Club Class: US Team Selection Policy

Beginning in the 2008 soaring season, the SSA will change the criteria
for selecting members for the US Club Class Team that will participate
in the Club Class World Gliding Championships. The SSA Board of
Directors has approved a recommendation by the US Team Committee to
select US Club Class Team members from those pilots flying gliders in
the US Sports Class Nationals with handicaps that more closely match
the IGC Club Class handicap range.

In the Club Class World Gliding Championships, pilots must fly in a
glider with a (US) handicap approximately between 0.900 and 1.140. In
the past, US Club Class selection has been open to all pilots flying
the Sports Class Nationals regardless of handicap. It has been decided
that the criteria for selection of the US Club Class team should
better match the IGC Club Class in order to better prepare our pilots
for WGC Club Class competition. This will be accomplished by selecting
only those pilots flying gliders in the US Sports Class Nationals,
with performance levels similar to the IGC Club Class.

At the October 2007 SSA Board Meeting, the SSA Board of Directors
approved a change to the Team Selection Policy that will select pilots
for the US Club Class Team from those who compete in the Sports Class
Nationals with a glider on an SSA approved list. This approved list
will be maintained by the US Team Committee. It should be pointed out
that this suggestion does not limit Sports Class National
participation to such gliders --- the purpose is only for selection to
the U.S. Team.

The list of Club Class gliders eligible for team selection and a
discussion of the Selection Policy change are posted on the US Team
website http://www.ssa.org/UsTeam/