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PLANS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN FOR 2020. CHECK OUT THE FACEBOOK PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS: Team Management Each team will have a group identified as the PCO “Team Name” Team Management Committee to: • facilitate the planning of the respective championship tournament, including seeding • liaise with the provinces/territories with respect to their representatives • manage and select the developmental roster • manage replacements for competitions, due to whatever circumstances, including injury, sickness, lack of funding • prepare and submit for approval the annual operating budget for the team • manage expenses within the approved budget Process to Identify Team Members For each team and category, there will be an IFP-sanctioned International Championships quota (until IFP defines quota, PCO will assume quota is two per category), and will be selected as follows: • For IFP-sanctioned International Championships quota, a national championship tournament will be held and the top winners in each category will fill the quota. • For doubles, the top winning pairs will remain as pairs to represent Canada. https://www.facebook.com/CDNNationalChampionships/?modal=admin_todo_tour • For Juniors (registrants under 19 years of age), per Pickleball Long-Term Player Development (LTPD), participants must be in at least the Train to Compete stage of development. • Playing Status: » » Professional » » Amateur Development Roster The purpose of the Development Roster is to identify the up-and-coming athletes who display potential to qualify for the national team. The Team Management Committee will select eligible members from the general Canadian Pickleball population, including the next set of players (IFP-sanctioned International Championships quota) beyond the national team set. Support • Budget » » Provinces/territories pay for travel for provincial/territorial entrants into national championships » » PCO pays for travel for national team entrants into other competitions Criteria for Eligibility • PCO member in good standing and in compliance with Canada Anti-Doping policy. • Age as of December 31 in the calendar year • Gender: identify as male or female • Country Status » » Citizen of Canada, principal residence in Canada; or landed immigrant of Canada, principal residence in Canada • Provincial/Territorial rep requirement » » Above, plus possess an active provincial/ territorial health card for province/ territory represented » » PCO pays for coaching and training » » PCO pays for facilities for national training centres • High performance coaching, Pickleball Association of Ontario (PAO) Trillium Coaching group • Training plans (High Performance Team Coach) • Activities/events to support and/or appear in (PCO PR) • Sponsors (PCO Marketing) » » Registrant/member in good standing of the provincial/territorial pickleball organization PLACES TO PLAY www.pickleballcanada.org/places_to_play.php MEMBERS LOGIN www.memberleap.com/members/mlogin.php?org_id=PBCA TOURNAMENT CALENDAR https://mms.pickleballcanada.org/members/calendar6c_responsive. php?org_id=PBCA LOOKING TO VOLUNTEER? Check out the opportunities online at pickleballcanada.org. FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://pickleballcanada.org/national_pickleball_team_canad.php SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 | MAGAZINE 77