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To: SpringsUltimate@yahoogroups.com
From: ultimateboy@...
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:05:20 -0600
Subject: [SpringsUltimate] Need Opinions

SpringsUltimate,

As I have been getting things ready for this year's summer league, I have a bold new idea. I would hate to implement something like this without first discussing it with everybody, which is why I am here.

Over the last few years summer league has been on a weekday night at a field location which is not optimal. I think that these two, in combination with eachother, are part of the reason that the league has been beginning to suffer. I started this year by saying that I wanted to find a new set of fields in the city. The problem with this arises when you realize that almost all city fields which are large enough to house the league are used for Park and Rec activities on weekday nights. There is not an open field large enough to house the league, unless we move the league to the weekend. Which is why I would like to propose a new alternative.

Denver's CUA (formally U2) has had a very successful league for many, many years. The fields that they currently use are not perfect, a bit of slope, a bit uneven... but they are easy to get to and centralized. I believe this simple fact could be a small aspect of their success. To me, the quality of the fields does not matter. What really does matter is having people to play.

What are your thoughts on moving the league to Saturdays and moving it to an in-city field (such as Cottonwood or Bear Creek)? If this were the case, I would also propose starting up a weeknight pickup to substitute the lack of weekend pickup.

Please respond with your opinions. I don't want to make a decision like this without the support of the community.

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