HKC 2003 Team Selection
Selection for Team Halifax will take place on Sunday, September 14th.
- Each Kendoka interested in trying out for the team will do Shiai with each other.
- Each "win" will score the player 1 point, each "loss" will be worth 0 points.
- The Four Kendoka with the highest score will be on the team.
- Those four kendoka mentioned above will then select the 5th team member (via majority vote). The fifth member will be selected on the basis of Fighting Spirit, Determination, and Effort during the selection Shiai. Meaning, even if you lose every match during the selection process, you can still be on the team.
- If there are enough remaining Kendoka, a "B" team, "C" team, etc...will be formed.
On Sept. 14th, the HKC held its 2003 Team selection process. All participants had a two minute match with each other participant...a total of 42 matches.
Scoring was done as follows:
- 3 pts for a win.
- 2 pts for a draw.
- 1 pt for a loss.
The four Kendoka with the highest score earn a spot on Team Halifax. The fifth spot was to be given to the Kendoka who showed the strongest "fighting spirit" during the shiai, decided upon by the senior members of the club.
The four top scoring kendoka are:
- Steve Quinlan,
- Chris Hamilton,
- Chris Banks, and
- Kyoung Chul Park.
The award for fighting spirit goes to:
- Neil McDonald, and the runner up
- Brendan Harvey.
Congratulations to everyone!!
If you have any questions please contact: hfxkendo@hotmail.com