2023 WA UNDER 19 STATE TEAM INFORMATION

Players nominating for the Under 19 State Teams must be REGISTERED MEMBERS of Badminton WA

Players nominating for State Teams must be REGISTERED MEMBERS of Badminton WA

Badminton Australia has age eligibility requirements.  For this U19 event “Players must be above the age of 14 as of the 1^st January in the year of the championships and below the age of 19 as at 31 December 2023.”

Please read the following information prior to completing the Nomination Form:

1. Event & Other Information 

• • This team will be playing in the U19 Australia National Team Championship (competing for the CP MADDERN TROPHY) followed by the U19 Australian National Individual Championship.
  • This event will be held in Adelaide, South Australia (to be confirmed).
  • Date of Event: 8 – 16 July 2023 (to be confirmed).
  • A team will be selected to represent WA – a minimum of four girls and four boys to a maximum of five girls and five boys.
  • The team will be supported by a Coach, Manager and Umpire.

2. Badminton WA supports this team by:

• Paying the Team Entry Fee of $690 in 2022.
• Paying the Coach $1,000 for team training sessions prior to the departure of the Team
• Paying an Honorarium of $600 each to the Coach, Manager and Umpire
• Subsidising the airfares for the Coach, Manager & Umpire to the amount of $600 each
• Subsidising the accommodation for the Coach, Manager & Umpire to the amount of $350 each
• Organising and paying for the Selection Trials (court hire and shuttles)
• Appointing Selectors
• Organising Team uniforms – if not sponsored, then paid for by the players. Note - COVID restrictions and late noticeof the event proceeding may prevent ability to supply new State Team uniform (TBA)
• Providing supporting documentation for Local Council sporting grants if required

3. Nomination & Selection:

• By completing the nomination form and paying the appropriate fee the player is stating that he/she will take his/her place in the team if selected. Withdrawal from the team after nomination or selection may incur a financial penalty.
• No player may take part in any trial sessions unless he or she is a registered member of Badminton WA.
• No player may take part in any trial sessions unless the Nomination Form is fully completed and accompanied by the required nomination fee. This must be done prior to the date of the first session.
• The Nomination fee is $170. ($50 is a non-refundable administration fee). $120 is refundable within 14 days if not selected. If selected, the $120 will cover the training costs for training sessions or any balance be credited to the player's account.
• The Nomination fee of $170 has to be made through online on the portal link provided.

Please use the Reference: U19 Team and player’s name so that the payment can be tracked.

Nomination closes on 17/03/2023

4. Training and trials:

Attendance at trials and training is compulsory regardless of the time or venue. However

Trial times and Venue: TBA

Team announced: Early May 2023

Team training: Dates, times and venue to be advised following appointment of the Coach.

Team training and details TBA by Coach and Manager.

• Training costs:

$120 of the Nomination fee will go towards Team Training fees for training sessions.

Where fewer training sesions are able to be made due to time restrictions payment requests may be amended by the Manager.

• Payments:
  1. The payment schedule to cover the cost of airfares, accommodation and other expenses will be provided by the Team Manager but will start with
     1. $500.00 at the first training session and
     2. Followed by further payments as determined by the Team Manager
• Estimated Costs: Please refer to the Team Nomination information document for more details.

• Player Agreement

  • Once selected in the team each player must sign the player agreement - see attached.

  • Signing that agreement indicates that both the player and parent/guardian has read all the information in these notes and in the Player Agreement and agrees to the conditions.