AFDA today confirmed that Nationals 2011, to be hosted by QUDA here in South East Queensland, would be held earlier than the traditional ANZAC Day long weekend.
Nationals has been held over the ANZAC Day long weekend for several years, primarily to avoid Easter and the school holiday periods.
However, the 2011 Anzac Day long weekend coincides with Easter and school holidays in several states, making it a 'triple whammy' for organisers trying to find venues, Ultimate players with families who'd rather spend the holiday time with them, and cheap-arse Ultimate players who don't want to pay peak travel and accommodation prices.
The issue was first raised in February this year, and was discussed at the AFDA Annual General Meeting in April.
So Nationals 2011 will be held around three weeks earlier than usual, from Friday 1 April to Monday 4 April 2011.
Regionals is anticipated to occur around 19/20 February to maintain the six-week lead-in, and presumably other tournaments and team preparations will also be rescheduled. No doubt there are more announcements to come.
1 comment:
hmm. at least we aren't taking up the only holidays around that time.
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