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Offline Steven Mul

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Re: Intervarsities - Event guide
« Reply #15 on: November 23, 2015, 11:43:22 »
Why no boater-X this year so?
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Offline Aoife S

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Re: Intervarsities - Event guide
« Reply #16 on: November 23, 2015, 12:22:14 »
No suitable location...
Slalom is running the same time as polo, locations are a few minutes walk away and timetabled to allow polo players do slalom...it means smaller uni's can field enough people
(Some clubs had issues with polo players doing slalom as any good polo player will have no issue with a flat water course, but it was decided it's more beneficial for everyone to have a WW/Slalom ban rather than a Polo/Slalom ban
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Offline Steven Mul

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Re: Intervarsities - Event guide
« Reply #17 on: November 23, 2015, 12:57:09 »
Ah nice one, makes sense! What are the locations for the WW and polo?
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Offline DervM

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Re: Intervarsities - Event guide
« Reply #18 on: November 23, 2015, 13:04:27 »
Oh I'm in favour! I just meant to head off some of the unhelpful comments - just reference 2009 or whenever  :P
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Offline Aoife S

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Re: Intervarsities - Event guide
« Reply #19 on: November 23, 2015, 15:25:21 »
Quote from: DervM on November 23, 2015, 13:04:27
Oh I'm in favour! I just meant to head off some of the unhelpful comments - just reference 2009 or whenever  :P

We'll let GMIT know 😜

Slalom - Lough Lanna lake (back of the accommodation)
Polo - Castlebar swimming pool (the only 'ugh' part of the competition...)
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Offline Steven Mul

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Re: Intervarsities - Event guide
« Reply #20 on: November 23, 2015, 16:45:26 »
Quote from: Aoife S on November 23, 2015, 15:25:21

Slalom - Lough Lanna lake (back of the accommodation)
Polo - Castlebar swimming pool (the only 'ugh' part of the competition...)

...and WW?
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Offline Aoife S

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Re: Intervarsities - Event guide
« Reply #21 on: November 23, 2015, 18:07:22 »
Sorry 🙈

Five steps if all is nice

A local, technical run is levels are too high

Last year's course if levels are too low and they need a release 👍
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Offline Zog

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Re: Intervarsities - Event guide
« Reply #22 on: November 23, 2015, 18:19:19 »
Also with regard to running trials...any set date? I just know that I'll be gone the first weekend of term if that's the proposed date..
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Offline Diarmuid

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Re: Intervarsities - Event guide
« Reply #23 on: November 23, 2015, 18:33:27 »
Quote from: Aoife S on November 23, 2015, 15:25:21
Polo - Castlebar swimming pool (the only 'ugh' part of the competition...)

I don't understand the "ugh" about polo in a swimming pool? It will mean it's not outdoors at the start of february in a shallow basin thing.

Surely slalom in plastic boats only on a lake / LD GP being only 1km (and on Sunday) is more ugh? Not that it's a bad thing that they're trying to encourage participation (it's good), I just don't think that hobbling particular events are necessarily a good way to go about it? I guess they're trying to allow for the maximum range of skill and the least amount of hellish organising by catering to the lowest common denominater. The ban on people bringing their own boats still doesn't make sense in that context though? :D

Quote from: Aoife S on November 23, 2015, 12:22:14
Slalom is running the same time as polo, locations are a few minutes walk away and timetabled to allow polo players do slalom...it means smaller uni's can field enough people
As far as I remember, the walk from the pool to the lake is like 15-20 mins each way, so you guys would probably want to plan to be driving between them (about a 5 min drive I think) :)
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Offline Ross

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Re: Intervarsities - Event guide
« Reply #24 on: November 23, 2015, 19:34:53 »

Quote from: Zog on November 23, 2015, 18:19:19
Also with regard to running trials...any set date? I just know that I'll be gone the first weekend of term if that's the proposed date..

UL did theirs last weekend I'm led to believe, they are very enthusiastic
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Offline Poohy

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Re: Intervarsities - Event guide
« Reply #25 on: November 23, 2015, 19:48:48 »
yeah they did!

WW is the effey if there is too much rain and then the Boluisce if there is no rain.

Polo in a pool is class! apart from the fact that the pitch will be tiny.

With regards to WW trials, we are having a meeting tomorrow and we can discuss timing then, but i reckon it will be the weekend before college or else it will be the first weekend back.
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Offline kmck

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Re: Intervarsities - Event guide
« Reply #26 on: November 23, 2015, 20:28:28 »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhYXMAk9eA8 it's the only choice that makes sense
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Offline Aoife S

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Re: Intervarsities - Event guide
« Reply #27 on: November 23, 2015, 20:33:31 »
Quote from: Diarmuid on November 23, 2015, 18:33:27
Quote from: Aoife S on November 23, 2015, 15:25:21
Polo - Castlebar swimming pool (the only 'ugh' part of the competition...)

I don't understand the "ugh" about polo in a swimming pool? It will mean it's not outdoors at the start of february in a shallow basin thing.


I meant that as in 'it's the ONLY ugh' as in its not a bad ugh, just the only one :P  It'll be only a 25x10m pool which can be tight with 5v5 teams :P Ailbhe will tell you I was delira with the fact it's indoors :P


we drove it, so can't say for certain but they said ~5 minutes...
Can't take cars to polo, the carpark is being used for a Varsities Festival! (think rodeo bulls, etc. :D )

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Offline Diarmuid

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Re: Intervarsities - Event guide
« Reply #28 on: November 23, 2015, 23:44:38 »
Quote from: Aoife S on November 23, 2015, 20:33:31
I meant that as in 'it's the ONLY ugh' as in its not a bad ugh, just the only one :P  It'll be only a 25x10m pool which can be tight with 5v5 teams :P Ailbhe will tell you I was delira with the fact it's indoors :P

They should really play 4v4, 5v5 would be pretty crowded, you're right.

Quote from: Aoife S on November 23, 2015, 20:33:31
we drove it, so can't say for certain but they said ~5 minutes...
Can't take cars to polo, the carpark is being used for a Varsities Festival! (think rodeo bulls, etc. :D )

I'm just going on memory so I could be wrong. You could prob check it on Google Maps or something.
Jaysus, they're going all out to impress! :D
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Offline Aoife S

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Re: Intervarsities - Event guide
« Reply #29 on: November 24, 2015, 09:47:27 »
Yep! Ireland's first ever 'Leave No Trace Festival'!  afro.gif
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