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The Confederation of English Fly Fishers

THE SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF ENGLAND TEAMS for INTERNATIONAL FLY FISHING ASSOCIATION [IFFA] EVENTS

The CEFF is responsible for selecting and managing the teams, which represent England in the IFFA "Home Internationals". To be eligible for selection, an individual must have been born in England or be a citizen thereof or have resided therein for at least 3 years preceding the date of the relevant match.    For this purpose, Monmouthshire is considered to be part of Wales. Anyone living within 5 miles from of the English / Scottish border may be considered as eligible to be selected for either country. Once a person has fished for one country, he / she is not eligible to fish for another.  
The route to selection is via a series of competitions, which may commence at club level but which must include federation and national championships. Thus an individual must register with a federation and pay a registration fee by the entry closing date; the CEFF element of the fee and the date are to be set at the CEFF AGM. Any federation, which fails to pay the CEFF element of the registration fees to the appropriate Competition Secretary within 21 days of the entry closing date, will forfeit its ration of places in the national final. Normally, individuals are expected to enter the eliminators organised by their own federation. In exceptional circumstances, they may apply to enter another federation's eliminator; acceptance or refusal will be at the absolute discretion of the host federation. An individual may enter a particular competition through only one federation per year. To compete in a CEFF national championship a competitor must be at least 18 years old during the year of the national championship. 
Each Federation is to carry out its own eliminator stage using rules as close as possible to the current CEFF rules for the National final. Each Federation is to be allocated places in the National Final according to its proportion of the total number of entrants to the eliminators. Competitors who qualify for the National Final must pay the appropriate fee to the appropriate Competition Secretary no later than 28 days before the date of the final or lose their places to reserves.   
Only individuals eligible to fish for England under current IFFA rules [ “Each country will select it’s team from representatives over 18 years of age” ] may fish in a CEFF National Final. 
Selection for the England teams will be subject to formal approval by the CEFF International Committee [CEFFIC] which will also appoint team captains. The top four England rods in each boat international are will Carry Forward automatically for the next boat international, subject to the formal approval of CEFFIC.
(Note: no similar system applies to the river teams.)    
Team managers will write to team members within two weeks of the CEFFIC approval giving them details of their selection and what is expected of them. When a team is supported specifically by commercial sponsorship, team members' are to be advised in writing of their rights and obligations.  Any team member is free to opt out of such obligations but, if he / she do so, they must notify the team manager in writing within 30 days of receiving the letter.  He / she must not subsequently benefit from the particular sponsorship, in cash or kind. Copies of all correspondence with team members are to be sent to the CEFF Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. Note: The CEFF Team Member Agreement sets out the relevant obligations.
The CEFF will raise funds as defined in part 2; paragraph 35 of the Constitution to defray, as far as possible, the expenses of England team members and officials. Individual team members are expected to assist in attracting sponsorship for the team rather than for themselves. The CEFFIC may appoint up to 4 officials to attend IFFA events.

SELECTION OF BOAT TEAMS FOR IFFA INTERNATIONALS

SUMMARY: 
The top 22 rods in each year’s CEFF English National Loch-Style Boat Final form the basis of the following year’s IFFA International boat squad of 2 teams of 10 plus 2 reserves. The reserves will not normally travel provided that the Team Manager is a qualified English Loch-Style International. The top 20 are split between the Spring and Autumn Internationals. The total team of 14 for each event is normally completed by the inclusion of the top 4 England rods from the preceding International match.
RULES: 
In normal circumstances: 
Each Spring International team consists of the top 4 rods from the previous years Autumn International boat match together with the top 10 odd numbered finalists from the previous year’s National Loch-Style Boat Final. 
Each Autumn International team consists of the top 4 rods from the previous Spring International boat match together with the top 10 even numbered finalists from the previous year’s National Final.
In the event of an individual’s double qualification [i.e. in the top 4 of an International and in the top 20 of a National Final], CEFFIC is free to move individuals between the Spring and Autumn Internationals. [i.e. If a person is in the top 4 in the Autumn International and also qualifies via the National Final, then he / she will fish in both the Spring and Autumn International matches in the following year.
However if in the Spring he / she is again in the top 4 then they cannot carry that qualification forward because they are already in the Autumn team.
In these circumstances the next in line from the Spring International results will carry forward, i.e. fifth, sixth etc. 
In extenuating circumstances, CEFFIC is free to move individuals between the Spring and Autumn Internationals. Any such move must be in the best interest of England’s teams.

SELECTION OF RIVER TEAMS FOR IFFA INTERNATIONALS

SUMMARY: 
The top 6 rods in each year’s English National Rivers Final form the basis of the following year’s IFFA International River Squad of the team of five plus one travelling reserve.  
RULES: 
In normal circumstances: 
Each year, the England International Rivers Team will consist of the top 6 rods from the previous year’s English National Rivers Final, the individual placed 6th being the reserve. 
Unlike the boat rules, there is no “carry forward” from the previous year’s International.

SELECTION OF ENGLAND TEAMS FOR WORLD AND EUROPEAN FLY FISHING CHAMPIONSHIPS
CRITERIA: 
Nationality     An individual must have been born in England, be a citizen thereof or have resided therein for at least 3 years preceding the date of the relevant event. For any event organised by CIPS/FIPS Mouche, competitors must be members of the national governing body, i.e. the S & T A. 
Recent Qualification   An individual shall be eligible for selection to the World or European squads you need to have met one or more of the following criteria:-
Represent England in at least 2 Boat Internationals, of which 1 must be in either the coming, current or previous 4 years;
Represent England in 1 Boat plus 1 River International, of which 1 must be in either the coming, current or previous 4 years;
Represent England in 1 River International plus 1 subsequent none related 15th or better place in a National River final in either the current or previous 4 years;
Have achieved a 5th or better place, twice in either the Individual Bank Open Championship or as an individual position in the Team Bank Open Championship of which 1 must be in either the current or previous 4 years. The qualification has to be in different years. (note. 10th or better place applies in the Bank Open Championship prior to 2006);
Have achieved a 15th or better place in at least 1 World or European Championship of which 1 must be in either the current or previous 4 years.
Evidence of Achievement. CEFFIC shall maintain a schedule of all anglers who meet the minimum criteria showing their achievement histories in the following official events:
World & European Championships, Home Internationals and National Championships
Further evidence may be taken from additional “Open” national events

NOTE:  Recent Qualification (Rivers) Provided that an individual has qualified & fished once in a previous Rivers Home International, they may achieve a second or subsequent River qualification, by finishing in the top 15 places in the English National Rivers Championship, during the current or immediately preceding 4 years.

List of eligable anglers as at 2009