Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 20:29:35 GMT
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Subject: M.A. Regional Letter 1 of 2

This is a copy of a letter I am mailing out to all team captains in
the Mid-Atlantic Region.  (Part 1 of 2)

             --  Eric
===================================================================

                                   August 10, 1992
                                   3116 S. 12th St.
                                   Arlington, VA 22204

Dear Captain/Team Contact:

Howdy!  We had a successful Fall Captain's Meeting (30+ teams) and
a very fun day/weekend of Ultimate.  Those that attended got the
chance to participate in our World Record setting Ultimate Marathon
(50+ hours).  Here are the highlights of the meeting:

1. Fall Schedule/Sectionals/Regionals/etc. - Enclosed is the
tentative schedule so far.  If you plan to hold another tourney,
please let me know about it.  First, I can help get the word out;
secondly, often people will hear rumors about a tourney and call
for confirmation.  If I know nothing about it, I can't help them. 
Sectionals will be October 10-11 (call your Sectional Coordinator
for info), and Regionals will be October 24-25, site to be either
in Fredricksburg, Va., or Wilmington N.C.  We are also looking for
a site for Division II Regionals.

2. Division II - We are looking to increase participation in the
Fall Series in a big way.  We are especially targeting the College
teams.  Therefore, we will have a Division II Regionals.  Here's
how it will work:  All teams that want to compete in the Fall
Series must compete in Sectionals.  Then, the top teams move on to
Division I Regionals, and, hopefully, all the other teams will
compete in Division II Regionals.  (If this is successful, we might
even have a Division II Easterns in the future).

3. Masters  - There will be two divisions.  For the Men/Open (age
30+), teams can form after Sectionals, but rosters are set and
closed at Regionals.  You must notify the Regional Coordinator
sometime before Regionals if you want to compete for Nationals. 
(There will be no "pick-ups" after Regionals, as there was last
year).  For the Women (age 28+), teams can form after Regionals. 
I'm not sure how that will work, and so you should call the Women's
RC.

4. New "North Carolina" Section! - After the great showing of North
Carolina teams last fall (more teams from N.C. than the rest of the
South Section), we decided to create a new Section.  We have no
Sectional Coordinator for NC yet (see below).

5. Procedure for competing in the UPA Series.
     a. You must send in a completed official UPA team roster and
waiver forms for each player and the necessary UPA fees by October
2, or your team will be assessed a $25 late fee.  Make a copy of
your roster before you mail it in case it gets lost, or if you want
to make changes on it before the tournament.  Blank official UPA
Rosters will be mailed to you in Sept.
     b. If you don't send the stuff in, you still must contact your
sectional coordinator by October 6 to tell the SC you are coming. 
You must speak to the SC in person, leaving messages is not good
enough.  If you don't do either step 'a' or 'b', you can't compete.
     c. On the day of the tourney, you can make additions or
changes to the roster you sent in.  You must "settle accounts" with
the SC, and it all must be done before the first game starts. 
Rosters are closed for the Series at that point.  (Except that
players on teams that have been eliminated from Regionals might be
eligible for Masters teams, see above).  You must pay in check
only.  No cash.  Forget it.  Waivers must be signed by everyone or
the insurance gets canceled.
     d. Roster geographical requirements:  50% of the persons on
the roster must reside in the section in which the team is
competing, and 75% within the region, with a max of 5 from outside
the region.  Exemptions are allowed for teams close to a sectional
or regional border, but they must be cleared by the Regional
Coordinator.  For women the rule is that 75% of the team must
reside within the section with a max of 5 from outside the section. 
Again, for exemptions, call the RC.

(continued)


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