for B Tour become more stringent than in 2007(e.g. numbered shirts and/or matching shorts?)
> 
> - will the Kit Rules for C Tour differ from the 2007 B Tours
> 
> Thanks
> Wayne
> 
> > From: "Admin" <admin at ukultimate.com>
> > Date: 2008/03/06 Thu AM 11:36:25 GMT
> > To: <britdisc at ranulf.net>
> > Subject: [BD] Tour Info
> > 
> > As you may remember we formed a "Competitions Committee" several months ago
> > so that decisions about changes to competition structure could be discussed
> > amongst a wider group, and also by the people that are particularly
> > interested.  I say this at the beginning so that we're not bombarded with
> > lots of "I don't know where these decisions are taken" emails
 :-)
> > 
> > There are two outcomes that we wanted to make sure we published ahead of
> > Tour 0:
> > 
> > 1. Following last year it was decided that we would increase the number of
> > teams that were exempt from Tour 0, whilst still retaining some Top 8 places
> > "up for grabs".  It was decided that the top 5 teams + Paddy Murphy would
> > not need to compete at Tour 0.  Top 5 because there was a big gap in tour
> > points between 5th and 6th; Paddy because they were the next strongest team
> > last year and to help them cut down on travel costs to the UK. As it turns
> > out Paddy aren't entering the Tour this year, so we left it that Top 5 from
> > 07 are exempt from Tour 0.
> > 
> > 2. We will experiment with the idea of running a "C-Division" in the Open
> > Tour.  B-Tour will have 16 teams and there will be a promotion/relegation
> > line between B and C just as we've had between A and B for the last few
> > years.  Creating another promotion/relegation line was one of the main
> > reasons for introducing the additional division.  Its an experiment; we
> > don't know for certain if we will always have enough teams (altho obviously
> > expect that we will); and obviously we're keen to receive constructive
> > feedback.
> > 
> > Ideally I would have got this information out sooner - and apologies for not
> > doing so.  
> > 
> > Si
> > 
> > 
> > Simon Hill, UKUA Administrator
> > Email: mailto:admin at ukultimate.com 
> > Skype: ukua.admin
> > Postal address: UK Ultimate Association, LONDON WC1N 3XX 
> >  
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