[Frisbee] mid season aligment

[Bruce Whitney]

Drew - Thanks for doing all these incredibly pain in the ass things.


Bruce

Drew McDowell wrote:

> Hey Folks,
>  
> A few things at mid-season to keep in mind...
>  
> 1.  summer league is about the spirit of the game, teaching, making 
> sure everyone gets touches and plays a proportional amount of points.  
> While I compel teams to play hard and try to win, the ultimate way to 
> do this is as a team with class.  not taking subs, dominating the 
> disc, throwing zone on folks that don't even know what a zone is not 
> the most direct route to the ultimate truth.
>  
> 2.  We are promoting a league for players 14 & older.  What we bring 
> to field and display to the general public can be misinterpreted and 
> in fact be detrimental to our overall goals.  Despite being a strong 
> advocate of on the field revelry, we want our sport to be youthful and 
> be endorsed by parents.  so just keep that in mind and also feel free 
> to celebrate life within a sphere of influence that is appropriate to 
> our goals ~ which include playing at SIT for awhile.
>  
> 3.  If there is lightening, we should not be playing.  sometimes it 
> takes a bunch of folks in their mid-thirties with plenty of experience 
> around the dangers of open fields to really drive this one home.  It's 
> dangerous and not worth it.  Speak up - group think is a dangerous thing.
>  
> 4.  I will soon have a most wanted list.  In order to be fair, even 
> though its a pain in my ass, I will collect and sign-up all who come 
> to play.  Until I compile that list I am not going to hunt everyone 
> down but once I do compile that list I will go very public with the 
> names of the folks that have dodged the registration process.  We need 
> a complete and stable league in order for us to be entrenched for the 
> future. 
>  
> 5.  We have paid Alan back for the money he laid for fields.  Many 
> people did not contribute to that effort.  Once again, most people 
> knew we were collecting and neglected the process.  The good part is 
> that those same people who didn't pay Alan will help pay for our end 
> of the year BBQ.  So the hat will be passed again and we are keeping 
> track even though I hate it and don't do it very well. 
>  
>  
> Stay true Ultimate players of southern Vermont & take the time to 
> congratulate our Compass School kids for bringing home the first ever 
> VT High School State Championships,
>  
> Play hard, play fair and play for the future,
>  
> d
>  
>  
> Drew McDowell
> 115 Black Locust Road
> Putney, Vermont, 05346
> 802-387-5269
> drumc at sover.net <mailto:drumc at sover.net>
>
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