Administrators - What to do next

• Determine what you want to achieve and establish your selection philosophy (e.g., Is it all about winning or is participation equally important?).
• Specify the criteria for team selection and put it in writing so it is available for all to see. Often in club level sport this includes subjective criteria (e.g., behaviour and attitude).
• Make sure selection criteria is followed and the selectors do not discriminate against people because of irrelevant personal characteristics, (e.g., race or sexuality).
• Ensure the process for team selection (e.g., trials, dates and venues) is published early and widely distributed.
• Involve more than one person in team selection to overcome concerns 
  about favouritism and bias.
• Choose appropriate people for team selection (e.g., those with club 
  experience and credibility).

Implement processes for advising athletes and handling queries.

• Use a ‘personal’ approach to tell athletes about their non-selection – either in person, by email, letter or text message.
• Avoid public announcements – this can put the non-selected athletes in an awkward situation – they may feel humiliated or get upset.
• Try to ensure the athlete gets the news directly and not from another source.
• Give the non-selected athlete the opportunity for feedback on why they weren’t selected.

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Provide support to the non selected player/athlete.

• Discuss what they need to improve to qualify for selection (e.g., skills, attitude, behaviour).
• Provide opportunities that enable them to have their performance reconsidered  (e.g., the ability to move between B and A grade).
• Provide support if they need to move to another club in order to pursue an elite pathway (or just to continue playing the sport). 

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