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Call for Applications: Student-Athletes for the 4th FISU World University Women’s Rugby 7-a-Side Championship
Call for
Applications: Student-Athletes for the 4th FISU World University
Women’s Rugby 7-a-Side Championships
FISU, the International University Sports Federation, will be
holding the 4th World University Rugby 7-a-Side Championships in
Porto, Portugal in July 2010.
The Canadian women’s team won gold at the 1st and 2nd World
University Championship and silver at the 3rd World University
Championship.
CIS is issuing this call for applications for student-athletes
interested in being considered for selection to Team Canada.
GENERAL
INFORMATION
Time Commitment: Fall Selection Event – Ottawa, ON November
19-23, 2009
Preparatory Camp & Tournament – USA 7s - Las Vegas,
NV
February 10 – 14, 2010
Pre-Event Training Camp
July 10 - 17, 2010
World University Championships
July 17 - 25, 2010
Please note that the selection and preparation events have been
tentatively scheduled based on previous preparation scheduling for
previous events. A confirmed schedule will be available once all
the arrangements have been finalized.
Financial Commitment This is a self-funded event and although
sponsorship is being actively sought to reduce participant costs,
it is not guaranteed. Therefore, all participants should be
prepared to assume the full cost of participation, estimated at a
maximum of $4,200.
Selection Process All applications are due no later than 5:00 pm
EST on Thursday, November 5, 2009.
Eligibility Canadian athletes attending any accredited
post-secondary institution (Canadian or otherwise) that meets FISU
eligibility standards can compete for Team Canada. To qualify,
athletes must:
w be a Canadian citizen;
w be born between January 1st, 1982 and December 31st, 1992.
w be an amateur as intended by the International Olympic Committee
and the appropriate International Sports Federation;
w be a student who is registered for, and pursuing a full-time
course of study at a post-secondary institution:
· full-time status must be authorized in writing by the
registrar of the institution
· post-secondary institutions include community colleges,
professional schools, technical schools, C.E.G.E.P., and
universities, in or outside Canada
w or be a former student who has graduated from a post-secondary
institution as a student in good standing, in the year preceding
the event (2009).
Selection Criteria In addition, certain selection criteria have
been identified as pre-requisites for consideration. Under these,
the athletes must:
Women’s Team
w have been selected as a CIS All-Canadian; or
w been named to the CIS Championship All-star team; or
w be long-listed with the National Women’s Team program;
or
w be nominated by their CIS university rugby program.
Applications All applications are due by November 5th and must be
accompanied by a $500 deposit cheque. Upon invitation to attend the
Selection Training Camp, the deposit becomes non-refundable.
Interested athletes must submit a brief resumé of their
playing experience, particularly relating to 7-a-side rugby, via
email to:
CIS Women’s Rugby 7-a-side Coordinating Committee
CIS International Program Services
E-mail: canada@universitysport.ca
801 King Edward Ave. Ste. N205
Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5
