SRC issues new directive on national selectors

The Sports Commission yesterday issued a directive that with effect from the beginning of next month, all sport associations whose national team selection is conducted by national selectors should ensure that such selectors have the requisite experience and skills.

A statement from SRC director-general Charles Nhemachena said the directive had been issued “to foster improved competitiveness of our national teams which in turn will assist in creating more development opportunities for sportspersons while contributing to the positive image of Zimbabwe”.

“With effect from 1 February 2013, all national sport associations whose national team selection is conducted by national selectors shall ensure that such selectors have the requisite experience and skills. In particular, no person shall be appointed as a selector unless they have represented Zimbabwe in the particular sport.

“Where circumstances justify the appointment of a foreign coach as a selector, authority to appoint such person shall be sought from the Sports and Recreation Commission.

“The Commission will exercise its discretion to determine whether it would be reasonable and in the national interest to grant or deny such request. In this instance, it would still be a requirement that such persons provide evidence of having the requisite international experience albeit from another nation.”

The SRC said national sport associations shall soon amend their statutes to give effect to the directive.
Details of such amendments should then be submitted to the Sports and Recreation Commission for registration as provided for under sections 5 and 6 of the Sports and Recreation Commission Act Chapter 25:15.

All the affected associations shall, at the beginning of each year, and not later than March 1, submit to the Sports Commission a schedule indicating the names of their respective selectors and details of when they represented Zimbabwe in their respective disciplines.

“Where exemption would have been granted as indicated above, reference shall be made to the Sports and Recreation Commission’s authority to that effect,” said Nhemachena.