11-09-2017, 09:55 PM
I welcome this change.
As a congress organiser, anything that encourages our strongest players to play more regularly will always get a thumbs up from me. I believe that the more this happens, the better the chance for the players who compete against them will improve leading to an overall increase in the strength of our players and subsequently the strength of the Scottish teams in the long term.
To deal with the possible pitfalls laid out by others, I suggest allowing one wildcard pick that doesn't need to meet this criteria. Selectors would then have the option of picking the strongest person who does not meet the required game activity or the next best person who does.
As a congress organiser, anything that encourages our strongest players to play more regularly will always get a thumbs up from me. I believe that the more this happens, the better the chance for the players who compete against them will improve leading to an overall increase in the strength of our players and subsequently the strength of the Scottish teams in the long term.
To deal with the possible pitfalls laid out by others, I suggest allowing one wildcard pick that doesn't need to meet this criteria. Selectors would then have the option of picking the strongest person who does not meet the required game activity or the next best person who does.