Selection policy for Home Nations XC 2027
This event will be held on Saturday the 16th of January 2027 in Alexandria Park, Glasgow.
U20 and U23 men’s and women’s NI & Ulster Teams only. Up to a maximum of 4 Men and 4 Women per team.
Criteria for selection - The panel will base the selection on the Irish National XC championships which will be held in Abbottstown on the 22nd of November 2026. The top three finishers from NI and Ulster in the U20’s race and U23 race will gain automatic selection. The final place on the team will be awarded at the discretion of the selection panel. The aim is to select the strongest possible team to represent NI and Ulster at this event. Please note selection is only open to athletes born 2008 and 2009 for U20’s and 2005, 2006 and 2007 for U23’s
Selection meeting - The selection panel will meet during the week beginning 14th of December and the teams will be announced on the Athletics NI website once the final selections have been confirmed.
Selection Panel - Selections will be made by a panel nominated by Athletics NI.
1. A representative of the Endurance Committee (Voting)
2. The Athletics NI Endurance Coordinator (voting)
3. A representative of Ulster Athletics Council (voting)
4. An Independent Coach (voting)
5. Independent Chair (casting vote)
The chair of the selection panel may direct that assistance is sought (in a non-voting capacity) from anyone else that they feel may be of help. Any voting member of the Selection Panel shall declare any known conflict of interest in respect of any selection issue and shall not be entitled to vote on that issue.
Appeals Process - There shall be no right of appeal to the selection made by the panel.
De-Selection Process - De-selection of an athlete may occur following
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1. Failure to achieve the standard fitness testing protocols
2. Failure to adhere to the Athletics NI athlete code of conduct
In the event that an athlete sustains an injury following acceptance of their position on the team, they are required to inform the ANI Endurance Coordinator immediately.
Confirmation of Team Staff - The team management positions will be appointed as required to support the team and will be confirmed by the Panel following the selection of the athletes.
Clean Sport - All athletes competing at the Championship shall be deemed to have made themselves familiar with, and agreed to be bound by, the UKA Anti-Doping Rules and to submit to the authority of UK Anti-Doping in the application and enforcement of the Anti-Doping Rules.
The UKA Anti-Doping Rules apply to entrants participating in the sport of Athletics, for 12 months from the date of the entry to the event, whether the athlete is a citizen of, or resident in, the UK.
To check the status of registered medicines, please visit www.globaldro.com. For information on the Clean Athletics programme, testing procedures and for a copy of the full UKA Anti-Doping rules, please visit www.uka.org.uk/cleanathletics. For general Clean Athletics queries, please contact enquiries@cleanathletics.org.
Right to amend - Athletics NI reserves the right to amend this Selection Policy at its sole discretion and will make any amended version publicly available (including the date on which the amendment was made) at www.athleticsni.org.