tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064452984705864866.post286568224480258868..comments2023-04-02T01:37:56.227+11:00Comments on Ballarat Ultimate: The development path in VictoriaSimon Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13278668970162463261noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064452984705864866.post-69077376911766578452008-09-07T22:40:00.000+10:002008-09-07T22:40:00.000+10:00I think there might be a perception that Fakulti i...I think there might be a perception that Fakulti is a better club to learn at than Barefoot in Sydney ultimate. Plus having had 2 teams in the past, there are simply more spots on Fakulti.<BR/><BR/>They seem to have different cultures as well. Barefoot seems to give off an uber competitive ethos, getting very fired up and intense, while Fakulti have a quiter intensity. Both clubs have great players leading them, but Fakulti is perhaps seen as a more forgiving and open atmosphere for people who are looking to learn and improve. <BR/><BR/>Fakulti seems to recruit from leagues and universities equally, as alot of the university coaches or senior players in sydney ultimate are from fakulti, while there seems to be more fakulti players than barefoot playing in the top levels of the sydney leagues.<BR/><BR/>Barefoot picked up quite alot of the Sydney Juniors because of the Abra/Jimmy coaching connection, as well as Tom Tullet bringing a few of his friends into ultimate, and consequently into Barefoot. But From what i heard alot of Barefoots newer recruits (and juniors players) got very minimal gametime at nationals. <BR/><BR/>Anotehr little birdy said that Barefoot had a problem with to many cooks, a few leadership issues and super egoes which lead to a (from their perspective) an unsuprising nationals performance despite the wealth of dingoes talent. That and insufficient training in the lead up to nationals.<BR/><BR/>But i might be abit biased having already chosen my team...through a comibination of the fact that all the good players i knew played fakulti, and they were all really nice guys.Maplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13801324098325117072noreply@blogger.com