Vereinssatzung (Constitution of Stuttgart cricket Eagles e.V.)

Regulations for selecting the Best 11 for league matches

Selection of the best 11 for league match consists of the following procedure:

1. Selection committee consists of the all board members who are full and active players, Captain, Vice captain, Standby Captain and Coach. The Youth team has 1 vote. The selectors must be present on the practice sessions on a regular basis, that implies at least once per week.
   
2. Before every match there will be a Facebook event put up by the President or Sports Secretary to allow each member to submit their availability for that particular match. This event must be put well ahead of the match, at least 1 week before.
3. Every member of the selection committee shall send his best 13 players and send the list to the Board (If possible to the President directly per Email) 3 working days before the game. If the game is on Sunday, the deadline is in this case Tuesday 10pm. The selectors should consider only those players who have offered their availability on the Event page.
4. For every Sunday match, the deadline for the Selection committee is Tuesday. If the list comes later, it won’t be considered for that match.
5. The President or Sports Secretary shall announce the best 12/13 players (depending on the lists sent by the selection committee) before Thursday 6 pm.
6. Every player is responsible for his participation in the league match. If something goes wrong and the selected player is not able to participate in a match the player must immediately inform the President and/or the Sports secretary. The deadline to cancel out the participation in a league match is Friday 6 pm. After this deadline the player must pay his match fee and board may consider further actions. The cancellation may be sent per post or Email or by calling the responsible person. No SMS!
7. The captain and the vice captain shall declare the final 11 on the ground before the toss. All the selected 12/13 players shall be prepared to travel to the ground irrespective of his place in the best 11.
8. The 12th and 13th man shall get match fee refunded.
9. For away matches, please select at least 3 drivers having cars.
   

• Summary of deadlines:
• Event on Facebook: one week before the match and players sign themselves in.
• Tuesday 10pm: Each member of selection committee sends his best 13 players.
• Thursday 6pm: Best 13 players declared by President/Sports Secretary.
• Friday 6pm: deadline for selected players to sign off without paying the match fee.
• Sunday: Before toss: the best 11 is declared by the Captain on the ground.
  

On 19.6.2011, the SCE Board decided that its Coaching Staff shall hereon include two members. The following are the relevant regulations and roles.

  2. Both the Coaches have to attend all the scheduled training sessions. 
  3. In an exceptional case of his absence, the person must inform the Captain and the SCE Board beforehand. In case both the Coach and the Assistant  
     Coach are absent, the Captain shall act as the replacement.
  4. During the practice sessions, the Coaches shall be the persons-in-charge on the field.
  5. They must inform the Sports Secretariat of the equipment they intend to employ during the practice drill, ahead of time, so that necessary
      arrangements can be made.
  6. The Coaching staff has voting rights in the weekly team selection and would serve the role of one selector, i.e. they should send one set of Best 13 to
      the Board as per regulations.
  7. It is advised that they maintain regular correspondence with the Captain and the Vice-Captain, to discuss individual players' progress.
  8. They should keep track of the disciplinary aspect of the Team, and report any player who is not adhering to the instructions and good spirit of the
      game. Any disciplinary action suggested by the Coaches would be considered by the SCE Board.
  9. The Coaches must provide one merit list at the end of each month indicating the Best 3 performers in the practice sessions. This list shall be based
      on the players’ attendance and performance in the practice drills. The merit list would be announced publicly at the end of each month and the
      selectors would be urged to take note of these players.
 10. The Coaching Staff is encouraged to accompany the Team(s) to all games (home/away), even if they themselves are not in the Best 13. In case there 
      are two T20 teams playing on the same day, the Coaches reserve the right to choose the game to attend. They however, shall not interfere with the
      decisions of the Captain/Vice-Captain during any game, unless consulted.
 11. The tenure of appointment is half-a-season, followed by a re-evaluation by the SCE Board. 

 12. The Coaching Staff is answerable to the SCE Board.