1999/2000 ATTA Selection Criteria For Alberta Senior Team

(Updated on September 24, 1999)

Objective:

The Criteria encourage commitment from the participating athletes to ensure that they acquire formal tactical and technical training.

The selection criteria have two components:

    1. Mandatory Participation

All players must attend the following event

• one team trial

The only exceptions to this rule are:

• players selected to CTTA training competition programs
• illness (coach may request certification by a doctor)
• players not living in the Calgary or Edmonton areas and have difficulties participating due to such unpredictable circumstances such as adverse weather condition
• special circumstances (e.g. death in the family)

However, the Provincial Head Coach must be notified for any absences in the above events.

   2. 1999 ATTA sanctioned Tournaments Designated for Team Selection

• Calgary Chinatown Open (September 1999)
• Calgary Open (October 1999)
• Edmonton Open (January 2000)

   Players and Subsidizes

There will be a Men’s and a Women’s Team. For 1999-2000, each team will consist of 3 players. The National Championship will be held in Halifax in July of 1999. The first place athlete will be funded up to a maximum of 90% of the travel costs. The second place athlete and the third place athlete will be funded up to a maximum of 60% and 30% of the travel costs respectively.

    Points from Competitions

The point system is based designated competition results. There will be three designated ATTA sanctioned Tournaments (as mentioned above) and one team trial.

An athlete’s 2 best tournament results in the appropriate Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles will be counted into 60% of the athlete’s total points. The points awarded for each tournament are as follows:

• First place = 30 points
• Second place = 25 points
• Semi Finalists = 20 points (2 individuals)
• Quarter Finalists = 10 points (4 individuals)
• Top 16th Players = 5 points (8 individuals)

The top 8 players from the tournaments above will be qualified for the appropriate Men’s, Women’s Team Trial. The result from the round robin makes up the remaining 40% of the athlete’s total points.

• First place = 40 points
• Second place = 35 points
• Third place = 30 points
• Fourth place = 25 points
• Fifth place = 20 points
• Sixth place = 15 points
• Seventh place = 10 points
• Eighth place = 5 points

If an athlete has missed a tournament or team trial, one will get no points awarded. Nevertheless, if any excused absence of an athlete (due to one of the reason described in the previous section under the heading "Mandatory Participation") can significantly affect the ultimate team selection and an athlete’s standing, the Provincial Head Coach has the discretion to recommend to the ATTC Committee for selection consideration on a case by case basis.

Appeal Process

An athlete has an opportunity to appeal to ATTA should there be any conflict with the team selection. The athlete’s appeal must be submitted in writing to ATTA within 5 working days after the selection has been announced. An Appeal Committee will be appointed by the President of ATTA to consider the appeal.

 

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