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Here is a revised version of the spirit ranking
proposal, worked out after consultation with Will
Deaver (Director of Championships) and others.

This proposal has the endorsement of:

Will Deaver, Director of Championships, UPA
Jim Parinella, Former President of the UPA
Kate Bergeron, Former President of the UPA

Feel free to comment and add your name to the
list of endorsers.

Thanks,
-zaz


Proposed--

That the UPA
1. Create new guidelines for spirit score rankings and submit for board approval by April 1, 2007. If approval is not granted, revise and submit within a month. And so on, until approval is obtained.
2. Require Admin to ensure ranking guidelines are communicated to captains of teams whose spirit scores are to be collected.
3. Include guidelines along with other "conduct" literature used for training UPA event personnel.
4. Distribute "Ten Things You Need to Know About SOTG" along with waiver forms -- if legal, then on the back of the paper; also if legal, then as page two of the electronic document containing the waiver.
5. Administer the collection and processing of spirit rankings as follows:
a) Collect spirit rankings at every game at UPA championships for college and club, and for HS Easterns/Westerns and YCC.
b) Establish a Team Spirit Award
for each division at the events of part (5a), given to the team that receives the highest overall average spirit ranking.
c) Collect spirit rankings at the finals of regionals for college and club divisions
d) Expand the collection and processing of spirit rankings beyond 5.a, 5.b, 5.c as resources allow
[Note: Items 5.a and 5.b describe the current practice of the UPA.]
6. Implement items 2-5 by September 1, 2007, or within a month of approval of new guidelines, whichever comes LATER.