Wait a second, are you comparing playing in the NBA to playing in a co-ed
hat tournament ??????
"Ryan Thompson" <thompsor@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Aug 28, 4:20 pm, jar...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>> I didn't start playing ultimate until college, and I went to a small
>> school so all we had was an intramural league that didnt' even follow
>> UPA rules. We finally got a club team started my senior year but it
>> didn't participate in the UPA College Series (that year).
>>
>> I've never registered with the UPA, never played for a club team, but
>> I have played in tournaments like GRUB and Lungbuster with local teams
>> or I picked up with a team at the tourney, the first time being
>> Lungbuster '04.
>>
>> I got my undergrad degree in May '06 and will go to grad school in the
>> next few years, and I always planned on going to a school with a good
>> ultimate program so I could have the experience that I missed out on
>> because I went to a small school and had to start my own team.
>>
>> Now I find out that I probably won't be able to do that. I am a good
>> player, but definitely not a ringer and would never be the best player
>> on a college team. I can't believe their eligibility system works like
>> this....
>>
>> I'd like to see a board candidate take up this issue. The one
>> frustrating thing about Ultimate is that many aspects of it fly right
>> in the face of common sense. (My other big sticking point is turnovers
>> on throws after a foul is called, in every single other s****t you play
>> as hard as you can until someone stops you. Not in ultimate though.)
>>
>> Can anyone offer a good defense of the current UPA policy?
>
> Your eligibility only starts ticking if you participated in a UPA-
> sanctioned event (with your name on file). It doesn't seem like you
> did.
>
> The rule is like the NCAA rules prohibiting pros who never went to
> college from playing with a college team if they decide to go to
> school.
>
> If you haven't played a UPA event, you're still an amateur and can
> play.
>
> (unless you played in some CUPA or AFDA or WFDF event)
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