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19th March 2012
National Player Nomination 2012
Dear Club Manager/Coach/Secretary
The Camanachd Association would like to request your assistance in ensuring that
the selection process for the National Senior and Under-21 Squads for 2012 is as
rigorous and inclusive as possible.
We would ask that the appropriate Manager/Coach within your club completes the
enclosed nomination form in association with the players you are convinced
have the skill and commitment level required to be considered for selection. Please
ensure that the player is aware of the preparation programme and signs the
nomination form as an indication of his agreement to being nominated and, if
selected, his commitment to participate fully in the preparation programme.
We feel there are a number of positives to be gained from distributing the forms
annually:
1) The selectors have a clear understanding of the Team Manager/Coaches up
to date opinions on each player. A year is a long time in sport and players
who were previously considered may not now be playing regular, only being
used off the bench or injured etc.
2) When selections are made decisions can be reached based on as much
information as possible from the Club, Testing Sessions and National
Coaches. Feedback can also be given to each player as to why they have, or
have not, been selected and areas of their play they can develop for the
future.
3) Following the Internationals all players receive further feedback, based on
the form, which they can share with their Club Managers/Coaches
4) The forms can also be used by the Team Managers/Coaches to have one to
one review discussions with players so both parties are clear on future
developments. A number of Managers/Coaches have fed back that they find
this very beneficial. There is of course a time commitment in completing the
forms fully initially but it has been found that once completed any future
updates can be undertaken quickly.
The Camanachd Association has been accused in the past of having a flawed
selection process. We would like to work towards a transparent process that is
accountable to all and the assistance of all clubs would make this possible. We will
never have universal agreement on the final selection but we do feel we can now
put forward clear reasons for the decisions reached.
As always we are happy to receive any positive suggestions for improvement in the
nomination, selection and preparation processes that would improve ownership and
inclusion.
Please return all completed forms by the closing date of Monday 14th May. The
National Coaches at Senior and Under-21 level will arrange observation of the
nominated players and if selected the players will then receive a formal invitation to
one of the district Fitness Testing sessions.
If you require further information or hard copies of the forms please contact me on
the details provided
Yours sincerely
Graham Cormack
Coaching and Performance Development Manager
[email protected]
Club Player Nomination – Representative Shinty
Player:
Club:
Senior/Under-21:
Membership No:
Position:
Criteria
Date of Birth:
Positive Comments
Please return by:
Monday 14th May 2012
Improvement Comments
Rating:
1-5
Athleticism
(Endurance)
Pace
Contact
Skills
Hitting
Passing
Game
Awareness
Temperament
TOTAL (Max: 30)
Club Coach/Manager: ............................................
*Player signature: ............................................
(*denotes interest)
Current Injuries: …………………………………………………………………………………………….
Club Player Nomination
Selection Criteria
Athleticism:
Endurance – Agility – Fitness – Recovery – Strength
Pace:
Straight line speed – Directional change speed
Contact Skills:
Tackle area – 1v1 Defending – 1v1 Attacking – First Touch
Ground control – Arial control
Hitting/Passing:
Ball Strike Left & Right – Passing short – Passing long
Finishing
Game Awareness:
Movement – Vision – Tactical Awareness – Listens
Follow instruction – Positional sense
Temperament:
Attitude – Concentration – Competitiveness - sportsmanship
Scotland National Squads: Senior/Under-21
Selection and Preparation Programme 2012
DATES
23rd March
Fri
th
14 May
Mon
th
16 June. Sat
23rd June. Sat
24th June Sun
21st July. Sat
28th July. Sat
NATIONAL
Nomination Forms circulated
CLUB
Observation of nominated players
Nomination Forms
returned
MacTavish Cup Final
Glasgow Celtic Society
Cup Final
Initial selection of players
Balliemore Cup Final
Sutherland Cup Final
Final selection of players invited to
Testing Sessions
4/11th August.
Sat
th
18 August. Sat
26th August. Sun
2nd September.
Sun
th
9 September.
Sun
th
15 September.
Sat
22/23rd Sept
29/30th Sept
13/14th Oct
20th October
27th October
Camanachd Cup
Semi-Finals
MacAulay Cup Final
Testing Session: Inverness
Testing Session: Linwood
Testing Session: Inverness
Selection of Preparation Squads
Camanachd Cup Final
Preparation Session (Oban–TBC)
Preparation Session (Kingussie-TBC)
Practice Match v
(Edinburgh/Dundee-TBC)
Scotland v Ireland (TBC)
Seniors in Inverness
Ireland v Scotland
Seniors & U-21 - Ennis. Co Clare