From-time-to-time, representative teams must be chosen to represent New Zealand
and the NZFDA at international ultimate tournaments. I wish to create a policy
that govern all aspects of the team-building process, from conception to the
completion of the tournament or tour, including selection, coaching,
administration and leadership.

I would hope this policy is general enough to be applied to all representative
teams, including Open, Women’s, Masters, Co-Ed, Universities and Juniors.

It is intended that this document will be updated to reflect best practice as
experience and changing circumstances dictate. This document will be a Policy
of the UPC and may be updated as specified in the UPC Operating Guidelines.

This policy does not cover the selection of Club Teams to represent the NZFDA
at international Club Team Tournaments, should we decide that club teams should
be sent to those tournaments. However, it is expected that Club Teams that hope
to represent the NZFDA will use this policy as a guideline when developing
their own policy.

I am going to send out the various parts of the draft policy relating to
individual selections, selection of selectors very shortly. Much of this
material has been borrowed from the AFDA Selection Policy and is intended to be
a starting point for discussion - I will not be offended if people disagree
with it! Remember that these policies need to be acceptable to the general
public so we need good feedback....

Rachel