I think it's great to be thinking about Finland this far out -
especially with a possible #2 seeding to defend! If we're going to ask
for expressions of interest, lets do it for all the international
tournaments leading up to Finland - this should help plan an
international participation policy that leads/builds up to Finland.

At this stage we should definitely aim to send teams in more than just
the mixed division - I think NZ Ultimate is far better off with us
having a weak team in a division than not having a team in a division
at all.

R

On Thursday, October 31, 2002, at 03:20 PM, Rachel Grindlay wrote:

> It is now about 20 months until WUGC in Finland in 2004. I think that
> now is
> the time to be informing people of some basic details of what may/will
> be
> expected of those wanting to attend.
>
> New Zealand is entitled to send one team in each division (open,
> womens,
> co-ed, masters, juniors(?)). If New Zealand is just to send one co-ed
> team
> then there will be a significant number of players who will not go -
> one
> co-ed team would require only need around 10 men, and 8 women. Is it
> better
> that we have true selections where there are a larger amount of
> players that
> miss out? Or would it be better to try and maximise the number of
> players
> attending the event by trying to get teams for open & womens divisions
> as
> well? If we are realistically going to get enough players for 3 teams
> then
> we need to prepare people now.
>
> I know that the number of teams we send cannot be determined until much
> closer to the time - as players will be unaware of commitments/money
> situations. However, we should be giving people as much lead up time as
> possible to prepare for this event.
>
> I intend to send a general information email to the nz ultimate list
> which
> reads something like this:
>
> The World Ultimate & Guts Championships (WUGC) will be held in Turku,
> Finland in 2004. Tentative dates are 7-15 August. Finland is one of
> the most
> expensive countries in the World to travel in. Estimated costs to
> attend the
> tournament are around: For a NZ based player this would mean saving $X
> a
> week from Nov 2002, $X from Jul 2003, $X from Jan 2004.
>
> New Zealand will have the opportunity to send one team in each division
> offered (open, womens, co-ed). The number of teams to be sent will be
> determined closer to the time when interest in attending is gauged.
> However,
> should only one co-ed team be sent then many players may miss out. Team
> selection will take place at least 6 months prior to the event,
> probably
> further out, so that gives people around 12-14 months before
> selections take
> place. A selection policy has not yet been finalised by the UPC but a
> draft
> policy can be read at
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/upc-international/files/
> RG%20Int%20rep%20polic
> y%20proposal%20v2.doc If anyone has any questions/comments about the
> proposed policy or WUGC please contact me or email the international
> representation discussion list upc-international@yahoogroups.com.
>
>
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