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A quick opinion poll

Please answer the questions below:

How should tours be run?

Answers		Votes	Percent
1.	The way they are currently	42	53%
2.	Mixed with no restrictions	4	5%
3.	Co-ed style	2	3%
4.	Separated for each gender	8	10%
5.	More than one of the above options	24	30%

Total Votes: 80

How competitive would you like Ulitmate to be?

Answers		Votes	Percent
1.	Just for fun	0	0%
2.	Some tournaments should be competitive and others should be just for fun	49	60%
3.	Just how it is now	11	13%
4.	A new competitive version of the sport should be created for people that want to be competitive. But the current tours should remain	8	10%
5.	It should be competitive with real prizes like other mainstream sports	8	10%
6.	The question is too complicated, give us a comments box!	6	7%

Total Votes: 82

How should a tournament be structured?

Answers		Votes	Percent
1.	As they currently are	14	17%
2.	Different tournaments should be structured depending on how competitive they wish to be	56	68%
3.	The most important tournaments should be knockouts	4	5%
4.	More than one of the above	6	7%
5.	Other	2	2%

Total Votes: 82

How should the awards work?

Answers		Votes	Percent
1.	The same as they always have	50	62%
2.	The top two teams should receive medals for each member of the team	3	4%
3.	Top tournaments should have an olympic style medal system	17	21%
4.	More than one of the above	1	1%
5.	Other	10	12%

Total Votes: 81

Should the sport be self refereed?

Answers		Votes	Percent
1.	Yes, spirit is enough	33	40%
2.	Yes, at lower levels and just for fun tournaments only	5	6%
3.	Yes, but observers should be required	11	13%
4.	Yes, but only if the pitch is marked with lines to make line calls possible	11	13%
5.	No, there should be referees	5	6%
6.	No, there should be at least linesmen	2	2%
7.	A new version of the sport should be created with some kind of refereeing for a new type of competitive tournament	6	7%
8.	More than one of the above	7	9%
9.	Other	2	2%

Total Votes: 82

If the sport was refereed how would this be acheived?

Answers		Votes	Percent
1.	A referee on the pitch and 4 sideline observers	2	4%
2.	A referee on the pitch and 2 sideline observers	2	4%
3.	Tons of referees and sideline observers everywhere like there are in American Football	1	2%
4.	An observer on the sideline and 2 sideline observers	1	2%
5.	2 observers on the sideline and 2 sideline observers	2	4%
6.	Observers (1+) on the sideline	1	2%
7.	Only sideline observers (2+)	14	29%
8.	2 sideline observers and a ref on the sidelines that only makes the call if asked in a dispute or if a dangerous foul is not called	15	31%
9.	I would not play the sport	9	18%
10.	More than one of the above	2	4%

Total Votes: 49

Should the sport be structured to encourage spectators?

Total Votes: 82

Could game length be modified to this end?

Answers		Votes	Percent
1.	No, keep it as it is	30	37%
2.	Yes, all games should have a time limit	6	7%
3.	Yes, time limits but increased for final stages	3	4%
4.	Yes, but keep the cap rule	19	23%
5.	Yes, time limits but increased for final stages (cap only if draw)	7	9%
6.	Yes, all games should have a time limit (cap only if draw)	6	7%
7.	More than one of the above	7	9%
8.	Other	3	4%

Total Votes: 81