11-06-2013, 09:37 AM
The selection document is here:-
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ohc96g3e78ao48...iteria.pdf
I have just skimmed over the document and and certainly agree with much of what Donald says about the need for a more public debate about its contents. Whether this is simply to ensure that those affected know about the changes or that input from those with relevant experience is obtained (e.g. the use of grades, especially when it seems that players may be compared based on 'grades' that have been derived using different methods.)
I do think that the document needs to be treated and considered at two levels - 1. Principles/Aims 2. The Practicalities. The first needs to be agreed (or just understood) before discussing the latter.
Personally I have long advocated the use of squad system and basing selection on a player's relative strength amongst his international peers rather than simply relative to his Scottish peers so I am in favor of these aspects of the proposal. But have some issues with the practicalities eg I would caution against too strong an emphasis on 'live grade' because it is NOT a grade - it is an estimate of a grade i.e. it is an estimate of an estimate of a players strength. We all fall in to the trap of assuming that the player with a grade of G+x is better than player with grade G - this is clearly true if x is sufficiently large enough but how big does x need to be, especially for a 'live grade' ?
It goes without saying that basing a players rating on their five best events is clearly going to produce a biased result!
Anyway I need to read the document in full and consider carefully be for commenting further.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ohc96g3e78ao48...iteria.pdf
I have just skimmed over the document and and certainly agree with much of what Donald says about the need for a more public debate about its contents. Whether this is simply to ensure that those affected know about the changes or that input from those with relevant experience is obtained (e.g. the use of grades, especially when it seems that players may be compared based on 'grades' that have been derived using different methods.)
I do think that the document needs to be treated and considered at two levels - 1. Principles/Aims 2. The Practicalities. The first needs to be agreed (or just understood) before discussing the latter.
Personally I have long advocated the use of squad system and basing selection on a player's relative strength amongst his international peers rather than simply relative to his Scottish peers so I am in favor of these aspects of the proposal. But have some issues with the practicalities eg I would caution against too strong an emphasis on 'live grade' because it is NOT a grade - it is an estimate of a grade i.e. it is an estimate of an estimate of a players strength. We all fall in to the trap of assuming that the player with a grade of G+x is better than player with grade G - this is clearly true if x is sufficiently large enough but how big does x need to be, especially for a 'live grade' ?
It goes without saying that basing a players rating on their five best events is clearly going to produce a biased result!
Anyway I need to read the document in full and consider carefully be for commenting further.