NATIONAL SENIOR SELECTION PROCEDURES
& CRITERIA 2007/08
In order to be selected to represent Scotland a player must meet
the following requirements:
- Be eligible to represent
Scotland
- During the course of the year, have participated in Scottish
Squash’s Quarterly Closed Selection Events.
- Must be individual competitive members of Scottish Squash.
Consideration will be given to:
- Illness or injury
- Residence and tournament results outside Scotland (In both
cases, the onus is upon the player to provide appropriate information
to the National Performance Director in a timely fashion).
- In the case of PSA players, selections will automatically be
made from the World Ranking List once players are ranked Top 60.
- In the case of WISPA players, selections will automatically
be made from the World Ranking List once players are ranked Top
30.
- Play-offs may be used at the discretion of the National Coach.
- The attitiude and commitment of players to preparing and competing
for Scotland.
- The athletes future potential
- The performance record of athletes in major events and in pressure
situations in international tournaments.
- The NPD will have the right to request any player who is in
contention or who has been selected in the team to undergo a medical
examination by a medical practitioner nominated by the NPD
- Based on the outcome of such an examination a player may be
deemed unfit for selection.
- Where appropriate reserve positions will be allocated to players
deemed to have future potential.
All team selections will be made by the National Coach (NC).
Appeals on selection to be made in writing, marked Private &
Confidential, to:
Chief Operating Officer
Scottish Squash
Caledonia House
1 Redheughs Rigg
South Gyle
Edinburgh
EH12 9DQ
NOTES:
All appeals will be dealt with by an appeal committee comprising:
National Performance Director (NPD), a designated representative
of sportscotland’s Achieving Excellence Team and the East
of Scotland Institute of Sport Programme Manager.
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