SELECTION POLICY FOR JUNIOR, U23 AND SENIOR TEAMS FOR WORLD MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS
1. SELECTORS, SELECTIONS, PROCEDURE AND CRITERIA
1. Selectors
Peter O’Connor, Enslin Van Riet, Ant Stott
1.2 Selection Procedure
It is important to understand that the 3 above selectors are tasked with selecting the teams for World Marathon Championships. Their Primary Objective is to select the athletes and combinations that stand the best chance of winning medals at the World Championships. While basing their selections on the performances of paddlers at the Primary Trial it must be noted that the selectors may, at their discretion, refer to an athlete’s historic results and proven ability when selecting a team that, in their opinion, stands the best chance of producing medals at Worlds. The decision of the Selectors is final and not subject to debate.
1.3 Athlete Communication
The selectors will communicate with the Senior, U23 and Juniors prior to their events if there are any concerns after receiving the nominations to ensure that the athletes are aware of the selector’s views and expectations.
1.4 Monitoring
The selectors are required to monitor all aspects of the trials to ensure that the trial is run on a fair and representative basis and if necessary to intervene in exceptional circumstances, where matters are clearly out of control e.g. extreme weather conditions, outside intervention, cheating etc.
1.5 Adverse conditions
In these instances the selectors should cancel the trial immediately and call for a retrial or use the standings at the time of the unforeseen event as the result if this can be fairly construed to be the case.
1.6 Starting Orders and Restarts
All participants come under starters order 10 minutes before the allocated race start time. It is the paddler’s responsibility to ensure that they are at the start time when the race starts. The starter, however, has the right to start the race at any time, once the participants are under starter’s orders, when in his sole opinion he can ensure a fair start. The starter may call a false start. Only one false start is allowed per paddler. Any paddler incurring a second false start will be disqualified. The starter and selectors decision on the fairness of the start will be final.
1.7 Team Announcement
The team will be announce via email as soon as possible once CSA has accepted the selectors nominations and authorized the team announcement.
2.TRIALS
2.1 Primary Trial
SA Marathon Champs, Western Cape, Marina da Gama, PCC on the 11th and the 12th June 2016.
2.1.1 Discretion
The selectors are tasked with choosing a team to secure medals at the World Championship.
Selector’s discretion may be required to achieve this objective.
2.1.2 Performance
Selectors are, therefore, looking for high levels of performance from all athletes.
Athletes need to showcase their ability to the best of their potential.
2.1.3 Selection to both K1 and K2
Athletes wishing to be considered for both K1 and K2 categories must make note of this in the Selection Document. The decision to select Athletes to compete in both K1 and K2 will be that of the Selectors and not subject to appeal.
2.1.4 K2 Combinations
Even though the trial is a SA Championship event athletes’ are encouraged to enter their best K2 combinations.
2.1.5 U23 Events
If a paddler who is eligible to race at U23 level wishes to race at a Senior level in an attempt to secure a place in the Senior team this must be noted in the selection nomination form. These athletes will still be eligible for selection to the U23 team – at the discretion of the Selectors. Those athletes racing specifically in the U23 event need to be aware of the possibility of such a decision from the Selectors and need to race to their best to showcase their full ability.
2.1.6 U18 and U16 Events
The U18 and U16 races must be started together and the courses run concurrently.
2.1.7 Non attendance of Primary Trial
In the event of a paddler wishing to be considered for selection to the SA Team, and not being able to attend the Primary Trial or have not attended the primary Trial, that paddler must:
2.1.7.1 have completed a Nomination and Paddler Details form (Section A and B herein), and have submitted such forms before the stipulated deadlines.
2.1.7.2 Submit in writing, prior to the Primary Trial, to the Marathon Committee reasons for not being able to attend the Primary Trial; including any medical certificates or other supporting documentation.
2.1.7.3 All such documentation will be considered by the Marathon Selectors, whose decision will be final and binding, in light of the policies stipulated herein.
2.2 Secondary Trial
To be confirmed should one be required.
2.2.1 Reason for 2nd Trial
At the discretion of the Marathon Committee a second trail can be called. The second trial will only be called if there is doubt or indecision in the minds of the Selectors regarding specific selections. Should a second trial be called for a specific category all eligible paddlers in that category will be allowed to race. Eligible paddlers are, however, only those who attended the Primary Trial or who submitted a valid and accepted reason for not attending the Primary Trial.
2.2.2 Performances
Performances from both trials will be used in the selector’s considerations if the second trial is held.
2.2.3 K2 Combinations
In the K2 categories, the selectors may allow alternate combinations (including paddlers that had not participated in the first trial) to take part if it is deemed at their discretion that the boat has a chance of qualifying. The selectors’ decisions on this will be final.
3. COLOURS
3.1 National Colours
Recommended at Selectors Discretion.
3.2 Federation Colours
Recommended at Selectors discretion.
4. PARTICIPATION IN MAJOR EVENTS PRIOR TO WORLD MARATHON CHAMPS
All team members especially Senior, U23 and Junior paddlers must focus their training and preparation with the ambition to win medals at World Championships.
SELECTION POLICY MASTERS TEAMS FOR WORLD MARATHON CHAMPS
1. SELECTORS, SELECTIONS, PROCEDURE AND CRITERIA
1.1 Selectors
Peter O’Connor, Enslin Van Riet, Ant Stott
1.2 Selection Procedure
It is important to understand that the 3 above selectors are tasked with selecting the teams for World Masters Championships. Their Primary Objective is to select the athletes and combinations that stand the best chance of winning medals at the World Masters Championships. While basing their selections on the performances of paddlers at the Primary Trial it must be noted that the selectors may, at their discretion, refer to an athlete’s historic results and proven ability when selecting a team that, in their opinion, stands the best chance of producing medals at Worlds. The decision of the Selectors is final and not subject to debate.
1.3 Masters as part of SA Teams
1.3.1 Masters are actively encouraged to participate in Provincial and National Championships, and to attend World Marathon Championships either as selected members of the SA Team, or as individuals.
1.3.2 It is sometimes the case in the Masters Categories that paddlers will race the SA Championships or Team Trials, yet may be unavailable for selection or travelling to the World Masters Championships.
1.3.3 All masters paddlers are entitled to travel to World Masters Championships as individuals and enter the event as Individuals. In the event of such paddlers wishing to travel with and stay in the same accommodation as the Senior, U23 and Junior Team, this can be arranged subject to such paddler paying the required fees.
1.3.4 All masters paddlers that travel and stay with the Official SA Team will be considered as part of the SA Team, except that Federation colours will be awarded as set out herein.
1.4 Athlete Communication
The selectors will communicate with the Masters paddlers prior to their events if there are any concerns after receiving the nominations to ensure that the athletes are aware of the selector’s views and expectations.
1.5 Team Announcement
The team will be announce via email as soon as possible once CSA has accepted the selectors nominations and authorized the team announcement.
2. TRIALS
2.1 Primary Trial
SA Marathon Champs, Western Cape, Marina da Gama, PCC on the 11th and the 12th June 2016.
2.1.1 Discretion
The selectors are tasked with choosing a team to secure medals at the World Championship.
Selector’s discretion may be required to achieve this objective.
2.1.2 Performance
Selectors are, therefore, looking for high levels of performance from all athletes.
Athletes need to showcase their ability to the best of their potential.
2.1.3 Selection to both K1 and K2
Athletes wishing to be considered for both K1 and K2 categories must make note of this in the Selection Document. The decision to select Athletes to compete in both K1 and K2 will be that of the Selectors and not subject to appeal.
2.1.4 K2 Combinations
Even though the trial is a SA Championship event athletes’ are encouraged to enter their best K2 combinations.
2.1.5 Non attendance of Primary Trial
In the event of a paddler wishing to be considered for selection to the SA Team, and not being able to attend the Primary Trial or have not attended the primary Trial, that paddler must:
2.1.5.1 have completed a Nomination and Paddler Details form (Section A and B herein), and have submitted such forms before the stipulated deadlines.
2.1.5.2 Submit in writing, prior to the Primary Trial, to the Marathon Committee reasons for not being able to attend the Primary Trial; including any medical certificates or other supporting documentation.
2.1.5.3 All such documentation will be considered by the Marathon Selectors, whose decision will be final and binding, in light of the policies stipulated herein.
2.2 Secondary Trial
There will be no secondary trial for selection of Masters Teams.
3.FEDERATION COLOURS
Federation colours may be awarded to Masters paddlers on the following conditions:
3.1 All federation colours will be awarded at the discretion of CSA, based on the recommendations of the Marathon Committee and Marathon Selectors.
3.2 The winner and second placed paddler/s in each age category at the Primary Trial, will be recommended for Federation Colours provided:
3.2.1 Those paddler/s are selected to the SA Team; and
3.2.2 Those paddler/s attend the World Masters Championships in the year in which they are selected.
3.3 Should the winner or second placed paddler/s at the Primary Trial elect not to participate in the World Masters Championships, then those paddlers that are selected to the SA team may receive federation colours under the following circumstances:
3.3.1 If the selected paddler/s finish the Primary Trial within 10% of the winners time in that age category; or
3.3.2 If the selected paddler/s achieve Top 5 finish at the World Masters Championships, and the standard of racing during the World Championships event, and the achievement of the paddler in that event is deemed by the Marathon Committee and the Marathon Selectors to be of a sufficiently high standard to warrant recommendation for awarding Federation Colours .
3.4 In the event of a paddler/s not being selected to the SA Team for the World Masters Championships, that paddler/s may still be eligible to receive Federation colours, provided:
3.4.1 That paddler attends and participates in the World Masters Championship, and
3.4.2 That paddler achieves a top 5 finish in a recognized age category, and
3.4.3 The standard of racing during the World Championships event, and the achievement of the paddler in that event is deemed by the Marathon Committee and the Marathon Selectors to be of a sufficiently high standard to warrant recommendation for awarding Federation Colours.
4.PARTICIPATION IN MAJOR EVENTS PRIOR TO WORLD MARATHON CHAMPS
All paddlers must focus their training and preparation with the ambition to win medals at World Championships.
SECTION E – CSA SELECTION PROCEDURES BYLAWS – HERE.
SECTION F – CSA TEAM MEMBERS BYLAW – HERE.
SECTION G – SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR DRUG FREE SPORT – http://www.drugfreesport.org.za/
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