Just a quick reminder about the Great Britain U23 trials and squad selection. The closing date of this Friday (12th February) is rapidly approaching. I have received some applications however I still feel there are plenty of people out there that haven't and I would have thought would want to be applying. Likewise if you're not sure about whether to apply, we still really want to hear from you. ** Can uni/club captains and coaches please forward to people they think might be interest. Please see below for details. Cheers James, Barry, Ali, Jeff and Lindsay ----- **If you think this email could be of interest to anyone you know or anyone at your club then please please please forward it on** The UKU and the Great Britain U23 Coaching Team are now accepting applications for players to try out for all three teams looking to attend the U23 World Championships. The tournament will be taking place in Florence, Italy between the 19th-25th of July 2010 and we will be looking to enter a team into all three divisions - open, women's and mixed. If you were born between 1987 and 1991 (i.e. you are 18 or over at the start of this year and remain 23 or under throughout 2010) and interested in playing for one of the three Great Britain teams going to Florence then please read on as we'd love to hear from you. We will be running a trials session on the 20th & 21st of February in Leeds (further details will be sent out on invitation) and we want to hear from anyone who would be interested in trying out for the squad, whether you can attend the session or not. There will also be representation from the coaching team at university mixed indoor nationals and university outdoor nationals. Selection will be split into three stages: Stage 1 - Initial selection by application. This will be based on what's on the application as well as prior knowledge by the coaching team and discussions with captains and coaches. Invites will be sent out for the trial session ready for the 20th/21st of February so please keep that weekend free. Stage 2 - Trials and tournaments - players are to be assessed over various dates where applicable. Invites will be sent out to join a training squad with the first session likely to take place at the end of March or early April. Stage 3 - The training squad will work together until a final cut is made and the final squads are selected by the coaching team. The application form, as well as further information, can be found at www.ukultimate.com/national_teams/gb_u23. Please fill in the form and email back to [email protected] by the 12th of February (the earlier the better please). We will aim to inform everybody either way by the 15th of February ready for trails on the 20th/21st February. If anyone has any further questions then please feel free to drop me an email. Looking forward to hearing from you. James, Barry and the Coaching Team __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed
