Dear Greater Boston Ultimate Frisbee players:
The long Winter is almost over and Spring will be here before you know
it (NOTE: Daylight Savings time starts this weekend). And with Spring
comes ULTIMATE! We at the Boston Ultimate Disc Alliance (BUDA) are
already preparing for the BUDA 2009 Spring Hat League. To make this
season the best ever, we’ve made some changes to how the BUDA Spring
Hat League will be run and are looking for volunteers to help the
league run smoothly. This eMail is full of important information, so
please make sure to read the entire eMail.
REGISTRATION:
Online registration (http://www.buda.org) begins at 5pm on Monday,
March 9, 2009. Teams fill quickly! Last year spots for men were filled
by 9pm the day registration opened and for women two days later.
In order to clear up any confusion about how the registration process
works, below are a few tips that should help you increase the odds
that you get a spot on a BUDA Spring Hat Team (Note: we CANNOT and DO
NOT ever guarantee anyone a spot on a team, the ability to play in the
league, with the person they register to play with, or the schedule
that they prefer):
1. If you have not created a BUDA “Player’s Page,” you must have
created a “Player’s Page” on the BUDA.org website to register for the
league, do so before registration opens to expedite the registration
process.
2. Register as close to 5pm as possible.
3. Pay the registration fee through PayPal (no “PayPal Account”
required, they process Credit Card payments for BUDA) immediately upon
registration. Players who have not paid the registration fee when
teams are created (typically 1-2 weeks after registration opens) will
not be assigned to a team — no exceptions, sorry.
4. Fax (or mail) your BUDA 2009 Waiver (available from your “Player’s
Page”) IN ADVANCE of registration (NOTE: January, February and March
are the BEST months to submit your annual BUDA waiver) or immediately
after you register. Check your “Player’s Page” to make sure the waiver
has been processed (please be patient this could take up to one week).
You will not be assigned to a team if you do not have a waiver on file
with BUDA when teams are made — no exceptions, sorry.
5. Make sure you answer the, "Are there any days you will not be able
to attend games?" if there are any days or times you will be unable to
attend games. We try to honor these during the team creation process.
If a request is made after teams are put together, it is less likely
that we can honor the request.
6. Please consider NOT REQUESTING to play with another person, as this
can complicate the registration process. For example: if A and B
request to play with each other and both want to play at the Jamaica
Plain fields and B registers late and doesn’t make it into the Jamaica
Plain division both A and B could end up playing in the Waltham fields
division.
CHANGES TO REGISTRATION PROCESS:
In order to maintain the spirit of the hat league system, and to
alleviate some of the technical difficulties we have had in the past,
this Spring people will only be able to request to play with ONE (1)
other person when registering.
VOLUNTEERS:
Volunteers run BUDA. Without them, we have no league. The more
volunteers we have the more smoothly the league operates and the more
fun we can have (many heads are better than one). In particular, we’re
looking for people who are interested designing league shirts and the
spirit disc, captaining, running the tournaments, overseeing league
spirit, answering player questions, sending out weekly league updates,
planning the spring hat league party, and any other enthusiastic
people with any ideas on how to improve BUDA and player’s experiences
in BUDA. If you have any interest in helping the BUDA spring league
please send an email to the address provided at www.buda.org for more
information. Perks — free food at the team creation meeting, a well
run league, hundreds of grateful players, and other TBD benefits/perks
and/or prizes.
Should you have any questions, please refer to www.buda.org
Thank you and we’ll see you on the fields this spring!
Mandy Eckhoff
BUDA SpHL commish
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