national sports team
Let an agent separate the team as a standing representative from any one squad, and resolve which federation, sport, category and gender a mention refers to.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
Researched by: Claude
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identity and representation Which team this is and whom it represents.
Member association
The body that fields the team.
Representing association
The association and its membership status.
- Which member association fields this team, and in which federation? provenance
- What is that association membership status, and has it changed? boundary
Sport, gender and category
The dimensions that separate one national team from another.
Team category
The sport, gender and age category of the team.
- Which sport, gender and age category does this team compete in? definition
- Which related teams of the same country must not be merged with it? boundary
Squad and eligibility Who plays for it and why they may.
Eligibility rules
Nationality, residence and switching rules.
Eligibility criteria
The federation rules that decide who may play.
- Under which rules is a player eligible for this team? definition
- What are the conditions for changing national team allegiance? boundary
Squad for an event
The players selected for a match or tournament.
Selected squad
Who was selected, for what, and by whom.
- Who was selected for this event, and when was the squad registered? provenance
- How are late replacements recorded? action
Competition and ranking Where it plays and how it stands.
Competitions
Qualification and tournaments entered.
Competition record
The competitions entered and their outcomes.
- Which competitions has this team entered and qualified for? provenance
- What are its official results, and from which source? provenance
Ranking
Position in the federation ranking.
Ranking position
The ranking value and the method behind it.
- What is the team ranking, by which method, at what date? measurement
- How far can the ranking be compared across years when the method changed? boundary
Governance and status Who runs it and what can stop it playing.
Management
Coach, staff and the association that appoints them.
Team management
The coach and staff currently appointed.
- Who manages this team, and since when? provenance
- Who has authority over selection decisions? definition
Sanctions and suspension
Federation or other bans affecting it.
Current sanctions
Suspensions and restrictions in force.
- Is this team suspended or restricted, by whom, and on what grounds? boundary
- What must an agent say about results affected by a sanction? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ORG
- Also called
- women's national team, nation at the Mediterranean Games, men's national team, women's national association football team, Portugal women's national roller hockey team, women's national American football team, women's national rugby league team, Catalonia women's national basketball team, Germany women's roller hockey team, women's national tchoukball team, women's national floorball team, women's national water polo team
What it is Filled
A team that represents a country, or another territory recognised by a sports federation, in international competition, selected under the eligibility rules of that federation.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent separate the team as a standing representative from any one squad, and resolve which federation, sport, category and gender a mention refers to.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Represents a member association of a federation, which is not always a sovereign state
- The team persists while squads change for every match
- Eligibility of players is set by federation rules on nationality and residence
- Separate teams exist for each sport, gender and age category
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Help manipulate a match or a result.
- Misrepresent a player's eligibility or nationality.
- Publish players' private data, such as health or family details, beyond official disclosure.
- Spread abuse or hate against players or supporters.
Only with a human decision
- Correcting a published result or ranking after a sanction or appeal.
May
- Report squads, fixtures and results from the federation's official sources.
- Distinguish teams by sport, federation, category and gender.
Moral aspects Filled
- National teams carry national identity; abuse of players often follows defeats.
- Eligibility rules touch on people's nationality and belonging.
Who is affected
- Players and staff
- Supporters
- Member associations
Owners Filled
Steward
The national member association that selects and enters it.
Master systems
- Federation registration and results records
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1128637 - registry parent class
- Q12973014 - registry parent class
related
- sports team - inherits squad, results and competition questions
- member association - the association, not the state, is the federation member
- European championship and world championship - the main events national teams qualify for
- club team - a club selects by contract, a national team by eligibility
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.national-sports-team
- Wikidata: Q1194951 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1194951)
- federation country code: three-letter code FIFA, IOC and other codes differ for the same country
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Kit and emblem identify the association, not the category or the year
- Senior, youth, women and men teams of the same country wear similar kit
- Some teams represent territories that are not sovereign states, under federation membership rules
- A squad in national colours and kit, often with a national emblem; kit changes over time and does not identify the team reliably.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- select a squad for a given match or tournament
- enter it into competitions for which it qualifies
- rank it, under the ranking system of its federation
- change its eligibility or status, which federations can do by suspension
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Merging men and women or senior and youth teams into one record
- Using the state instead of the member association, which fails for teams like the home nations
- Applying one federation country code in another federation context
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Federation statutes on member associations and eligibility
- Olympic Charter rules on national Olympic committees
- Federation rules on player release from clubs
Context of use required Filled
- Representing a nation or recognised territory in international sport.
- by sport: association football, rugby, basketball, cricket and others
- by category: senior, under-age, amateur, para
- by gender: men, women, mixed where the sport allows
- by status: full member, associate member, suspended
Sources Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Note: Written from model knowledge without web access; claims are unverified.
Open questions
- Should each sport, gender and age category be a separate entry under a common country-level parent?
- How should teams of territories that are not states be represented without implying a position on sovereignty?
- How should historical teams of states that no longer exist be linked to their successors?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1194951/spec.json