England Surfers Squad Selection Policy 2018
ISA World Surfing Games, Japan.
This document has been created to outline the process of selection for the Team England programme during 2018. The squad management team have devised the following criteria for automatic selection into the selection squad associated with the programme for 2018 ISA World Surfing Games in Japan (September).
Selection for the 2018 squad has been determined based on the subsequent criteria.
- Automatic squad selection for all representatives of Team England 2017 Open at the ISA World Surfing Games in France.
- The four highest ranked male & two highest ranked female English surfers on the WSL international ranking 2017 season.
- The two highest ranked male & one highest ranked female English surfers on the WSL European rankings 2017 season.
- The two highest ranked male & one highest ranked female English surfers at the end of the UKPSA tour 2017.
- All finalists (top 4) from the Open and Women’s division at the 2017 English National Surf Championship.
- Automatic squad selection (where applicable) for those Team England Juniors who have now moved up to the open division.
The winners of the English Nationals 2018 (Open and Women’s division) will automatically earn themselves a place within the selection squad, and will therefore become eligible for selection for the ISA World Surfing Team England.
Additional wildcard applications will be accepted up until Sunday 11th March 2018 at 5pm for all divisions. Wildcard applicants will need to submit video footage (Online edits accepted) of no older than six months, accompanied with national / international competition results and a personal statement of no longer than 300 words. This will need to be submitted via email to team@surfingengland.org. Successful wildcard applicants will be announced publicly on Wednesday 14th March.
NB: Where a surfer double or more qualifies from the selection criteria the next applicable surfer in that selection criteria will be chosen.
All surfers must qualify to represent the English team by fulfilling the ‘Eligibility Process’ outlined in the ‘Eligibility Policy’
2018 English Squad in Brief (Listed randomly)
Men’s Squad
- Luke Dillon
- Reubyn Ash
- Jayce Robinson
- Joss Ash
- Arran Strong
- Jobe Harris
- Will Bailey
- Tom Butler
- Liam Turner
- Miles Lee-Hargreaves
- Jake Elkington
- Liam Murray-Strout
Women’s Squad
- Peony Knight
- Ellie Turner
- Lucy Campbell
- Emily Currie
- Ellen Harding
- Tilly Theobald
2018 English Squad Selection in Detail
The aim of this section is to outline the process followed in selection for each of the 2018 squad members.
Men’s Squad
- Luke Dillon
- Highest ranked WSL international surfer, 2017 Team England representative, Highest ranked WSL Europe 2017.
- Reubyn Ash
- 2017 Team England representative, English Nationals Winner 2017, UK Pro Surf Tour winner 2017
- Arran Strong
- 2nd highest ranked WSL International Surfer
- Jobe Harris
- 3rd highest ranked WSL International Surfer, 2nd highest ranked WSL Europe surfer, 2nd place English National 2017, 2nd place UK Pro Surf Tour 2017
- Jayce Robinson
- 2017 Team England representative
- Joss Ash
- 2017 Team England representative
- Will Bailey
- 4th highest ranked WSL International Surfer
- Tom Butler
- 3rd place English Nationals 2017
- Liam Turner
- 4th place English Nationals 2017
- Jake Elkington
- Team England Junior Squad Member 2017
- Liam Murray-Strout
- Team England Junior Squad Member 2017
Women’s Squad
- Peony Knight
- Highest ranked WSL International surfer, 2017 Team England representative, Highest ranked WSL Europe surfer, 4th place at English Nationals 2017
- Lucy Campbell
- 2nd highest ranked WSL International Surfer, 1st place English Nationals 2017, 1st place UK Pro Surf Tour 2017
- Ellie Turner
- 2017 Team England representative
- Emily Currie
- 2nd place English Nationals 2017
- Ellen Harding
- 3rd place English Nationals 2017
- Tilly Theobold
- Team England Junior Squad Member 2017
Team England Open Squad Selection 2018
Team England Open – Surfers Selection Policy 2018.
Surfing England – Eligibility Policy
Surfing-England-Anti-doping-policy-
Team England Open – Disciplinary Procedure
Team England Open – Timeline 2018
Team England ‘Open’
Important Dates / Timeline
Sunday March 4th – ‘Open’ Division Squad announced
Sunday March 11th – Wildcard Applicant deadline.
Wednesday March 14th – Successful Wildcard Applicants informed.
Monday 2nd April – Deadline for Surfers to confirm eligibility for Team selection. (Signed documents)
Wednesday May 21st – Private announcement of the team for ISA World Games, Japan to be delivered.
Wednesday May 28th – Public announcement of the team for ISA World Games, Japan to be announced.
