Torrisholme BC

Here’s that Team Selection Notice in full. This should be winging its way to you right now on paper, if you haven’t already received it.

One thing I forgot to mention in the document which went out with the minutes of the AGM (i.e. the stuff below) was the teams we have - this might have been useful considering one of the questions we ask you.

• ‘A’ Team Division 2
• ‘B’ Team Division 4
• ‘C’ Team Division 5
• ‘D’ Team Division 5

A new season is nearly upon us once more, and the selection committee are keen that it should start on a firmer footing, selection wise, than recent seasons. A meeting was held in the selection committee’s corporate boardroom (main bar, The Dog And Partridge, Bare) and an action plan drawn up. Allow me to remind you of the first in the list of selector’s duties, as mandated by the club at the AGM:

• Arrange pre-season trials to select the players, pairings and captains for each team. Allow time for pairs to practice before the start of match fixtures.

The season starts W/C 26th September. We have arranged the following dates for selection and pre-season team practice:

• Thursday 1st September. 8pm – 10pm, Lancaster And Morecambe College.
• Monday 5th September. 8pm – 10pm, Lancaster And Morecambe College.
• Monday 12th September. 8pm – 10pm, Lancaster And Morecambe College.
• Monday 19th September. 8pm – 10pm, Lancaster And Morecambe College.

On each of these dates we have 4 courts available. Of these, 2 courts will be set aside for exclusive use by the committee for selection purposes and team practice. Selector’s will be at liberty to organise, extend, cut-short, re-play and cancel games on these courts as they see fit. Co-operation of all players presenting themselves for selection is required (on any court), and co-operation of all others would be greatly appreciated.

A further request this season: We intend to operate an OPT-IN policy as regards team selection – we will only select you for a team if you explicitly tell us you wish to be selected. In the past, the assumption has been that all members are available for selection, and this has caused problems. If you do not tell us you wish to be considered for selection, you will not be selected! This does not affect your right to change your mind later – selection will be on going – but do try and help us out here…

Grievances: We believe that the selection process should allow for feedback from all areas, including the individual team members. If you have a problem with any aspect of the selection, whether it be that the team you’ve been selected for is too-high/too-low, or you don’t feel comfortable with your partner, or you’d prefer to play more mixed/doubles, whatever, come and talk to us. We can’t promise to change our decision, our primary concern is the success of the teams, but we can take any concerns into consideration. We can’t even do that if we don’t know about them.

This season, your selectors are James Illingworth, Pam Clemmet and Brian Forrest.

If you wish to be selected, you must respond with the following information before the first date shown above:

• Which team do you feel you should be playing in. (optional)
• Whether you believe your stronger game is mixed or doubles. (optional)
• Willingness/eagerness to be a team captain (or not). (optional)
• Which of the 4 nights above you will NOT be available for. We will assume attendance at all if you list none.

Email: selection (::at::) torrisholme-badminton.co.uk
Text: 07770 664909
Phone: 01524 831140
Mail: James Illingworth. 5 Hardlands Avenue, MORECAMBE. LA4 6NT.

Or contact any of the selection committee, or the club secretary, Cynthia Dickinson.

Or, for you web users, leave your details in the comments for this post!

Remember:

1. We are operating an opt-in policy. If you do not respond you will not be selected.
2. If you do not attend selection evenings, you will not be selected.
3. Having said that, selection is not set in stone at the start of the season.
4. Matches start week commencing 26th September (courts booked 7pm – 10pm, 4 courts after 8pm).
5. Club nights will be Thursday nights, 8.30pm – 10.30pm, at Salt Ayre, from 29th September.
6. We are operating an opt-in policy. If you do not respond you will not be selected.
7. www.torrisholme-badminton.co.uk

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