On Aug 28, 2:36=A0pm, swilldisc <swilld...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Aug 25, 2:55=A0pm, cougarultim...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > This past weekend there was a tournament in Dallas, Tx. called Texas 2
> > Finger. Before I say anything else, it was a great tourny that was put
> > on very well and the fields were great to play on.
>
> > However, as I sat on the sideline this weekend and watched my team and
> > friends play I began to see person after person fall victim to
> > cramping by the end of the day. The reason for it was obvious, anyone
> > who is running around in 95-98 degree weather for several hours on end
> > is going to end up with cramps or worse, like dehydration or over-
> > heating.
>
> > I strongly believe there is a fundamental flaw in the entire idea of
> > playing 4 games in the heat of the day for two days.
>
> > My understanding is that because Ultimate got started on the East and
> > West coast predominately, the end of the year tournaments (Sectionals,
> > Regionals, Nationals) =A0had to be held sometime in Sept/Oct because
> > come November it was too cold outside to play Ultimate. This meant
> > that all the tournaments leading up to Sectionals, Regionals,
> > Nationals had to be played throughout the course of the Summer so that
> > teams would be ready for these tourny's.
>
> > The problem with this schedule is that as the s****t grew and become
> > more popular, teams that started forming in the South had to follow
> > the same schedule as everyone else, and what we are left with is
> > several tournaments a year that are held throughout the Summer in
> > various locations across the southern United States. THIS IS A MAJOR
> > PROBLEM!
>
> > The UPA is soon going to have a heat-stroke or death on their hands
> > (if they haven't already) because of players pu****ng themselves too
> > hard during these summer tournaments that are being held in places
> > where is gets into the upper 90's and even 100's. It is absolutely
> > INSANE that we are playing 4 games a day in this type of weather, and
> > there needs to be serious change; or a solution needs to be
> > presented.
>
> > Whether or not you choose to believe in global warming is not an issue
> > I'm going to discuss here, but if in fact our planet is getting
> > hotter, then these summer tournaments are going to become more and
> > more dangerous.
>
> > It seems to me that the College Season is in much better shape than
> > Open/Women/Co-ed, as our season takes places during the spring, making
> > these conditions less threatening to us. However, there is some draw-
> > back to practicing in the early spring for teams up North, as there is
> > still snow on the ground, however most of these teams practice on
> > indoor facilities anyway.
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> >
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> > Solution 1: Tournaments should either begin much earlier in the day or
> > much later in the day, if we are unwilling to change the dates of
> > Sectionals, Regionals, and Nationals. I would suggest starting at
> > either 6:00 am or 6:00 pm. Granted we would still be playing in the
> > heat, but it would only be 1 or 2 games as opposed to all of them.
>
> > Solution 2: We push back the entire season so that Tournaments are
> > played throughout the fall, and Sectionals, Regionals, Nationals is
> > held during the winter. Now I understand that teams in the North would
> > have major problems with this as it is almost impossible to play
> > Ultimate in the snow, but as I understand it, several teams have the
> > pleasure of playing on indoor facilities. We could also host Nationals
> > in the South during the winter as we never have snow on the ground and
> > the temperature is perfect during that time of year.
>
> > Solution 3: The North and South begin to play separate Sectionals,
> > Regionals, Nationals as to accommodate for the weather in each given
> > region.
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> >
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> > Granted, my solutions are sophomoric, but I wanted to put them out
> > there so I could hear some feedback or at least some better ideas.
>
> > Your thoughts?
>
> > - Doctor
> > UNT/Dallas United
>
> You're a ***** and the UPA is no way liable for your cramps,
> *****.....
>
> I'm tired of you fair weather fags....Don't like the heat? go play
> figure skating....
You talk **** like a 5 year old and I hope I get to play your team one
day so I can embarrass you on the field. This thread was about raising
concern to an issue that effects us all, not about my personal
complaints about playing in the heat. I've been doing it my whole life
and have no problems continuing to do so. You're pathetic.
- Doc
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