Padams
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Re:New division at Wednesday league - 2009/04/19 12:48
Personally, I agree with a 3 tier system, and that SUL should stay as the primary beginers leauge (ie with PUL players allowed to play to promote development), but the 1st and 2nd tiers as seperate entities is something I don't agree with.
One of the most well known and sucessful leagues in Australia is AFL, and looking at WAFL specifically for my example, this is what I think should be enacted:
WAFL clubs have their 1st team, then Colts reserves ect, and flow of players is free between these teams from week to week, as long as they are part of the club, their selection in any given team is completely up to club management. This is the sort of system I think WA ultimate should adopt.
With the clubs policies coming into effect, clubs are going to need to be form anyway, so why not make these specific clubs the basis for the leagues. For now, a 1st leauge and a 2nd league should be formed (as well as SUL, called whatever), and that player flow between the devisions fluid, completely at the descression of club management. Clubs can then enter their number 1 team in devision 1, and a second team in devision 2, with the aim of developing experienced SUL players. However, this will mean that clubs will require a coach/ senior player to choose teams each week, and perhaps require training sessions to allow 2nd devision players to interact with 1sts players, learn the skills/drills/plays, and prove themselves worthy of a spot in the 1st team.
A system like this would require some organisation, and while may not be possible straight away, it seems like a good direction to take when planning for the future of WA ultimate. While WAFL has their financial problems, since WA ultimate players pay their own fees, we won' have this, and will ultimately provide prestigue, development and publicity to the sport.
Let us know what you think
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