Croquet England Selection Policy
Contents...
Version 1, Jan 2024
Statement of Intent
Croquet England operates a free, fair and rational process for selection and seeded events. All eligible players are entitled, and encouraged, to make themselves available for consideration and the merits of all available players are considered on an equal basis.
When selecting teams, it is the aim of the Croquet England Selection Policy to achieve the best possible performances in world team championships.
Scope
This Selection Policy applies to all events subject to selection or seeding by Croquet England, in all forms of croquet, including invitation and representative events.
Where Croquet England is making selections for a multi-national team, such as Great Britain, such selections are conducted with the agreement of the other relevant governing bodies.
All Croquet England's Selection Committees will conduct their proceedings and make their selection decisions solely in accordance with Croquet England's Practice Book, this Selection Policy and its associated Selection Procedures. They will adhere to all other Croquet England policies, in particular the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.
1. Eligibility
In all cases, players who wish to be considered for events subject to selection must be Subscribers of Croquet England (i.e. Standard, Premium, U25 or Overseas Members or Associates). Players with reciprocal rights[1] are considered equivalent to subscribers of Croquet England. For Great Britain teams, players may be members of one of the other national croquet associations in Great Britain.
The relevant Tournament Committee may, with the consent of the Executive, prescribe additional eligibility rules for specific domestic selection events, for example, rules relating to gender. For the purposes of any eligibility rules relating to gender, the Policy for transgender people competing in domestic competitions shall apply.
For all international events, players are only eligible if they also satisfy any eligibility rules imposed on the event by its organising body, such as the World Croquet Federation (WCF).
WCF eligibility rules also apply to:
- England events: AC and GC Home Internationals, Ian Maugham Salver, GC Test England v Spain, GC Test England v Egypt.
- Great Britain events: Solomon Trophy
2. Events Subject to the Selection Policy
The table below shows the events subject to this Selection Policy, the responsible organising body, the selection committee, the ethos for selection and the applicable eligibility rules:
Table 1 - Events subject to this Selection Policy
Event |
Organising Body (and Responsibility if different) |
Selection Committee |
Selection ethos |
Eligibility Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MacRobertson Shield (AC World Team Championship)
|
WCF (International Committee) | MacRobertson Shield Special Selection Committee | Team most likely to win | WCF |
Openshaw Shield (GC World Team Championship)
|
WCF (International Committee) | Openshaw Shield Special Selection Committee | Team most likely to win | WCF |
Solomon Trophy (GB v USA)
|
International Committee | AC Selection Committee | Team most likely to win with consideration of overarching goal of winning the WTC[2] |
WCF |
Ian Maugham Salver (England v Rest of Europe)
|
International Committee | AC Selection Committee | Team most likely to win with consideration of overarching goal of winning the WTC | WCF |
GC Test England v Spain
|
International Committee | GC Selection Committee | Team most likely to win with consideration of overarching goal of winning the WTC | WCF |
GC Test England v Egypt
|
International Committee | GC Selection Committee | Team most likely to win with consideration of overarching goal of winning the WTC | WCF |
AC Home Internationals
|
International Committee | AC Selection Committee | Team most likely to win with consideration of overarching goal of winning the WTC | WCF |
GC Home Internationals England Team of 4 |
International Committee | GC Selection Committee | Team most likely to win with consideration of overarching goal of winning the WTC | WCF |
WCF World Championships
|
WCF (International Committee) | AC Selection Committee or GC Selection Committee |
Ranking places awarded by WCF. Membership places to players likely to do best in the event. Wild card nominations for players with significant development potential |
WCF |
European Championships
|
ERC (International Committee) | AC Selection Committee or GC Selection Committee |
Membership places to players likely to do best in the event or players with significant development potential | WCF |
Open Championship
|
Tournament Committees (AC/GC) | AC Selection Committee or GC Selection Committee |
Seeding based on likely finishing order. | Croquet England |
| Eights, Sixes, & Selectors' Weekends | Tournament Committees (AC/GC) |
AC Selection Committee or
|
Best overall published results since last invitation event was selected. | Croquet England |
CqE Representative and Other Matches
|
Tournament Committees (AC/GC) | AC Selection Committee or GC Selection Committee |
Teams matched to expected strength of opposition. May include development players | Croquet England |
3. Changes to Selection Policy or Procedures
The current Selection Policy and associated Selection Procedures will be published on Croquet England's website. The Selection Policy may be varied from time to time by the Board of Trustees.
Changes to the Selection Procedures may be recommended jointly by the Selection Committees and submitted to the Executive for consideration via the Executive Director for Competitive Croquet.
Any changes to the Selection Policy or Selection Procedures will be formally announced on Croquet England's website within 48 hours. The revised documents will have an incremented version number and will be publicised accordingly. Each revision will take full effect from the date of publication.
[1] Note that reciprocal rights are only conferred for one visit of up to 60 days per membership year
[2] Discussions about selection policy for the Solomon Trophy are ongoing and will be addressed in a subsequent revision.
References
WCF Eligibility Rules in the WCF Sports Regulations
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy
Policy for transgender people competing in domestic competitions
Issuing Authority: Board of Trustees
Approved by: Board of Trustees
Date approved: 27th Jan 2024
Next review date: 27 Jan 2027
Version: v1.0
Reason for Change: New
Using this website
