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2011 Canada Winter Games

August 23, 2010

Hello Athletes and Coaches,

If you are on the 2011 Canada Winter Games “Long-List” you are invited to register for the Badminton BC CWG Trial 1 - August 27th – 29th, 2010.
 
*If you are a 2010/11 Team BC “Training to Win” Program invitee and have not submitted a signed Athlete Agreement by 5:00pm PST Monday August 16th, 2010 you will be removed from the “Long-List” and no longer eligible to try-out for the Canada Winter Games team.

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 Date – August 27^th – 29^th, 2010

 Venue – ACE Badminton Centre

 9151 Van Horne Way, Richmond BC, V6X 1W2

Time – Friday, August 27^th       5pm-9pm (Singles)

Saturday, August 28^th 10am-2pm (Doubles)

Sunday, August 29^th    10am-2pm (Mixed Doubles)

(please check draws on August 25^th for more exact start times)

Registration Deadline – August 23^rd, 2010

          ** Absolutely NO LATE ENTRIES will be allowed.

*** If you are registering for doubles and/or mixed doubles you must register with a partner on the 2011 Canada Winter Games “Long-List”.

Format – All events with more than 5 entries will compete in a Round-Robin pool play with a crossover elimination playoff.  Events with 5 or fewer entries will compete in a Round Robin draw.

This will be the first of three Canada Winter Games badminton trial camps, full 2011 Canada Winter Games Team BC badminton eligibility and program information published here.

This trial will be open to the 2011 Canada Winter Games “Long-List”.  From this camp we will determine the 2011 Canada Winter Games “Short-List” (top 8 male and top 8 female athletes) as follows:

• top four men’s singles athletes;

• top four women’s singles athletes;

• top men’s doubles team;

• top women’s doubles team; and

• top mixed doubles team.

Note: Should all eight male and/or eight female athletes not be chosen as per above, the Selection Committee will choose the remaining male and female athletes, based on overall results from the Trials Competition. Athletes with results in all three events will be given greater consideration over athletes with results in only two or one event.

All athletes on the “2011 Canada Winter Games Short-List” must then compete in a second trial camp (October 29-31^st, 2010 – Venue TBD).

2011 Canada Winter Games “Long-List”

2011 Canada Winter Games - Coach & Manager Applications

March 2, 2010

2011 Canada Winter Games Team Selection Criteria

January 19, 2010

Background:

The Canada Winter Games are held every four years, and are the showcase of our Learning to Win (L2W) and Training to Win (T2W) athletes, as per Badminton Canada’s Long Term Athlete Development Model (LTAD). The Canada Winter Games contest both a Team Competition and all five individual events. Athletes can compete in a maximum of two individual events.

At the 2007 Canada Winter Games, Team BC captured the Team Gold Medal, plus seven medals in the individual events, including all three medals in mixed doubles.

The 2011 Canada Winter Games will be held February 11-27 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Badminton competition will take place in week two of the Games.

Team Goal:

To win a gold in the team event and all five individual events.

Team Composition:

• Five male athletes, born in 1988 or later;
• Five female athletes, born in 1990 or later; and
• One Manager and One Coach, of which one must be female and one must be male.

Selection Committee:

The Selection Committee for the 2011 Canada Winter Games Team will consist of the members of the High Performance Committee (HPC), with input from the selected Coach and Team Manager. The HPC will select the final Games roster and, with input from the selected Coach and Team Manager, determine the doubles and mixed doubles partnerships.

Athlete Eligibility:

• Athletes must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants.
• Athletes must be members in good standing with Badminton BC.
• Athletes must be have been invited to participate in, and have accepted the invitation to, join the “Team BC – Training to Win” program for the 2010/2011 year, starting June 1, 2010. Criteria for selection to the 2010/2011 program will be published in January 2010.
• Athletes must be available for any pre and post-selection training opportunities planned by the HPC and/or Team Coach.
• Athletes must meet all eligibility requirements outlined in the 2011 Canada Winter Games Technical Package.

Team Selection Criteria:

Athletes will be chosen based on the following:

1.    All U23 and U19 athletes qualifying for the 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” program and who have accepted the invitation to join the program, constitute the long-list of eligible athletes, called, “2011 Canada Winter Games Long-List.” Based on a formal request from a coach, other athletes may be added to the 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” program by the High Performance Committee, prior to the end of July 2010, thus being included in the “2011 Canada Winter Games Long-List.”

2.    All athletes on the “2011 Canada Winter Games Long-List” to compete in a Trials Competition (August 2010). The Selection Committee will select the top eight male athletes and top eight female athletes to form the “2011 Canada Winter Games Short-List,” from the Trials Competition as follows:

• top four men’s singles athletes;
• top four women’s singles athletes;
• top men’s doubles team;
• top women’s doubles team; and
• top mixed doubles team.

Note: Should all eight male and/or eight female athletes not be chosen as per above, the Selection Committee will choose the remaining male and female athletes, based on overall results from the Trials Competition. Athletes with results in all three events will be given greater consideration over athletes with results in only two or one event.

3.    All athletes on the “2011 Canada Winter Games Short-List” compete in a second Trials Competition/Camp (October 2010).

4.    All athletes on the “2011 Canada Winter Games Short-List” compete in a third Trials Competition/Camp (late November/early December 2010).

5.    The Selection Committee decides the final list of athletes (including one male alternate and one female alternate) from the “2011 Canada Winter Games Short-List,” by the following:

• The Committee will select the top four males and top four females based on head to head results from events in the following order of priority:

1. All three Trials Competitions;
2. Badminton Canada National Elite Circuits Events held between September and December 2010;
3. Badminton Canada National Junior Elite Circuit Events held between September and December 2010;
4. 2010 National Championships;
5. 2010 National U-23 Championships;
6. 2010 National U-19 Championships;
7. 2010 Provincial Championships;
8. 2010 U-19 Provincial Championships;

• The Committee will select one male and one female based on each individual athlete’s ability to assist the team, “To win a gold in the team event and all five individual events.”

Note: Athletes added in the L2W (U23) or T2C (U19) age categories to the “2010/2011 Team BC – Training to Win” program after July 2010 will not be eligible for selection to the 2011 Canada Winter Games Team.

Selection Timeline:

• January 2010 – HPC publishes 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” selection criteria.
• June 2010 – HPC invites all athletes who meet the 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” selection criteria to join the program.
• July 2010 – HPC adds further athletes into the 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” program (if applicable).
• July 2010 – All athletes to confirm participation in the 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” program.
• July 2010 - HPC to publish “2011 Canada Winter Games Long-List.”
• August 2010 – HPC to announce the 2011 Canada Winter Games Team Coach and Manager.
• August 2010 – Trials #1 to determine “2011 Canada Winter Games Short-List.”
• October 2010 – Trials #2 and Camp. Date/location to be determined.
• Late November/early December 2010 – Trials #3 and Camp. Date/location to be determined.
• December 2010 – Selection Committee to publish final team of five male athletes, five female athletes, one male alternate, and one female alternate.
• January/February 2011 – Team Training to be determined.
• February 11-27, 2011 – Canada Winter Games, Halifax, NS.

Appeal Process:

Athletes and Coaches may submit an appeal to the Appeals Committee for non-selection based on the following grounds:

• Selection was not made according to the rules; or
• There was reasonable apprehension of bias or conflict of interest by selector(s).

A deposit of $50 is required for an appeal; it is refunded if the appeal is successful. Appeal must be in writing to Badminton BC and post-marked within two weeks of the selection date.

Other:

For information on the Halifax 2011 Canada Winter Games - http://www.canadagames2011.ca/en/home/default.aspx

For information on the Canada Games - http://www.canadagames.ca/Content/HomePage.asp?langid=1