2012-2013 COMPETITIVE CRITERIA

To be named to Team New Brunswick, the skater must enter and compete in both NB Fall Skate and NB Sectional Championships.  Points awarded under CPC will be utilized to determine qualification for Team NB.  In order to count, the event must be at the level at which the skater competes at Sectionals.

The Team Divisions will be as follows:
• High Performance Team
• Development Team A
• Development Team B
 

High Performance Team

In order to be named to the High Performance Team, the skater must have qualified for the Canadian Championships  (Novice to Senior), or have placed in the top eight in Pre-Novice at Challenge.

If the skater fails to meet the above criteria outlined, but successfully completes the following (all jumps must be clean and receive 0 goe) in a program at a Skate Canada qualifying competition, he/she may be considered for the High Performance

Team:
Under 11: One Double Axel
Under 14 Pairs: Double Twist and Side-by-side Double Jump (or higher)
Under 14: One Triple Jump (or higher)
Under 16: One Double Axel and One Triple Jump (or higher)
Under 16 Pairs: Double Twist and side-by-side Double Axel (or higher)
Under 19: One Double Axel and Two Triple Jumps (or higher)
Under 21 Pairs: Double Twist and side-by-side Double Axel (or higher)
 
Development Team A

In order to be named to Development Team A, the skater/team must have obtained the top four total points of NB skaters at NB Sectionals in pre-novice to senior and placed in the top 20 of the event at Challenge.  If the skater/team fails to place in the top 20 at Challenge, he/she/they may be considered for Development Team B.

Development Team B

The two skaters who have obtained the top two points of NB skaters at NB Sectionals in Juvenile A (U11) will be named to Development Team B.  The skater who has obtained the top points of NB skaters at NB Sectionals in Juvenile B (U14) will be named to Development Team B.
The two skaters who have obtained the top two points of NB skaters at NB Sectionals in Pre Juvenile A (U11) will be named to Development Team B. The skater who has obtained the top points of NB skaters at NB Sectionals in Pre Juvenile B (U14) will be named to Development Team B.

EXCEPTIONS TO CRITERIA RULES:

Injuries which prevent a skater from competing will be dealt with separately by the Competitive Skating Programs Committee.  A medical certificate may be required.

Skaters who train out-of-Province are not required to attend NB Sectionals if there are four or less entered in the event.  However, they must attend another similarly sanctioned Skate Canada or ISU competition prior to being named to Team NB.
Skaters who train in-Province and wish to attend another Skate Canada Sectionals, due to four or less being entered in the event at NB Sectionals, will be taken on a case-by-case basis.

Skaters who train in- or out-of-Province may not be required to attend NB Fall Skate if they obtain the approval of the Competitive Skating Programs Committee chair or if there are four or less entered in the event, if they submit a protocol from another sanctioned Skate Canada or ISU competition held within two weeks of NB Fall Skate.

Skaters must consult with and obtain approval from the Competitive Skating Programs Committee chair regarding the above prior to the event in question.

OTHER

Skaters are responsible for forwarding their protocols to the Chair of the Competitive Skating Program Committee, when competing out-of-Province.

Skaters transferring from others Sections who wish to qualify for Team NB must qualify under the residency rule in place (must reside in the Province of New Brunswick at least six months prior to NB Sectionals).

Those Pre-Novice and above team members representing Skate NB at Challenge or Canadian Figure Skating Championships are entitled to a Skate NB team on ice outfit (SIX-O) and off ice jacket (Chandlers) on a cost-sharing basis. Those alternate skaters for Challenge (5th place) are entitled to an off ice (Chandlers) jacket on a cost-sharing basis.

For all Junior and below events, a skater/team must be Junior age eligible in order to qualify for Team NB or to receive funding (shares, PET, Exposure Award, Skate for Gold).

Team members are entitled to apply for Exposure Award and PET funding twice per year. Recipients must attend the Spring Seminar.

For the purposes of identifying up and coming young skaters, Rising Stars (roughly top 3 in pee wee, top 5 in pre juvenile (U11) and top 5 in juvenile (U11)) may be invited to seminars/monitoring sessions  or to participate in funding programs.