Selection committees, policies a must going forward

A number of sports associations have recently been linked to controversial selections as it pertains to national teams for not only the Commonwealth Games but also the Inter Guiana Games which commenced yesterday.

The problems associated with the selection of athletes to national teams are not new however as, over the years, talented athletes have been crying out after being given raw deals.

The reason for the inconsistency concerning the selection of sports teams has to do with the absence of both selection committees and selection policies.

Some seven months into the year most of the associations/federations would have already had their annual general