SELECTION GUIDELINES

School Sport Australia Championships consists of both educational and sporting components. Being a member of a School Sport Victoria Team Vic representative team provides the opportunity to be involved in all educational and sporting excursions and aim for national selection.

Team Officials run a selection process that is fair and transparent. This process involves the design of guidelines and trial activities, assessment of players and ensuring students, parents and teachers are made aware of this process

Team members are expected to abide by the following responsibilities:

• Attend all sessions (i.e., including but not limited to initial briefing, training, practice matches, uniform presentation, team photo etc.,) as deemed compulsory by Team Officials
• Must be accompanied by a parent/carer to the 2024 Championships. Parent/carer is responsible for the travel, meals and accommodation for themselves and their child
• Purchase the compulsory uniform
• Complete and return all team documentation to the Team Manager by the due date
• Pay all team membership invoices by the due date
• Attend all SSA Championship sessions, including the opening and closing ceremonies and the championships team experience as per the SSA Championship Attendance Policy
• Recognise that the SSA Championships are school activities, and the decision-making regarding each team member’s participation in those activities or in preparation for those activities is the responsibility of the Team Officials
• Be respectful of the role of the Team Officials in making decisions regarding each team member’s participation in SSA Championship activities or other preparation activities
• Follow COVID-19 guidance to protect yourselves and others and comply with any health advice that is issued.

Guidelines for selectors:

• Opportunity to trial in a variety of positions
• Consideration of team composition so players from the same school or team are not advantaged over individual representatives.
• Where appropriate, concentrate on selecting players with generic skills rather than players for specific positions
• Where there may be a perceived or actual conflict of interest such as: trial coordinators assessing the selection of a friend or relative, this must be communicated to SSV and a plan to manage the conflict will be developed and implemented.
• Appropriate playing time to assess each trialist
• Trial coordinators /Team officials reserve the right to not require a player to participate in any trial stage if they deem it to be unnecessary
• Team Officials reserve the right to select a player who is injured or unavailable due to an approved reason during the trial process for reasons applicable to the Team Vic Invitation Policy.

• Team balance is critical to the selection of the final squad.
  

Selectors are looking for:

• High standards in the basics of fielding or wicket keeping
• Bowlers who consistently hit line and length/targets
• Batters who hit the ball hard, looking to score runs, show that they can play appropriate defensive shots and run between wickets with intent and voice
• Agility, balance, poise
• Knowledgeable positional / tactical play
• Concentration / focus during play
• Positive on and off field behaviour
• Strong sense of team spirit / good sportsmanship
• Ability to communicate / cooperate with teammates / team officials
• Understands rules of the game
• Fitness
• Ability to follow instructions
• Ability to control emotions
• Leadership skills
• Carry out above skills under pressure
• Team player 

Registrations close Friday, 24 May 2024

Team members are expected to abide by the following responsibilities: 

• Attend all sessions (i.e., including but not limited to initial briefing, training, practise matches, uniform presentation, team photo etc.,) as deemed compulsory by Team Officials 
  
• Must be accompanied by a parent/carer to the 2024 Championships. Parent/carer is responsible for the travel, meals and accommodation for themselves and their child 
  
• Purchase the compulsory uniform 
  
• Complete and return all team documentation to the Team Manager by the due date 
• Pay all team membership invoices by the due date 
• Attend all SSA Championship sessions, including the opening and closing ceremonies and the educational excursion activity as per the SSA Championship Attendance Policy 
• Recognise that the SSA Championships are school activities, and the decision-making regarding each team member’s participation in those activities or in preparation for those activities, is the responsibility of the Team Officials 
• Be respectful of the role of the Team Officials in making decisions regarding each team member’s participation in SSA Championship activities or other preparation activities 
• Follow COVID-19 guidance to protect yourselves and others and comply with any health advice that is issued. 

Guidelines for selectors 

• Opportunity to trial in a variety of positions 
• Consideration of team composition so players from the same school or team are not advantaged over individual representatives. 
• Where appropriate, concentrate on selecting players with generic skills rather than players for specific positions 
• Where there may be a perceived or actual conflict of interest such as: trial coordinators assessing the selection of a friend or relative, this must be communicated to SSV and a plan to manage the conflict will be developed and implemented. 
• Appropriate playing time to assess each trialist 
• Trial coordinators /Team officials reserve the right to not require a player to participate in any trial stage if they deem it to be unnecessary 
• Team Officials reserve the right to select a player who is injured or unavailable due to an approved reason during the trial process for reasons applicable to the Team Vic Invitation Policy. 
• Team balance is critical to selection of the final squad. 

Selectors are looking for: 

• High standards in the basics of fielding or wicket keeping 
• Bowlers who consistently hit line and length/targets 
• Batters who hit the ball hard, looking to score runs, show that they can play appropriate defensive shots and run between wickets with intent and voice
• Agility, balance, poise 
• Knowledgeable positional / tactical play 
• Concentration and focus during play 
• Positive on and off field behaviour 
• Strong sense of team spirit / good sportsmanship 
• Ability to communicate / cooperate with teammates / Team Officials 
• Understands rules of the game 
• Adequate level of fitness 
• Ability to follow instructions 
• Ability to control emotions 
• Leadership skills 
• Carry out above skills under pressure 
• Ability to listen to advice 
• Team player
  

Guidelines for selectors 

• Opportunity to trial in a variety of positions 
• Consideration of team composition so players from the same school or team are not advantaged over individual representatives. 
• Where appropriate, concentrate on selecting players with generic skills rather than players for specific positions 
• Where there may be a perceived or actual conflict of interest such as: trial coordinators assessing the selection of a friend or relative, this must be communicated to SSV and a plan to manage the conflict will be developed and implemented. 
• Appropriate playing time to assess each trialist 
• Trial coordinators /Team officials reserve the right to not require a player to participate in any trial stage if they deem it to be unnecessary 
• Team Officials reserve the right to select a player who is injured or unavailable due to an approved reason during the trial process for reasons applicable to the Team Vic Invitation Policy. 
• Team balance is critical to selection of the final squad. 

Selectors are looking for: 

• High standards in the basics of fielding or wicket keeping 
• Bowlers who consistently hit line and length/targets 
• Batters who hit the ball hard, looking to score runs, show that they can play appropriate defensive shots and run between wickets with intent and voice 
• Agility, balance, poise
• Knowledgeable positional / tactical play 
• Concentration and focus during play 
• Positive on and off field behaviour 
• Strong sense of team spirit / good sportsmanship 
• Ability to communicate / cooperate with teammates / Team Officials ● Understands rules of the game 
• Adequate level of fitness 
• Ability to follow instructions 
• Ability to control emotions 
• Leadership skills 
  
• Carry out above skills under pressure 
• Ability to listen to advice 
  
• Team player
  

 

Registrations for 15 Years & Under Boys Cricket closed Thursday, 18 April 2024

Registrations which have closed for 2024

There is not a late registration period for Cricket.