Why Missing Practice is NOT OK!

No matter which category you fall under. You suck.

For the Psycho:

I learnt something today that you didnt. Come tournament time you will see the difference in my eyes and on the field.

Practice week in week out is like making deposits in the bank. Think of it as a wall of a hundred different small safe deposit boxes. One for each experience. For eg - Have you played with a cramp? Have you played when you have a chipped finger nail? or something as simple as have you caught a disc when sprinting hard? How many times have you practised that i/o throw?
With each experience AKA practice session you store that forever (or atleast for a long time) in a tiny little safe deposit box. This is you draw on when it's big match time.

"I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match." ~ Mia Hamm

I also liken this to a serrated knife. Each practice working to polish that single tooth. Tournament time you use your polished weapon to cut through, slice and hack deep into your opponents. Each tooth of the knife has to be sharp and just perfect. How many of yours are unpolished?

For the amateur lazy ass:

Sleep is bliss aint it? A dozen of your team mates sacrifice their sleep and turn up to play. You are depriving them of the opportunity to play a good game. (That they take advantage of the situation and are able to focus on something they want to improve is credit to them.)
I am trying hard to think from your point of view - Why the hell would you do this?

- You think its funny?
- You want the people on the mailing list to think you are regular?
- Mailing in is as satisfying as coming out and throwing a disc?

I know there can be emergencies. May be you had work that came up after you mailed in. May be your wife fell sick.
What is the probability that this can happen 3 times a month?
You are your word. Remember that.

If you think its fun to email saying you are in and not turn up - it's not.
Guess what's worse than a player who never turns up to play or for practice? Yes. You know.