Melbourne 2006 - Selection CriteriaCGCS Requirements |
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1. Subject to available finances, that Scotland selects a team that performs with distinction in 2006 with our best performance in a Games outside the UK being a key target.
2. The team selected shall be considered as comprising competitors, coaches, sport team leaders, a general team management, competitor support staff including sport specific sport scientists and general medical team personnel (including doctors, physiotherapists and sports scientists). Personal coaches and Games officials who may receive accreditation for the Games are not considered part of the Scottish team. 3. The team size will be based on quality of potential performance as shown by achievement of agreed selection standards and conditions. It will not be dependant on final Games Village numbers and Team members may need to be located both within and outwith the official Games Village. Team management and support staff will be appointed on the basis of ensuring an appropriate balance of support for all competitors. 4. Membership of the Games team shall be considered as being from the point of selection or appointment by the CGCS. The team represents the CGCS, not individual governing body constituent members. All team members shall be responsible to the Chef de Mission for all Games related matters. 5. General selection principles as detailed in this document are designed to ensure that minimum competitor standards are as consistent as possible across athletes and sports. Based on these principles, sport specific standards and conditions shall be jointly developed by each sport and the CGCS. 6. The Team shall at all times adhere to the CGCS Code of Conduct and Team Member Agreement as a condition of selection or appointment. 7. The CGCS will not select or appoint anyone to the Team who - 7.1 Is under suspension by a Governing Body for inappropriate behaviour towards children. 7.2 Has been convicted of a serious criminal offence involving children as outlined in Schedule 1 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003 and other associated legislation, or 7.3 Is currently charged with a serious criminal offence against children as outlined in Schedule 1 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003 and other associated legislation. 7.4 Has been found guilty of an offence liable to bring the CGCS or its
Teams into disrepute 8. Individual Governing bodies shall keep the CGCS informed of names and performance records of potential competitors and shall maintain an information database on these competitors and enable the CGCS to access this information when required. 9. CGCS retains the authority to deselect any Team Member for breach the Code of Conduct, Team Member agreement or other selection conditions but will liase closely with, and consider the advice of, the team members own sport governing body if doing so. 10. No governing body who has their sport on the Games programme has an automatic right to competitor selections just because the sport or event is on the programme. 11. Individual Team members or Team sports will only be selected where it is clear that both the performance at the Games has been made a competitive priority, and the preparation programmes are directed at the best possible performance at the Games. All sports competing at the Games will be asked to state how the Games will be prioritised and identify competition or preparation conflicts with other events well in advance.
12. Competitor eligibility and conditions for representing Scotland shall be as outlined in the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Constitution. This is as follows: ARTICLE 7 For the Commonwealth Games and generally in respect of all activities of the Federation and events under its control, there shall be no discrimination against any country or person on any grounds whatsoever, including, race, colour, gender, religion or politics. ARTICLE 24
1 Comply with all the applicable rules and regulations of the CGF, their respective International Federations and the World Anti Doping Code as the Federation may modify and apply to ensure that the overriding principles of the Commonwealth Games are observed; and 2 Not be currently under disqualification or suspension by the CGF, of their respective CGA or International Federation or under the World Anti Doping Code.
1. A competitor shall comply with Articles 7 and 24. 2. A competitor in the Commonwealth Games must be a citizen or subject of the country that enters him/her as defined in Article 4. Where a competitor was born in a Commonwealth Country that has common citizenship/passport with other Commonwealth countries, the competitor may initially represent either the Commonwealth country of birth; or the Commonwealth country of birth of his or her father or mother that shares such citizenship/passport. 3. A competitor who is citizen or subject of two or more countries at the same time may represent either one of them, as he/she may elect. However after having represented one country at a Commonwealth Games, he or she may not represent another country unless the provisions of, and approvals required under clause 4 below have been met. 4. A competitor who has already competed in the Commonwealth Games for one Commonwealth country may represent another Commonwealth country at a future celebration of the Commonwealth Games with the approval from the Federation and the permission of the CGAs of the two countries concerned, and of the International Federation. 5. The Executive Board shall have the power to alter or waive the provisions of Articles 25 (1-4) in any case for good reason or if the circumstances warrant. In accordance with this clause, the CGF Executive at its meeting in August 2004 gave the following guidelines. If an athlete has previously represented a country at a Commonwealth Games they may continue to represent that country at future Games. Athletes wishing to compete for a country on the basis of residency must show they have resided in that country for five years immediately prior to those Games.
14. Commitment by competitors to future availability for competition for Scotland as a member of either constituent governing body or for CGCS Teams will be taken into account when applying selection guidelines. 15. Governing bodies are asked to identify any potential athletes where
there are issues with the criteria as stated so these can be addressed
by the CGCS or the CGF if required, prior to commencement of the selection
period. 16. Entries shall be made by the CGCS once competitors are selected by
the CGCS based on agreed achievement of selection standards. Once selected
in the event in which they have met the agreed selection standards, competitors
may also be entered in other events should there be space and if it is
not be to the detriment of performance in either the event they have qualified
in, or in other events such as relays where there are clear medal chances.
18. Each sport shall produce sport specific selection standards detailing how competitors in their sport shall achieve the CGCS selection policy. These will be developed with and agreed by the CGCS and may be based on weights, times, distances, scores, competition results, selection events, as agreed appropriate. The 2002 Games entry numbers and results shall be used as the core benchmark. Once agreed, policies will be posted by the CGCS on our website www.cgcs.org.uk. It is the responsibility of individual sports to inform potential athletes and their coaches of the agreed standards, and nomination or otherwise, and selections once made by the CGCS. 19. All competitor and/or team and event nominations shall be submitted
by the national governing body along with validated evidence of the competitors
and/or teams performance record over the selection period compared to
the CGCS selection policy and the agreed sport specific selection standards
and conditions. 21. A governing body has the right to appeal on behalf of the competitor
against a non selection or selection conditions. If this is enacted, an
Appeal Panel comprising of different Executive members from those involved
in selection recommendations will consider each case with any additional
information provided. Appeals must be made in writing within one week
of notification of selection recommendations to the sport concerned by
the CGCS. 24. If named selection events are used by a sport, these are to be completed at least 10 days prior to a final nomination date of 16th September 2005. These dates will be strictly complied with to allow any outstanding issues to be resolved before the full Team selection date of November 1st 2005. Team sports may nominate squads names based on numbers larger than final entry numbers at this time. These squad names will be reduced prior to final entries being confirmed with Games organisers. With prior agreement with individual sports and the CGCS, sport specific members may be selected and named in advance of 1st November 2005. 25. The Games selection period will start from 1st January 2005. All selections and final entries will be dependent on evidence of form and fitness from 1st November 2005. 26. Unless otherwise agreed, in the first instance, the governing body shall be the point of contact on matters of team selection. Once appointed, the Sport Team Leader shall be the point of contact. Selection Guidelines for Competitors 27. Category 1 28. Category 2 28.2 If a team is named as a reserve by the organising committee, the team shall only be confirmed if they show evidence of ability to meet the criteria as outlined in point 28.1. Selection from the five weeks prior to the start of the Games shall not be considered due to lack of preparation time for both the team and Games Council. 28.3 Team composition shall be determined by the sport governing body. Once selected individuals may not be replaced unless with the agreement of the CGCS. All squad members must have been part of the governing body’s specific Games preparation programme. 28.4 Numbers of competitors in each Team are as outlined by the host
Games organisers. Team and Relay Events- Gymnastics, Badminton, Table Tennis, Swimming,
Athletics 29.2 Reserves may be considered to cover injury and identified competition/training schedule conflicts. 29.3 Once an entry is agreed, team or relay composition is at the discretion
of each sport team leader/ coach but individual relay commitments for
each competitor shall be stated when nominations are made. Agreement to
compete in team or relay events if required shall be a condition of each
competitors selection unless the competitor is injured or a replacement
is made with the sports team leader’s agreement. 30. Category 4 30.2 Governing bodies must discuss and obtain agreement with CGCS well in advance of any nomination if any competitor is likely to be proposed on this basis. 30.3 If the athlete for whom medal support is being given withdraws from the event then those athletes selected in a medal support capacity may also be withdrawn. 31 Validated Evidence 32 Discretion CGCS November 2004
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