Let's get the facts first, directly from the 3 affected families
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Originally Posted by
Valer Eugen Demian
... just because 3 families changed their minds and now are crying wolf...
I have been appointed as Head of Delegation for this year's WYCC team, so I have a vested interest in leading both the strongest and the most fairly selected team under existing rules. It's unfortunate that there is so much controversy and acrimony over what should be a positive event - we already have approximately 40 confirmed players on the Canadian team, by far the largest contingent ever!
I think we need to first confirm the scope of what is in dispute. To be fair to the families involved, I'm not even aware that we have definitively established yet that each of the 3 families changed their minds. Would it be possible to get confirmation (e.g. a posting on this forum; or an email to me as Head of Delegation, or to Patrick McDonald as Youth Coordinator, if they would prefer to remain private) from one parent of each of the 3 children in question about whether they want their child to go to the WYCC? I'm not aware of formal WYCC application forms received on behalf of any of these 3 children. I have not seen any direct posting by either of Jiaxin's parents that they want Jiaxin to go to the WYCC, and their rationale. Similarly, I have also not seen any indication from the parents of Jackie Peng or Dezheng Kong, nor from anyone else, that they want Jackie or Dezheng to go to the WYCC.