Management & Administration : Selection Criteria for the SA National Championships

 

 

 

Selection Criteria for the SA National Championships:

 

1. PREAMBLE

Whereas;

(i) The sole purpose of the team selection criteria contained herein is to provide AGN with an objective process to be employed for the selection of representative teams to the SA National Championships;

(ii) The primary purpose of sending AGN teams to the SA National Championships is for the teams to bring back glory to the province, in the form of medals, or for team members to at least end in the finals (final 8) of their events and achieve good positions on the National Top Ten Lists,

 

Now therefore it is resolved as follows;

(i) That all athletes who have been selected to represent AGN at the SA National Championships have an obligation to avail themselves of such selection including team meetings;

(ii) That all selected athletes who have a potential to proceed to the finals of their events at the SA National Championships should exploit that potential to the fullest; and

(iii) That all athletes who qualify to be in the finals of their events should proceed to represent AGN in those finals thereby exploiting to the fullest their possibilities of winning medals.

(iv) That all athletes who have been selected must in writing inform the office/team managers beforehand of their withdrawal from the team.

(v) That all athletes claiming to be injured and cannot participate at AGN Championships, but request to be considered for selection maybe subject to medical examination by the doctor appointed by AGN.

(vi) That all athletes who have been selected must be able to produce prove of identity and age on request.

(vii) That all athletes/persons who are South African Citizens by permanent residence in South Africa are eligible for selection.

 

The team selection criteria (the criteria) contained herein are applicable for Inter-provincials and SA National Championships.

 

2. THE CRITERIA

 

2.1 The AGN Track and Field, Cross Country and Road Running Championships, will serve as the final competitions to select teams to SA National Championships.

2.2 The (AGN Championships) will be compulsory for all athletes who wish to be selected for teams to SA National Championships. Athletes who miss the (AGN Championships) will be considered for selection at sole discretion of AGN Board.

2.3 The Provisional Teams will be announced 7 days after the (AGN Championships), and the Final Team will be announced at a later date closer to the SA National Championships.

2.4 Athletes who meet/achieve the prescribed entry/qualifying standards (A Standard) and took part in two league meetings and AGN Track and Field Championships, will gain automatic selection into the Provisional Team.

2.5 Athletes who meet/achieve the prescribed entry/qualifying standards (B Standard) at a qualified meeting (e.g. AGN league meeting) and took part in two league meetings and AGN Track and Field Championships, will qualify for selection into the Provisional Team.

2.6 Athletes who meet/achieve the prescribed selection criteria at the league races, inter-provincials and AGN Cross Country Championships, will gain automatic selection into the Provisional Team.

 

2.6.1 For inclusion in the first interprovincial meeting at Polokwane on 2 June 2007, athletes must participate in at least 3 of the first 7 leagues;

 

2.6.2 For inclusion in the second interprovincial meeting at Rustenburg (if approved by ASA), athletes must participate in at least 3 of leagues 8 to 13;

 

2.6.3 For inclusion in the team to the South African Championships on 8 September

2.6.3.1 athletes must participate in at least 3 leagues during the season, including at least one league following league 13 (i.e. leagues 14 to 16); and

2.6.3.2 must finish under the first 6 in the AGN championships;

 

2.6.4 to be eligible for inclusion into the Provisional Team for interprovincial races, athletes need to achieve the following standards:

2.6.4.1 for 1 km events: finish within xx:xx of the winner in a league race;

2.6.4.2 for 2 km events: finish within xx:xx of the winner in a league race;

2.6.4.3 for 3 km events: finish within xx:xx of the winner in a league race;

2.6.4.4 for 4km events: finish within xx:xx of the winner in a league race; finish within xx:xx of the winner in a league race;

2.6.4.5 for 6 km events: finish within xx:xx of the winner in a league race;

2.6.4.6 for 8 km events: finish within xx:xx of the winner in a league race;

2.6.4.7 for 12 km events: finish within xx:xx of the winner in a league race;

2.6.4.8

 

2.6.5 to be eligible for inclusion into the Provisional Team for national championship races, athletes need to achieve the standards indicated in the previous paragraph at the AGN championships.

 

2.6.6 The Board may at its discretion include additional athletes in any team.

 

 

2.7 All athletes who achieve the prescribed entry/qualifying standards in the finals of their specialist events, at the AGN Championships, shall be deemed to have achieved provisional qualification into the Final Team pending the Board approval.

 

 

2.8 Athletes who do not achieve all the prescribed Selection Criteria will be selected onto the Final Team at the sole discretion of AGN Board.

 

 

 

3. GENERAL

 

3.1 The following performances will not be accepted:

(i) Performances achieved in mixed (including male and female participants) track and field events.

(ii) Wind-assisted performances.

(iii) Hand-timing performances.

(iv) Performances on aided courses.

 

3.2 Any exceptions to these selection criteria will be made at the sole discretion of the AGN Board.

 

3.3 These criteria are subject to the rules of AGN.

 

AGN QUALIFYING STANDARDS

 For the SA Road Running and Track and Field Championships:

(A) STANDARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

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