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Selection for International events (NTSA)

  • 01-08-2008 10:14PM
    #1
    Sparks
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    A couple of days ago, I got asked about how the NTSA picked the Irish Team going to international matches. After explaining it, I realised it was something I hadn't written a user guide for before (and which I should have), so I wrote it up this evening. Figured I'd mention it here in case anyone was interested, what with Beijing coming up and all.

    On the WTSC website:
    Selection for International Teams
    Written by Mark Dennehy
    Friday, 01 August 2008 20:57

    Picking a person or a team to represent your country at an international event is a pretty major thing, and as we'll see in the coming month with the Beijing Games, it's something that matters even to those not involved in the sport. I got asked recently how this process works for target shooting, and I realised there wasn't any clear explanation of this written up on the web yet, so I've written this one. But before I lay out the steps, let me lay out the thinking behind them.

    The philosophy behind the process is not so much simple as fundamental. We want to:
    • be fair
    • send the best shooters to represent their country
    • and not to fall on our collective asses when we do go abroad to represent Ireland.
    (Yeah, about the "asses" bit, I was slightly less than formal when writing it in an effort to be easy to read. Sorry if it seems untoward.)


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