The following dates and times have been agreed for the upcoming Blackball county trials (The dates are consistant with the dates given in the handbook at the beginning of the season)
Please note the addition of a trials for the NEW Under 23s team which is being introduced by EBPF for the 2013/14 season.
17-Mar-13 at 10am
Ladies County Trials
17-Mar-13 at 12.30pm
Youth County Trials
17-Mar-13 at 2.30pm
Under 23 County Trials
24-Mar-13 at 11am
Mens County Trials
24-Mar-13 at 2pm
Seniors County Trials
All trials will take place at our sponsoring venue the Crown House Club. Posters with full information will be available shortly. Please note there will be a nominal £2 per person charge for everyone who wishes to trial. Anyone with outstanding monies owed to OCPF will not be allowed to trial unless their balance is settled in full. A full list of current season players retained from the 2012/13 season will be released after Selsey, in the meantime the season's rankings indicate the current standings.
In addition the AGM & Pre-season squad day will take place on Sunday 14 April
In short the only way in to the county is through trials or retention from the prior year.
Management are allowed to give a limited number of wildcards, which are approved by the committee. In a circumstance where a strong player was unable to attend trials this might be used - so if there is someone in this category they should ensure management are aware of their predicament. Other factors like previous committment etc might come into the decision. But the use of wildcards is very limited as they can be controversial so I wouldn't bank on this!!