Re: Research Project

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (xvector5) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...

> If ultimate were a great spectator sport, wouldn't you think that
> EVERYONE participating at nationals would show up to watch the finals?
>  In my experience (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) this is not the case.
>  Whatever the participants at nationals are doing on Sunday, the
> majority of them are not watching the finals of their own sport. 
> Ultimate players generally come to tournaments to play.  Some spectate
> once their run is over, many more just consider the contest over and
> find something else to do.

Most people have to get on the road for their 14 hour road trip that
they made by leaving at 11:00 on Friday night only to make it just in
time for the first game on Saturday morning. If that's not love for a
sport, I don't know what is. If there were corporate sponsorships that
could help with travel cost, teams could book a flight for 8:00 on
Sunday night. Plenty of time to watch finals. It could happen. It's
going to take the generation playing now to continue to market and
expand the sport. Start clinics at your local high school and junior
highs, advocate on your campus, get people involved. We may be dead
and gone when it happens, but at least you did your part.