Call for Applications for Representative Teams Selection Panel 2026

As part of improving and advancing Lifesaving Sport, the Representative Teams Selection Panel ensures a fair, objective, and comprehensive selection process by reducing individual bias and bringing diverse perspectives to candidate evaluation. Representative Teams are teams that represent Singapore and/or the Singapore Life Saving Society in a recognised lifesaving competition.

Description of the Selection Panel:

1. The Selection Panel shall be an independent and neutral body that makes executive decisions on all Representative Team(s) selection matters for representative competitions in the calendar year of 2026.

2. The SLSS Executive Committee (Exco) shall appoint in its sole discretion, up to 5 members to the Selection Panel, on the basis of previous national or international experience and involvement in lifesaving sports. The total number of members in the Selection Panel shall be an odd number. The Selection Panel is responsible to the SLSS President and shall be assisted by the SLSS Sports Commission as well as relevant SLSS staff members.

3. The Convenor of the Selection Panel under the direction of the SLSS President as appropriate shall be the Singapore Representative Lifesaving Team spokesperson on team selection matters. The Convenor of the Selection Panel shall provide regular updates to the SLSS President on the work of the Selection Panel.

4. The appointed Team Manager(s) and Team Coach(es) will sit with the Selection Panel. This position is an advisory role only and allows scope to discuss athlete suitability for a Team or share view on the potential athlete point accumulation capacity and team combinations via the use of an event matrix. These positions do not have voting rights.

5. The period of appointment for the Selection Panel shall be for the calendar year of 2026.

6. Where a member of the Selection Panel has a conflict of interest in relation to one or more candidates that has nominated for consideration for selection, the selector must declare that interest and stand aside from the process. The Exco has the right to appoint a proxy selector.

7. The Selection Panel reserves the right to remove appointed/selected persons who, including but not limited to, are not performing up to reasonable standards as required of the Representative Team, breach the Representative Team and Selection Policy or the Team Agreement. Where there are disciplinary matters or grievances related to the Representative team, the matter shall be referred to the SLSS Disciplinary Panel. If such a Panel does not exist, members of the Selection Panel shall also form the Disciplinary Panel to hear such matters and subsequently recommend suitable further action to be taken, if any, to the Exco. If there is any conflict of interest, the affected member shall stand aside from the process and Exco has the right to appoint a suitable replacement member in the Disciplinary Panel.

For more details on the selection process, please refer to the attached Representative Team and Selection Policy 2026.

SLSS Representative Team & Selection Policy 2026.pdf

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Please apply via: Application for Representative Teams Selection Panel 2026 – Fill in form

Applications close 15 March 2026 at 2359 hrs.