British Canoeing Canoe Slalom Selection Policy 2016 The first year a junior can compete at World and European Junior/U23/Senior Championships is the th year in which his/her 15 birthday falls. The last year a junior can compete is the year in which his/her 18th Birthday falls. The last year an U23 may compete in World and European U23 Championships is Junior & U23 Selection 2016 & Qualification to 2017 Sen & U23 Team Selection the year in which his/her 23rd birthday falls. Only juniors/U23 eligible to compete at ICF / ECA championships will be included in the points table at UK junior/U23 selection. Important: This policy is to be read in conjunction with the 2016 policy for Senior & Olympic Please note that there is currently a difference in the rules between ECA age range Championships st and ICF age range Championships for athletes doubling up, which may affect team selection in Team selection published on 21 December 2014 which remains fully valid. accordance with this policy. British Canoeing reserves the right to deselect an athlete who has been found guilty of a disciplinary The purpose of this policy is to add detail to the existing policy mentioned above to offence under British Canoeing/ICF rules. This includes doping offences. cover all aspects of the policies required for 2016 and qualification for 2017. IMPORTANT – All athletes wishing to be considered for selection to a 2016 Junior & U23 team will be Contents: required to register for selection. The registration process will be available by mid-January on th Page 1 2016 Great Britain Junior & U23 Team Selection Policy www.canoeslalom.co.uk and MUST be completed by 15 February 2016. No late registrations will be Events accepted. Paddlers remain responsible for entering the race(s) before entry limits are reached. Pre-Selection Eligibility AIMS Page 2 Aims The 2016 Junior & U23 Team selection series will be used to select the Junior & U23 European & Performance Teams & Development Teams World Championship Teams. There will be two clear types of team identified in both age categories – Selection Principles & Points Allocation a Performance Team (Worlds) and a Performance & Development Team (Euros). 2016 Race Detail & Race Format SELECTION REGISTRATION Selection into GB Junior & U23 World Championship Team 2016 Page 3 Course design and configurations The Junior & U23 World Championship Team will focus on Performance Delivery and is Released races Performance standards predominantly based upon selecting athletes of a standard to make a World Championship final in the identified year. Performance standards will be strictly applied. Page 4 Announcement of selection & Contingency ICF World Ranking events Selection into GB Junior & U23 European Championship Team 2016 Page 5 2017 Advanced Information – Qualification for 2017 GBR Senior & U23 selection The Junior & U23 European Championship Team will focus on Performance Delivery and athlete Race Detail and dates Junior, U23 and Senior Team 2017 Development towards performance in the future and is predominantly based upon selecting athletes Page 6 Pre-selection to 2017 Teams of an appropriate standard. The top three boats in each class will be selected for the European Mitigating circumstances Championships. Named reserves outside the top three are non-travelling reserves that will travel only in case of withdrawal of an entry. 2016 GREAT BRITAIN JUNIOR & U23 TEAM SELECTION POLICY Selection principles, Points allocation and 2016 Junior & U23 Team Selection ranking: Events Junior & U23 Team 2016 (based on provisional calendar and subject to change) One race weekend for Junior & U23 selection comprising of three races at the Lee Valley White The Junior & U23 Team for 2016 will be selected for: Water Centre. The eligibility to race is determined by fulfilling eligibility criteria and registering by the Jun & U23 World Championships (Performance Team) 14-17 July 2016 Krakow, POL given deadline. Jun & U23 European Championships (Perf & Dev’t Team) 25-28 Aug 2016 Solkan, SLO Calculating the overall 2016 Junior & U23 Selection results: Pre selection into 2016 Junior & U23 Team There will be two separate sets of points: There were up to 2 places available for application to the IP for 2016 U23 Team pre-selection in each Points table for Junior Selection. class which can be qualified in the following priority order (if multiple qualifiers at each opportunity Points table for U23 Selection. then position determines priority order until spaces filled): 1. 2015 Senior World Championship finalists (excludes team events) if under 23 on 1 Jan 2016. The points system used for each of the three races is: 30pts 1st place, 27pts 2nd place, 25pts 3rd place, 23pts 4th place, 22pts 5th place, 21pts 6th place etc 2. 2015 U23 World Championship medallists (excludes team events) if under 23 on 1 Jan 2016. 3. Athletes remaining Under 23 on 1 Jan 2016 who are selected for the 2016 Senior Team. The individual boat’s best two points scores from the 3 races are added to give their overall In line with the published 2016 selection policy, the following athletes have applied and been pre- selection ranking points score. selected to the 2015 Great Britain U23 Team: (These athletes still need to register as per process). Athletes competing in 2 or less races will keep any points achieved. Ties in points decided using, in order: K1W K1M C1M C2 C1W 1. Individual medallist at the 2015 Junior or U23 World Championships. Kimberley Woods Bradley Forbes-Cryans Ryan Westley - Kimberley Woods 2. Individual Medallist at the 2015 Junior or U23 European Championships. 3. The best single points score from the 3 race series. Eilidh Gibson 4. Best discarded result (points). 5. Higher finisher in final (3rd) race of the 3 race series. There is no pre-selection to a 2016 junior team (except through Senior/U23 policy). 2016 Junior & U23 Selection Race Detail Eligibility – Junior & U23 Teams Race 1 Lee Valley Best of 2 runs Saturday 9th April 2016 As published in December 2014, to be eligible to race in 2016 Junior & U23 Team Selection Race 2 Lee Valley Single run Race Sunday 10th April 2016 athletes/crews must hold the following minimum ranking on 20th March 2016: Race 3 Lee Valley Single run Race Sunday 10th April 2016 U23 Selection – Must be ranked in Premier division for 2016 season (Premier/1 in C2M). Junior Selection – Must be ranked in Premier division for 2016 season (Premier/1 in C2M). 2016 Junior & U23 Selection Race Format Selection will be subject to eligibility in accordance with competition rules laid down by the Race 1, 2 run race – best run counts towards final result Races 2 & 3, 1 single run determines race result (same course for races 2 & 3) International Canoe Federation (ICF) and the European Canoe Association (ECA). Start order: Race #1, 2 & 3: All runs in reverse order of Premier Division National Ranking 2015 British Canoeing Canoe Slalom 2016 Junior & U23 Selection Policy 21st December 2015 Page 1 British Canoeing Canoe Slalom 2016 Junior & U23 Selection Policy 21st December 2015 Page 2 Course Design Junior & U23 Selection Selection Meeting & announcement of 2016 GB Jun & U23 World & Euro Championship Team Races 1 and 2&3: Two coaches for each race will be selected from five employed coaches (2 Olympic Team selections will be made following completion of Race 3 at an International Panel meeting and Podium Potential Programme, 1 Wales, 1 Scotland, 1 England. The appointed chief judge will be announced on www.canoeslalom.co.uk and/or www.britishcanoeing.org.uk by 5pm on Monday 11th involved directly in the course design proposals. Course approval takes place immediately following April 2016. demonstration runs. Final pole adjustments are agreed by the course designers together with the Contingency Chief Judge. The two groups of course designers drawn out for the weekend’s courses must work The International Panel retains the right to adapt racing to ensure a fair process in line with the collaboratively and submit plans together to the Chief Judge following the draw. following principles and processes: Course configurations The chief judge will have the responsibility to measure wind conditions and make necessary decisions At Lee Valley there may be changes to the configuration of the courses with a final configuration set relating to the timetabling of the event. The chief judge and International Panel will also have the for 5th February 2016. Final tweaks may be made up to 5th March for safety reasons in line with the responsibility to make any adjustments to the timetable following any delays. Should local conditions LVWWC safety policy. There will also be further changes made to both configurations immediately threaten the planned racing then the chief judge reserves the right to amend the race format/schedule after the selection races are completed. in any way necessary to complete fair racing. Examples of such amendments could include: Process for places released by selected athletes: Early morning/ Evening racing under floodlights. For the U23 World Championships and U23 European Championships any released places will be Taking results from first runs. offered in the following order: Counting results from runs where a whole class/race run has been completed fairly (e.g. first runs). 1. 2016 U23 selected named reserves in order of the selection points table. Reducing start intervals. 2. 2016 Junior selected named athletes in order of Junior selection points table (U23 European Not changing the course between races. Championships Only). Changing order of categories. For the Junior World Championships and Junior European Championships any released places will Single run races/multiple races in 1 day. be offered in the following order: This is not an exhaustive list and all other options are also able to be considered to complete a fair 1.