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2024 U18 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM SELECTION PROCESS

2024 WBSC Americas Pan Am Championship

SECTION 1 – PURPOSE

The 2024 U18 Women’s National Team Program will compete in the 2024 WBSC Americas Pan Am Championship. The purpose of this document is to set out the process that will be used by Softball Canada to select athletes to the 2024 U18 Women’s National Team who will attend the 2024 WBSC Americas Pan American Championship.

This selection process has the following objective:

  • Select the best possible Team for the 2024 U18 Women’s National Team. While some objective criteria will be used to select the Team, it is also recognized that there is a significant subjective element. Subjective elements include such factors as previous and current performance, experience, positional requirements, leadership, and team cohesion.

SECTION 2 – ELIGIBILITY

An athlete is eligible for selection to the Team so long as they are:

      (1) in good standing with Softball Canada;

      (2) a Canadian Citizen holding a Canadian passport, or a person eligible for Canadian Citizenship who is actively pursuing Citizenship.

To be eligible to be selected to the Team, the athlete must meet any age requirements and citizenship requirements stipulated by the organizers of the event at which the Team will be competing.

SECTION 3 – AUTHORITY FOR SELECTION

The Head Coach has final authority for all selection decisions, including selecting athletes to the Team, removing athletes from the Team, and selecting replacement athletes to the Team where applicable. In making selection decisions, the Head Coach will consult with the Manager – Women’s National Teams (WNT), and with the coaching staff, defined for the purposes of this document to include assistant coaches, scouts and evaluators as designated by Softball Canada. 

SECTION 4 – ATHLETE SELECTION PROCESS

REGIONAL INVITATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CAMPS

Invitational Identification camps will be held in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Ontario, in February 2024. Evaluations are specific to positional requirements – infield, outfield, pitchers, and catchers. This process will act as a resource for athlete evaluation and not necessarily be the final determinant. In addition, the Head Coach will have the discretion to organize any other drills, practices and games that will assist in the selection process.

TEAM SELECTION

Following the Invitational camps, the final Team and alternates, for the 2024 U18 Women’s National Team attending the WBSC Americas Pan American Championship will be named, with the goal being to put together the best possible Team for the event. The final roster will be announced on or before February 23rd, 2024.

Factors that will be considered in this selection include physical and technical aspects of the game, as well as team dynamics. These factors, which will be assigned weight by the Head Coach, as he or she deems appropriate for the decision-making process, include:

  • Open ID camps held Spring of 2023 (ON, BC, SK, AB, MB, NS, QC)
  • Performance at Canadian Championships and other scouted events (Canada Cup, Provincials, etc).
  • Previous and current performance
  • Experience
  • Positional requirements (primary and backup)
  • Present and projected development and/or improvement
  • Leadership/Contribution to team chemistry
  • Availability for competition and training

It is understood that in making selections to create the best possible Team, it is possible that the best individual athletes may not be selected. The Head Coach has the discretion to advance athletes with previous international experience to later stages of the selection process. The Head Coach also has the discretion to name an athlete to the Team even though that athlete may not have participated in evaluation camps or other selection activities.

The timelines that will be followed in selecting the athletes to the 2024 U18 Women’s National Team will be as follows. Note that specific events, dates, and times may be subject to change.

  • Identification camps in May – July 2023 in  British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia.
  •  Selected athletes will be invited to participate in Invitational Camps by no later than January 30th, 2024.
  • The Head Coach will select a team of athletes to represent Canada at a yet to be announced WBSC Americas Pan American Championship no later than February 23rd, 2024.
  • Alternates may be added to the Team to replace an athlete removed from the team pursuant to section 5. The addition of alternates to the team is at the sole discretion of the Head Coach and will be in keeping with the philosophy of fielding the best possible Team.

 

UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES/CHANGES TO THE DOCUMENT

If unforeseen circumstances arise which do not allow for this selection process or the above timelines to be implemented as outlined in this document, Softball Canada reserves the right to identify an alternate process or alternate timelines. Should this occur, all athletes in the selection process will be notified of these changes in a timely manner.

SECTION 5 – REMOVAL FROM A CAMP OR FROM THE TEAM

An athlete may be removed from a camp or from a Team where the athlete:

         a) Is unable to meet performance expectations;

         b) Unable or unwilling to meet required training expectations;

         c) Is unable to perform due to injury, illness or for other medical reasons as determined by Softball Canada’s medical staff;

         d) Is unable to commit to the required Team activities (note that an athlete may obtain an exemption from the Head Coach and Softball Canada)

         e) Violates team rules and/or Softball Canada’s policies and procedures; or

         f) Exhibits conduct that is detrimental to the image of the National Team program or Softball Canada.

SECTION 6 – SUBSTITUTION OF ALTERNATES

Where necessary and appropriate, an athlete removed from a Team may be replaced by an alternate selected by the Head Coach.

SECTION 7 – APPEALS

Softball Canada selections for the 2024 U18 Women’s National Team may be appealed in accordance with the procedures set out in the Softball Canada Appeals policy. Any dispute relating to the Softball Canada Internal nominations procedure for the 2024 U18 Women’s National Team  must be brought according to said policy, or may be brought directly to the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC) with the consent of all parties and at the discretion of the SDRCC.

Coaches
Keith Mackintosh
Melfort, Sask.
Head Coach
Melissa Basilio
Oshawa, Ont.
Assistant Coach
Trevor Ethier
Saskatoon, Sask.
Assistant Coach
Support Staff
Angela Ballantyne
 
Manager
Natalie Ghobrial
 
Athletic Therapist
Athletes
Chloe Bethune
Lindell Beach
Catcher
19
CeCe Brown
Maple Ridge
Infield
20
Chantal Carrière
Brampton
Catcher
05
alexia chevrier
saint-lazare
Catcher
04
Caitlin Colley
Stouffville
Infield
12
Rayelle Cooley
Oxbow
Infield
01
Emma Frisky
Martensville
Pitcher
13
Madeline Hallman
St. George
Outfield
77
Tegan Harnett
Maple Ridge
Infield
14
Lauren Lugtigheid
Langley
Outfield
26
Danika Nell
Boissevain, Man.
Pitcher
Morgan Reimer
Langley, B.C.
Pitcher
Taitumn Reynen
Langford
Infield
03
Rylee Ruppel
Maple Ridge
Pitcher
07
Katherine Thiessen
Lloydminster
Outfield
22
Jana Want
Stoney Creek
Infield
11