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Re:Women's Premier League? - 2008/05/13 20:23
As great as it would be to have a women's "premier" league, there are simply not enough "premier" women in WA to make such a league happen. I believe that before we can have and sort of elite/beginner division in Women's Ultimate there needs to be a much larger player base. Keep in mind that it is not reasonable to expect every PUL/SUL player to be available to or interested in committing to another night of Ultimate each week.
The first step to growing women's ultimate in WA is to offer a women's only competition. The level would probably be somewhere between PUL and SUL, but it would afford a welcome opportunity for those women who may not be comfortable playing with men, or who want a different scene. The offering of a women's only league/competition would have to be paired with a targeted and massive recruitment campaign. Flyers at bus stops and Unis, posters at women's gyms, contacting high schools in the area where the comp will be held. If you have something to advertise, i.e.
"4 week intro skills clinic followed by a 6 week Hat league, 10 am Saturdays at (venue)"
then it is much more encouraging to people to actually show up.
Shooting for anything elite or premier for women in WA will, I fear, scare off any of the existing players who don't feel "elite" enough and offers nothing to women who just want to dip their toes in the water.
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