Hi All

SEUOOR were held in topical  Chichester this weekend, and here are the results (with average spirit scores in brackets).

Qualifying for Div I nationals:

1^st Place – LSE (6)
2^nd – Sublime 1 (8)
3^rd – Mohawks 1 (12.1)

Qualifying for Div II Nationals:

4^th Chichester 1 (10.8)
5^th Brunel (12.25)
6^th Disc Doctors 1 (10.8)

And then, in order:

7. Thrown 1 (10.5)
8. Surrey 1 (9.6)
9. UCL 1 (12.5)

10. HU 1 (11.2)

11. Kent 1 (12)

12. Sublime 2 (9.3)

13. UCL 2 (6.5) (Plate winners)

14. Essex (11.2)

15. Chichester 2 (11.5)

16. Thrown 2 (12.5)

17. Disc Doctors 2 (13)

18. Surrey 2 (11.5)

19. Kent 2 (14.25) (Spirit winners)

20. Mohawks 2 (9.6)

21. Reading (13.5)

22. HU Cares 12.1)

 

Thanks to everyone involved. Particular mentions go to Pugh for sorting out all the scheduling issues, and DD2 and Surrey 2 for insisting they go out and play the final match for 17^th place in spite of the snow and freezing conditions (DD2 won the game but ‘Ultimate was the real winner!!).

 

Matt

 

PS. A comment on the spirit scores. It is a more time-consuming system for the tournament organisers to run (i.e. collating a large amount of spirit sheets) but I think it’s worth the effort to do this, and it gives a truer indication of how spirited each team is perceived to be.

 

A further issue is that it seems possibly easier for teams lower down in a tournament to get higher spirit scores, maybe as there are less contentious issues to deal with in a games at the lower end. Maybe that is something to be considered when this spirit system is being developed (with this in mind, a special mention should be made to Brunel and Mohawks 1 who had particularly high spirit scores whilst playing in the top 6 bracket for most of the weekend).

Matthew Smith
PhD Research Student
Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Psychology (0.5)
University of Chichester
Bishop Otter Campus
College Lane
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 6PE

Tel: 01243 816341