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To answer some questions that have come up:
1) According to Meredith at UPA HQ, there is state precedence to having gender ratio for coed state tourneys set at 5-2.. it seems like whatever folks agree on. I believe that over time, this will be less of an issue as teams recruit more women to
play and when there are more women playing HS Ultimate in Maine. We should shoot for 4-3, re-evaluate based on reality on the ground, and go from there. Perhaps set ratio at 4-3 (with flexibilty to play 5-2 if captains agree?)
2) Open teams will be able to compete in a coed state tourney assuming they can meet gender requirements above. NOTE BOTH OPEN STATE TOURNEY AND POTENTIAL COED STATE TOURNEY WOULD BE SEPARATE EVENTS OPEN TO ALL MAINE TEAMS IDEALLY CONDUCTED ON
SEPARATE SUNDAYS IN MAY/JUNE (for coed obviously, teams need to meet agreed upon gender ratio).
3) There is a coed club event every August (YCC) along with open and womens divisions. Maine may want to consider sending a team. However, preference does go to established leagues, which we do not have yet.
4) I think a Maine youth womens team is a great idea if we can find coaches for this.
5) I am seeing logistic issues for the coed state championship have come up based on input from some teams... I will address below..

Over the past month, only 4 teams have gotten back saying they would be interested in attending a coed state tourney. That is a pretty low number since UPA sponsoring for the event would cost $150... food and drink at least another $150. If you
assume the site is free, that is $300 / 4 teams = $75 per team. Perhaps a bit on the steep side? We need more teams interested in this event! Or is it OK for teams that have expressed interest to have that high an entry fee?

Second, if we schedule the coed state tourney for 6/8, we run into conflicts with end-of-high-school events. Also, this is too late for private schools like Hyde. Any ideas out there regarding scheduling during a more ideal time? I know folks are
looking to organize more local tourneys as well as travel out-of-state to tourneys, but how about one of the mid-May Sundays (5/11 or 5/18)?

An option we could also do is not have the coed state tourney UPA sponsored (i.e. no trophies) but just UPA sanctioned (i.e. just insurance). That would shave off $50 on the UPA fee.

What are folks' thoughts about this... please give your thoughts ASAP since UPA sponsorship fees are due into the UPA ASAP... Thanks!
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