Brisbane Ultimate Strategic Plan (BUSP) - Brisbane on the National Stage

So as discussed in previous weeks, discussion continues on the Brisbane Ultimate Strategic Plan (BUSP) 2011-2013.

Part of the focus so far has been on League play, and equally some boundaries about gray areas between Brisbane Ultimate and state-wide/Queensland Ultimate have been discussed. For example, for 2011-2013 at least, the BUSP won't be talking about schools Ultimate or fostering tournaments. These are jobs for QUDA as they are relevant statewide.

But one gray area that's still being considered is whether and how League play has a role in supporting Brisbane on the national stage?

At the moment is is a policy void for QUDA as well as BUDA. It's also pretty challenging as most key Ultimate volunteers are passionate about this area.

At the moment, this sort of thing is left to these grouping of players themselves. Players come together, organise their clubs, training, shirts, etc - all separately from the other things that are going on in Brisbane Ultimate.

I would love to see some strategic plan by the governing bodies about this (even if the strategic plan could well be "we'll leave this to clubs themselves to sort").

But I think that many folks see the logic in strengthening the links between League play and Brisbane on the national scene.

Does this include the BUSP supporting development camps, training, coaching etc? Do we make money in Leagues and put it into supporting our representative times (like practically every other sport in the country)? Does the BUSP commit us as a group to aiming to have one Brisbane representative club in each national division with the very best players campaigning together? Or should we try to have lots of clubs each developing themselves through Leagues all the way through to pushing onto the national stage if they can?

A theme or thread for the BUSP could well be something like "build a base that supports Brisbane teams being competitive on the national and international scene" or "make Brisbane a city that great players want to move to."

I'll put one big reminder or caveat on any of this discussion. The BUSP aims to run 2011 to 2013. Decisions about things like the above may not necessarily "come in to force" on 1 Jan 2011. Some folks are already thinking about their national and international campaigns for next year. But maybe we can work out where we want to be by 2013 or later, and work backwards and forwards to that.