National Selection Policy

BADMINTON SOUTH AFRICA

HIGH PERFORMANCE COMMISSION

National Selection Policy

Selection criteria for teams representing (Badminton) South Africa

1. The mandate, pertaining to the composition of a specific national team, submitted to the national selectors by the Executive Board will always be adhered to by the selectors.
2. The objective of the Executive Board and National Selectors is always to win and do their utmost to promote the standing of national teams on the international grading.
3. Players must be part of the National Squad to be eligible for a national team.
4. Players have to be eligible and available to represent a province in order to qualify for selection to a national team; provided that players may be selected at the discretion of the national selectors in the event of such players bona fide contributing to South African badminton in another way; provided further that players residing in foreign countries may only be selected to represent South Africa if they participate in the SA Championships and Melvill Cup Tournament and attend at least one training camp in that year.
5. Players will always be selected on merit, taking talent, potential, form, commitment and dedication into consideration;  provided that youth could get preference when there is a marginal difference in the strength of specific candidates.

Selection criteria for players taking part in BWF Grand Prix events

1. Players must be part of the National Squad to be entered into events by BSA.
2. A player who wishes to take part in BWF Grand Prix events at his/her own expense, may do so through BSA as long as the player adhere to the general BWF international rules and regulations for tournament participation.

Selection criteria for National Squad

1. Players’ talent, potential, form, commitment and dedication as expressed in compliance with the minimum fitness standards requirements as set by the National Chief Coach.
2. Players’ consistent high performance in tournaments.
3. Injured players.
   • 1 Players carrying injuries are still eligible, as long they can prove they are following a serious rehabilitation program. 
   • 2 After serious injury, a player will have to pass a fitness test before being available to be selected for the National Team.
4. Overseas players.
   • 1 Players living overseas for a period of time are still eligible for the National Squad, but have to prove their training commitment, and report all their tournament results to the High Performance Manager.
   • 2 Overseas players will have to prove that they have met the minimum fitness criteria if they want to be considered for the National Team
   • 3 A letter from their overseas coach will be deemed sufficient
5. General.
   • 1 Any player who wants to be in contention for the National Squad must communicate his/her future plans on a regular basis with the High Performance Manager.
   • 2 The National Squad will be evaluated every three months.   A new National Squad will be announced at the beginning of January, April, July and October.

Selection Policy: For University Sport South Africa Badminton

Introduction:

The document below outlines the policy and process by which Badminton South Africa's (BSA) National Selectors will select the USSA Badminton National Team.

2.     Eligibility:

a)    Bona fide higher education students who are officially registered for and pursuing a full course of study at a     tertiary institution whose status as a higher education institution is recognised by the appropriate national academic authority of South Africa, i.e. Department of Education.

b)    Former students of the institutions mentioned in (a) who have obtained their academic  degree or diploma in the previous year on conditions that such persons have fulfilled the selection criteria and have been included in the national squad from which the final team will be selected as per section 3.4.11 of the USSA Regulations.

c)     South African citizens in possession of a South African passport (Citizens with foreign passports will not be accepted);

d)    Students between the age of 17 and 28 on the 1st January in the year of which the championship take place.

e)    Students must be attending a tertiary institution that is affiliated to/ with USSA.

f)      To be eligible for selection students must have taken part in the USSA Badminton tournament, participate in their respective open or closed Championships and at least one Cat.1. tournament. Exception from such events may be made to the USSA Badminton Committee/ Selectors for consideration.

g)    Badminton players must be registered with Badminton South Africa (BSA) to be considered for selection.

3.     The Selection Process in accordance with BSA and USSA Requirements:

a)    Participation at the USSA Badminton Championship and SA Inter Union Championships is a compulsory prerequisite for selection consideration.

b)    BSA will preside over the final selection of the Team before submitting same to USSA NEC for acceptance

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c)     In the event of a withdrawal of a player the replacement player will be selected according to the results of the current year's performance.

d)    The Final team will be announced at or after the prize giving of the USSA Badminton Championship if possible, or at the discretion of USSA NEC.

e)    The number of players selected in the Final Team is at the discretion of USSA NEC.

f)      The BSA transformation policy will be taken into account when the Final Team is selected.

g)    Selected Players are required to make themselves available for a Training camp/ Preparation Tournament (Dates to be confirmed) should one take place.

4.     Management:

a)    The Management Team and Coach will be appointed by USSA NEC in conjunction with BSA, from recommendations by USSA Badminton. The size of the teams selected will be at the discretion of USSA NEC.

b)    Team Managers will where possible, be nominated at the first meeting of the USSA NEC and will commence with the necessary planning and preparation until the team's departure.

c)     University Badminton coaches/administrators may apply to the USSA NEC to travel as observers to the international events at their own cost, after approval by USSA Badminton Committee.