Cadet & Junior European Championships 2022 Selections

BF is delighted to announce the Cadet And Junior Squad for the upcoming Cadet and Junior European Championships which will be held in Novi Sad, Serbia from 26th February to 7th March 2022.

Congratulations to all the athletes and their coaches.

Athletes selected (listed alphabetically by surname):

Q = qualified, NTR = non travelling reserve, T = Selected for the Team (Entered for the individual)

U17 & U20 European Championship Selection Panel 2022

Selections for the upcoming Cadet & Junior European Championships have been made according to the criteria published in the Board approved GBR Selection Policy v1.1 Approved 23.11.2021

The members of the panel were:

Steve Kemp – Chair
Johnny Davis – Head of Olympic Team
Rob Cawdron – Sabre recommendations
Chris Galesloot – Foil recommendations
John Rees – Epee recommendations
Kola Abidogun – GBR Selection Panel Rep
Hugh Kernohan – GBR Selection Panel Rep
Anthony Crutchett – GBR Selection Panel Rep
Kate O’Connell – GBR Selection Panel Rep
Dusty Miller – Observer
Clare Halsted – Independent Member
Ian Lichfield – Minutes, data and insight

The panel met on 18th January  2021.

The selection panel took a number of discretionary factors from the selection policy into account including:

1. Performance Trajectory (International)
2. BF Pathway Stage Assessment and development trajectory to 2024/2028/2032 Olympic Games
3. Team Strategy
4. Performance Trajectory (Domestic)
5. Commitment to a documented training plan which is shared with the ADP.
6. Injury/illness – e.g., athlete returning from serious injury, returning from long COVID.

For Appeals and Complaints please read below

Appeals & Complaints (Section 13 – extract from the Selection Policy)

144. Any athlete who has not achieved the eligibility criteria and qualifying performance standards for automatic selection for any International Competitions or Major Championships shall have no right of appeal against non-selection for these competitions.
145. Any athlete who has not completed and submitted a ‘GBR Discretionary Selection Form’, shall have no right of appeal against non-selection for these competitions.
146. Any athlete who has not provided a completed Athlete Assessment Form (submitted as part of the Selection Application Form where applicable), shall have no right of appeal against non-selection for these competitions.
147. Submitting the Selection Application Form is the opportunity for the athlete to provide any relevant data to the Selection Panel. An athlete shall have no right of appeal against non-selection on the grounds that the data supplied by the athlete was missing or inaccurate.

Queries about selection?

If you have any questions relating to this post, please submit them to us via the form here and a member of the ADP team will come back to you.

If there are any outstanding queries you should email. Steve Kemp E: [email protected]  cc’ing your personal coach.

Next Steps

The reglements or the invitation letter for the event are not currently available. Invitations will be sent via Sport80 when the details of the trip are available with complete costs.

This trip will be managed and planning is underway to determine the entry and exit points for cadets and juniors. All athletes will be expected to stay as a squad in the official hotel. Parents and personal coaches will not be allowed to stay with the athletes. Parents and coaches are advised not to book any flights or hotels at this point that are non-refundable.

We have no indication whether spectators will be allowed.

If you are an athlete and aware that you are not intending to attend this event, please notify the following email: [email protected]

Schedule Event

Personal Coaches

If you wish to apply to attend in the capacity of a personal coach you must register in advance with BF. To apply Click Here 

Please Note: As there is a staff allocation that is less than the number of fencers attending we are unable to guarantee accreditation for all personal coaches. The personal coach allocation is split 50/50 between cadet and junior. Priority will be given to coaches who have already travelled this season with their athletes. Due to covid regulations, we are expecting less accreditations to be issued to each nation to reduce the number of people attending the events.

1. Coaches are up to date on the coach register
2. If the fencers’ personal coaches have met the qualification standard for selection
3. Coaches have consistently demonstrated suitable coaching behaviours and are not currently being investigated.
4. Fencers selection place is the first four selections.

If you have any questions relating to this post, please submit them to us via the form here and a member of the ADP team will come back to you.

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