The Selection Process.

One of the major functions of EADA is to select couples to represent England at International competitions.

Couples are chosen based on the chart position on the day the invite is recieved from the organiser.

The invite is recieved.
The invite is date stamped and the couple at the top of the chart that day are sent an invitation. They then have a set time period in which to respond.

If after this period, including ‘chasing’ by the EADA office, if a couple either declines the invite, or does not respond, then the next couple on the list will be invited. They then have the same time period in which to respond.

Once the couple has accepted the invitation in writing, the EADA office informs the event organiser. This information is also passed to the travel coordinator to help organise flights, and the webmaster for inclusion on the site.

The next couple on the list are also invited to be ‘first reserve’ so that if the competitors have to withdraw at the last minute, we have a couple waiting on standby to be sent instead.

Once the closing date for the competition is passed, it is often difficult if not impossible to change the entry. For this reason it is important to get responses from invited couples as soon as possible, and it is vital that couples avoid withdrawing from the competition after accepting.

Any withdrawl after accepting the invite may now be referred to the disciplinary commitee and the couple involved will be asked to justify their actions. This is important, as withdrawing after accepting can affect the chances of another couple to go in their stead.

Obviously the office tries very hard to contact couples,and it is imperative that we get responses to the invitations (yes OR no) as soon as is possible. It is therefore very important that we have the correct contact details, and where possible include mobile phone numbers.

Submitted by Martyn 24/7/06