2015 World Cup Selection Criteria

SHOOTING AUSTRALIA (“SA”)
NOMINATION CRITERIA – FOR ATHLETES TO REPRESENT
AUSTRALIA AT 2015 ISSF WORLD CUPS
1. BACKGROUND
(a)
(b)
(c)
The 2015 ISSF World Cups (2015WC) are international competitions conducted
according to International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) rules.
There are four (4) ISSF World Cups in 2015.
The date and venue for each 2015WC are:
28th Feb - 10th
Mar
19th - 29th Mar
24th April - 4th
May
8th - 16th Apr
12th - 21st May
29th May - 5th
June
6th - 16th Aug
(d)
(e)
(f)
ISSF World
Cup
ISSF World
Cup
ISSF World
Cup
Shotgun
Acapulco, MEX
Shotgun
Al Ain, UAE
Shotgun
Larnaca, CYP
ISSF World
Cup
ISSF World
Cup
ISSF World
Cup
Rifle &
Pistol
Rifle &
Pistol
Rifle &
Pistol
Changwon,
KOR
Fort Benning,
USA
ISSF World
Cup
All
Disciplines
Munich, GER
Gabala, AZE
2015WCs provide an opportunity for Australia to gain Rio 2016 Olympic Games
athlete quotas.
Further, the results achieved at 2015WC’s will measure the effectiveness of the
Aiming for Gold (A4G) Program.
This nomination criteria (Nomination Criteria) provides the process established
by Shooting Australia (SA) for the selection of athletes to represent Australia at
these 2015WCs.
2. OBJECTIVES
(a)
The principal aims of selection for a 2015WC are to provide:
(1)
Shooting Australia (SA) with the best possible chance of maximising the
number of medals it can win in shooting events at the Rio 2016 Olympic
Games;
(2)
SA with the best possible chance of gaining Rio 2016 Olympic Games
quota places for Australia; and
(3)
Pre-elite athletes with an opportunity to compete at an international multidiscipline event for the purpose of accelerating their development.
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3. EVENTS
(a)
Athletes will be selected for the following Olympic events at the 2015WCs:
MEN'S EVENTS (9)
WOMEN'S EVENTS (6)
50M
RIFLE
3
POSITIONS
50M RIFLE PRONE
10M AIR RIFLE
50M PISTOL
25M
RAPID
FIRE
PISTOL
10M AIR PISTOL
TRAP
DOUBLE TRAP
SKEET
50M
RIFLE
POSITIONS
10M AIR RIFLE
25M PISTOL
10M AIR PISTOL
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TRAP
SKEET
4. ELIGIBILITY
(a)
In order to be considered for nomination to compete in the Olympic events
(clause 3), an athlete must be:
(1)
A registered financial member of a SA Member Body; and
(2)
Eligible to compete for Australia in shooting events in the 2016 Olympic
Games.
5. NOMINATION PROCESS
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Up to three (3) team members who are eligible to compete in the main draw
and two (2) team members who are eligible to compete to obtain a minimum
qualification score (MQS) may be nominated per event (see clause 3(a)).
Aiming4Gold (A4G) squad members will be given priority in team selection.
A4G squad members will be selected to attend any 2015WC as negotiated in
their individual Athlete Performance Plan (APP).
If after this process (Clause 5(b) &5(c)) there are still team vacancies, the SA
Selection Committee may nominate any A4G athlete that SA determines (at
its sole and absolute discretion) will have the best possible chance of gaining
a quota place or whose selection will enhance their long-term development. In
doing so, the SA Selection Committee will take into account any factor it
considers relevant including but not limited to: international and domestic
performances (including qualification rounds and finals); domestic and
international performance trend and athlete head-to-head international and
domestic performances (including qualification rounds and finals). This
discretion is absolute and need not be exercised by SA.
If after this process (Clause 5(d)) there are still team vacancies, the SA
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(f)
(g)
(h)
Selection Committee may nominate a non-A4G athlete who has won a
preceding 2015 SA endorsed event with a qualification score that meets or
exceeds a selection benchmark score for that discipline (clause 6).
In the case for Clause 5(e) if official entries have already closed for the
proceeding 2015WC, the non-A4G athlete will be considered for the next
2015WC subject to clauses 5(a), 5(b) 5(c) and 5(d).
For the purposes of clause 5(e), the term “won” means the first placed athlete
who is eligible to represent Australia at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Should a position in the team become available due to injury, vacancy or the
withdrawal of an athlete, the SA Selection Committee may (at its sole and
absolute discretion) select an athlete from the A4G Squad to fill that vacancy.
This discretion is absolute and need not be exercised by the SA Selection
Committee.
6. BENCHMARK SELECTION SCORES
(a)
The 2015WC benchmark scores are calculated averaging the minimum score
required to make a semi-final using the senior Olympic events from the 2014
ISSF World Cups and 2014 ISSF World Championships as identified in the table
below:
MEN'S EVENTS (9)
50M RIFLE 3
POSITIONS
50M RIFLE PRONE
10M AIR RIFLE
50M PISTOL
25M RAPID FIRE
PISTOL
10M AIR PISTOL
TRAP
DOUBLE TRAP
SKEET
WBS
1171
624.6
625.8
559
WOMEN'S EVENTS (6)
50M RIFLE 3
POSITIONS
10M AIR RIFLE
25M PISTOL
10M AIR PISTOL
WBS
581
416.2
582
383
581
TRAP
70
581
121
140
122
SKEET
71
7. SA SELECTION COMMITTEE
(a)
The SA Selection Committee will be made up of the discipline SA National
Coach, the SA Member Body’s HP Representative and SA High Performance
Manager.
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8. AMENDMENTS TO NOMINATION CRITERIA
(a)
SA may amend this Nomination Criteria from time to time. If amended, the
amended Nomination Criteria will be distributed as follows:
(1)
Posted on the SA website www.shootingaustralia.org
(2)
Posted on the SA Facebook site;
(3)
Distributed to all member bodies; and
(4)
Distributed to members of the SA A4G HP squad.
9. APPEALS PROCESS
(a)
(b)
(c)
An athlete who reasonably considers in all the circumstances that his/her nonselection to compete at a 2015WC has occurred because the Selection
Committee has failed to follow this Nomination Criteria is able to appeal his/her
non-selection.
The sole ground for any appeal is that this Nomination Criteria was not
properly followed and/or implemented by the Selection Committee. For the
avoidance of doubt, the basis of the appeal can only address procedural
matters under this Nomination Criteria, not matters of merit.
The Appeal procedure is detailed in the document entitled Appeals Process; a
copy of which may be downloaded from the website www.shootingaustralia.org
or by request from the SA office.
10. ANNOUNCEMENT
(a)
The team will be announced via www.shootingaustralia.org post the selection
process.
11. TEAM MEMBERSHIP
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Team members are required to sign and abide by the SA Team Agreement
and any such reasonable conditions as published from time to time.
Confirmation of acceptance of a position on a team for non-A4G athletes must
be made within seven days of notification.
In all cases, continuing membership of the Team is dependent on the athlete
demonstrating to the relevant SA National Coach that they are maintaining a
suitable training regime and where deemed necessary attending such camps
as determined by the SA National Coach.
Any incident or act related to doping in breach of the relevant policies or any
incident that could bring the sport into disrepute would result in the immediate
withdrawal of the athlete(s) from the Team and suspension subject to
investigation and any appeal through the appeal mechanisms in place under
the applicable protocols.
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12. FUNDING & LOGISTICS
(a)
All entries, travel arrangements and payments to the relevant organising
committees will be co-ordinated through SA.
(b)
The associated costs to compete in 2015WC include:
(1)
Entry fees;
(2)
Travel;
(3)
Accommodation;
(4)
Official Team Uniform
(5)
Ammunition for competition & unofficial training (shotgun);
(6)
Unofficial Training; and
(7)
Meal allowance through a daily per diem at a rate stipulated by SA.
(c)
Subject to the availability of funds and at the total discretion of the National
Coach, A4G investment to cover the associated costs (12(b)) will be negotiated
individually with each selected A4G athlete on a case-by-case basis.
(d)
Selected non-A4G athletes compete in a 2015WC on a self-funding basis.
(e)
Any self-funding contribution resulting from clause 12(c) and 12(d) must be
paid in full to SA 7 days prior to departure.
(f)
Any athlete achieving an Olympic quota performance is eligible to receive an
allocation of funding through the SA Podium Incentive Allocation 2014-2016 Policy.
(g)
Athletes whose total costs are not covered by A4G (see clause 12 (b)) are
eligible to be reimbursed based on their competition performance as set out in the SA
Team Travel Funding Policy, a copy which may be downloaded from the website
www.shootingaustralia.org or by request from the SA office.
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