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please feel free to re read the assessment findings related to the questions as well as the discussion ground rules listed at the top left of the blog a moderator has been assigned to each major discussion topic to help keep the discussion active and on track the moderator also has the right to remove posts that are in violation of the discussion ground rules obviously the upa would prefer to police the discussion as little as possible so please be respectful of your fellow posters most of whom you could encounter on an ultimate field the blog will be open for comments until may 16th at which point we will close it and use the comments to help develop the final assessment if there are questions that you would like to see added please e mail the upa spc at upa_spsc at upa org we can not gaurantee that we would add your question as we would have to look at the assessment data so far if you have any comments about the usability of the site please e mail kyle weisbrod at upa org posted by kyle weisbrod at 4 55 am tuesday april 10 2007 what is ultimate revolution at a july 06 retreat in boulder co the upa staff and board made the decision to embark on a 16 month journey to develop a comprehensive 5 year strategic plan the group made a firm commitment to include upa members and non members in every stage of the process to ensure the plan meets the needs of present and future members it was decided that thousands of voices from the ultimate community would need to inform and ultimately chart the upa s future ultimate revolution is the name of the plan it is meant to communicate many things including the notion that this will not be business as usual why plan now ultimate is hot the upa is thriving and new opportunities abound facts the upa has doubled its annual revenue in the last five years overall membership has seen a 62 increase over the past 5 years since 2003 the number of women s teams competing in the college series has increased by 65 in 2002 there were 7 720 college members today there are almost 12 000 youth membership has exploded 342 in 2001 4500 today since the inception of the upa coaching clinic program approximately 600 individuals have attended clinics in order to share ultimate in their local communities the college championships have been on tv for the past 3 years thanks to a upa partnership with cstv ultimate became a medal sport in the 2005 world games the first time ultimate has been included on the program of an international multi sport event how can you participate in the planning process there are two major stages and we hope you will participate in both of them assessment since last fall we have been fully engaged in learning about what people on the inside and outside think of the upa and ultimate in general surveys facilitated group dialogues and key interviews have been happening all across the country in numerous and diverse events and venues so far we have received input from over 7 000 members and non members envisioning the future in the spring we will hold 4 large regional community summits and a series of smaller forums in key communities where the results from the assessment will be shared then participants will use the information to envision the next 5 years and strategize and prioritize together the results of these events which will host hundreds of people will become the foundation for the strategic plan look for announcements on the web site on e news in ultimate magazine at tournaments and at other ultimate events this is your chance to set the course for ultimate and the upa get involved help the upa create a revolution in sport posted by kyle weisbrod at 5 00 pm no comments assessment finding spirit of the game based on input from over 7 000 responses the good news about spirit of the game is that the vast majority of players upa members and non members alike are deeply committed to its principles and central role in the sport the bad news is that the difficulty of upholding sotg in the most competitive venues has alienated many players and remains unresolved when asked about the importance of continual promotion and preservation of spirit of the game 69 of survey respondents said it is essential and 29 said i care about it when asked about the current status of spirit of the game within the upa competitions in which members compete 20 said thriving 58 said surviving 14 said suffering 10 said either don t care or overemphasized some quotes i m frustrated with the upa s stance on higher level players club and college not taking a stand make a more concerted effort to not just trust that spirit of the game will work people treat each other without respect coach i feel the upa is failing at getting spirit of the game out there in college it s not emphasized or enforced if people know about it it s very vague and not ingrained youth member posted by kyle weisbrod at 4 05 pm no comments assessment finding self officiated play based on input from over 7 000 responses the issues of playing with referees and becoming a more mainstream sport have been divisive issues for years in the ultimate community upa leadership has not figured out its position on these issues or decided on the role it will play when asked about their feelings regarding referees survey respondents revealed a very ambivalent stance 18 said referees will ruin ultimate they should never be allowed 34 said it is dangerous territory integrity of the game will be at risk 26 said i might be ok with it i am open to experimentation 16 said i d like to play with it but only at certain levels 5 said it s the future of ultimate it s the only way when asked about their feelings regarding observers survey respondents showed a more accepting attitude 2 said observers will ruin ultimate they should never be allowed 10 said it is dangerous territory integrity of the game will be at risk 22 said i might be ok with it i am open to experimentation 44 said i d like to play with it but only at certain levels 15 said it s the future of ultimate it s the only way 6 said observers don t go far enough bring on the refs some quotes refs will ruin the game and make it like every other game that has gone down the tubes why can t we stay different member the upa has been too slow on the issue of referees now other people are doing it and they could ruin it member posted by kyle weisbrod at 4 04 pm no comments assessment finding membership based on input from over 7 000 responses upa members and former members appreciate all the services provided by the organization but what they want the most is more opportunities to play compete currently the upa s current slate of competitive offerings leaves many ultimate players with few opportunities to play at all but the highest levels yet many are yearning to renew their connection with ultimate and the upa in some possibly new way and are frustrated by the paucity of options the people want to play of 1500 former members responding to the question of what would inspire you to join the upa again the overwhelming write in response was some version of when if i play again when former members were asked what they missed the most about being a upa member 66 said upa series 51 said upa sanctioned events 33 said the magazine the number one option chosen among former members in response to the question what would inspire you to join he upa again was fun different new opportunities to play compete 34 lower fees came in second at 26 when asked how important is it for your current or future kids to play ultimate 37 of former members said i will strongly encourage ultimate and 51 said i hope they will play adult upa membership has not grown significantly in 2002 there were 6310 adult upa members in 2006 there were 6792 members there are approximately 70 000 former upa members some quotes we are losing as many adult members as we are gaining every year staff member there s this huge group of ultimate players that play in leagues intramurals pick up that don t have any interest in joining the upa member presently i have no direct benefit to being a member because my i don t have much time to play organized ultimate however if there were good reasons for me to be a member like my kids are involved or i d have more opportunities to play ultimate if i were a member then i d do it no question former member i want the upa to create new opportunities for me to play not just limit who can play at tournaments that already exist former member posted by kyle weisbrod at 4 03 pm no comments assessment finding credibility legitimacy based on input from over 7 000 responses ultimate players believe the general public does not think ultimate is a real sport when they know that it is one even with the progress made in the past few years this dissonance continues to frustrate many in the ultimate community when asked if growing the sport of ultimate is important 76 6 of respondents answered yes we should be continually trying to increase participation and opportunities for competition and play when asked if increased media exposure for ultimate was important 70 9 of respondents answered yes the top reason for those that answered yes was increases awareness of sport to general public 96 3 when asked to gauge how the public perceives ultimate members indicated 38 would describe ultimate as fun game for alternative types 25 would ask oh you throw frisbees to dogs you mean the game with the baskets 16 believe it s not a real sport never will be and 13 would say it is a growing grass roots sport when asked to gauge how ultimate players themselves perceive the game 46 said a peer with other second tier sports like lacrosse and rugby 30 said it s so universal it should be in the olympics and 20 said it is a growing grass roots sport when members were asked if they were happy with the public s perception of ultimate 68 said no 25 said i don t care and 7 said yes some quotes it is amazing how little respect we still get as a sport i wish i didn t care but i do member it sucks that a greater portion of the people that i meet don t know what ultimate is and that it is played at different levels the upa sucks for not taking it on member posted by kyle weisbrod at 4 03 pm no comments assessment finding canada and beyond the upa as the united states governing body for ultimate has allowed canada to participate in its club and college championship series since 1999 however ever since canadian teams started capturing qualifying spots and then winning the championship there has been uneasiness about the impact of that decision for three of the past five years a canadian team has won the open division of the upa club championships in 2005 the team representing the united states upa in the open division was not the national champion the open division that year was won by furious george a canadian team the losing team in the championship games i e highest ranking at the club championships represented the us national association membership based on wfdf world census country 2003 2006 increase usa upa 17 497 24 633 41 australia 1 631 3 101 90 japan 2 288 2 523 10 uk 604 1 566 159 germany 828 1 086 31 canada 1 400 1 400 0 some quotes there were several canadian reps at the conference b c calgary nl aum yet some of the sessions particularly the charitable status and liability session focused on the american perpective without acknowledging the canadian orgs in the room i heard upa staff refer to the upa as a national organization several times often recommending reps refer to their local state laws etc province was never included this left me slightly unsure about the role the upa would have as a north american organization particularly in canada does the upa s mandate extend into canada overall i thought the conference was amazing and i learned an enormous amount which i am eagerly summarizing sharing with my own board tonight at our own meeting from the local player survey players from ottawa carleton league cupa is one mixed up organization cupa is entirely useless for anyone who doesn t play at nationals in canada they do nothing for the sport in general posted by kyle weisbrod at 4 00 pm no comments monday april 9 2007 preserving and promoting sotg given that sotg is so important to players the data are very compelling what should the upa do to preserve and promote it at every level of competition please review the findings for this topic before engaging in discussion posted by kyle weisbrod at 11 00 pm 27 comments describing highlighting and positioning sotg what is the best way for the upa and ultimate to describe highlight and position sotg please review the findings for this topic before engaging in discussion posted by kyle weisbrod at 10 55 pm 1 comment ensuring adherence to sotg what are the best strategies for ensuring that players at every level understand and adhere to the principles of sotg please review the findings for this topic before engaging in discussion posted by kyle weisbrod at 10 50 pm 9 comments importance of self officiated play how important is the concept of self officiated play in ultimate why please review the findings for this topic before engaging in discussion posted by kyle weisbrod at 10 45 pm 9 comments ultimate without self officiated play would it still be ultimate without self officiated play please review the findings for this topic before engaging in discussion posted by kyle weisbrod at 10 40 pm 88 comments upa and officials what should the upa s stance be on officials refs observers in ultimate please review the findings for this topic before engaging in discussion posted by kyle weisbrod at 10 35 pm 15 comments co existence of self officiated and officiated play can self officiated ultimate and officiated ultimate co exist please review the findings for this topic before engaging in discussion posted by kyle weisbrod at 10 30 pm 7 comments increasing opportunities to play given that our respondents are so enthusiastic about playing what can should the upa do to increase opportunities for people to play the game at every level please review the findings for this topic before engaging in discussion posted by kyle weisbrod at 10 25 pm 13 comments upa competitive structure what kind of competition structure or opportunities should the upa offer beyond or instead of upa club and college championships youth club championships and hs eastern western and state championships please review the findings for this topic before engaging in discussion posted by kyle weisbrod at 10 20 pm 54 comments the upa and former members should the upa engage the tens of thousands of former members if so for what purpose s please review the findings for this topic before engaging in discussion posted by kyle weisbrod at 10 15 pm 16 comments the upa and you what s wrong with the upa and what should be done to better fulfill your needs please review the findings for this topic before engaging in discussion 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