Colonel Light Gardens Bowling Club

Selection Panel Policy

Selection Panel Policy

  1. Purpose 

The selection panel comprises a Chair person who oversees all team selections and two (2) selectors for each Division, with preference to include the Team Manager of respective Division Pennant Team.

  1. Responsibility

2.1 Selection Panel

Selectors are to be chosen for;

  • Wednesday Pennant teams.
  • Saturday Division 4 team.
  • Saturday Division 7 team.

Appointment of Panel Members

The Panel Members shall be appointed by the CLGBC Administrative Committee after taking into account the Terms of Reference.

The Administrative Committee is responsible for appointing any short or long term 

replacement of members of the Selection Panel.

2.2. Terms of Reference

The role of the Selection Panel is to select the best teams. Teams will be selected on a merit basis, to win each game based on an assessment of:

  • The availability of players for that day,
  • The current performance of each individual player, and
  • The strategic mix of players required in each rink to win these games.

While focusing on the objective to win each game, consideration may also be given to player development, finals qualification and team stability.

2.3 Roles and Responsibilities:

Selection Panel Chairperson:

  • Ensure a common meeting time is agreed to by all member Selectors. No selection action is to take place before the commencement of the meeting.
  • Ensure the current names of selectors are updated and displayed on the locked Selection Board.
  • Chair the Selection Panel Meeting, ensuring all selectors have a fair say. (The Chair is not involved in the selection unless to resolve conflicting views).
  • Record the selection decisions and ensure they are posted on the locked Selection Board.
  • Ensure that any movement of a member between teams are conveyed to the relevant players and Team Managers by the allocated selector.
  • Ensure the selected Pennant teams are uploaded onto the Bowlslink database.
  • Maintain the list of Members unavailable and those that are reserves to assist in future selection.
  • To ensure ease of replacing last minute unavailability, all team manager s and selectors to have a list of phone numbers.

Selection Panel Members:

  • Selectors are required to play in or observe trial games, practice nights and pennant games to observe the progress of players.
  • Selections are not to be undertaken without a prior conversation with the relevant team skip.
  • Selectors should regularly communicate with skippers about the performance of players.
  • Selectors should regularly seek feedback from players other than Skippers as required.
  • After a Selection Panel decision, an assigned Selector is to talk to, in person or by phone, any player who has been selected to play in a lower Pennant Division to that of their previous game.

CLUB SELECTION GUIDELINES

The aim is to provide Selectors with clear procedures and to communicate to members a 

transparent policy that provides all members with the certainty they will be selected on merit.

Sides should be selected to maximise performance and achieve the best result possible; as 

well as considering the spirit of the game.

Member Bowlers:

  • If unavailable for selection, a member must advise their Team Manager, by no later than 24 hours prior to commencement of the match.

2.4 Availability of Member Bowlers

If more members are available in a particular division, a rotation protocol should operate that ensures every player within each division that is considered to be of acceptable standard is offered a fair and proportional share of games.

The Chairperson of the Selection Panel is to record week by week names of any bowler rotated for reference by selectors.

All decisions that affect a bowler in any division must be communicated to the bowler as soon as possible.

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

PANEL MEMBER

Date:
Division:
Applicant (Name):
Applicant (phone Number):
Applicant (Email):