4.16 - House League Select Team Policy
4.16.01 The House League Select program is intended to provide additional skill development and game play opportunities for
SHA Recreational League players. The Select program is meant to complement the SHA Recreational League
programs and increase interest in Representative team programs for the following year.
4.16.02 Select teams, coaching staff and players will be governed by all SHA Constitution, Policies and Guidelines and follow all
Alliance Select Team policies. The following guidelines/policies are in effect from ALLIANCE Hockey:
ALLIANCE Hockey Manual of Operations, Policy 2.0, Policy For House League Select Teams
4.16.03 The divisions eligible for a Select team will be U9 to U18. Select teams may also be created combining a Major and Minor
division. In these cases, the team must be comprised of a minimum of 30% Minor players.
4.16.04 All requests to form House League Select teams must be submitted for SHA Board approval and will be reviewed at the
first Board meeting after the Representative A/AA and B/BB registration closes. Final approval for all SHA Select teams
must be secured by the last Sunday in September of the current season.
4.16.05 The following conditions must be met before a House League Select team will be considered by the SHA Board.
1) There are adequate resources (tryout and practice/game ice) in place to support the number of proposed teams.
2) The HL Select team must be able to roster a minimum of 14 players and a maximum of 17 players.
3) The approved HL Select team shall only be composed of SHA registered and paid players. See SHA Policy
2.02 Registration, Roster, and Affiliate Submission Policy and Procedure.
4.16.06 Select team coaching applications will be accepted only after the first Board Meeting following the selection of the
Representative A/AA and B/BB. Applications must be submitted to the Director at Large – Select Teams or
VP-Recreational. Coach selection will follow SHA policy 2.03.06. All staff must hold, or obtain, required credentials before
the Recreational League season begins.
4.16.07 Tryouts for the HL Select teams cannot start until the selection of the Representative A/AA and B/BB teams is complete.
HL Select tryouts cannot occur between the end of June and the first Saturday after Labour Day. Players intending to try
out for HL Select MUST be registered for HL for the upcoming season. All Select Team rosters must be submitted to the
SHA Recreational Registrar by Dec 1.
4.16.08 All costs associated with team registration with Alliance Hockey, practice ice, exhibition games, tournaments, sweaters,
socks and any other Select team functions will be absorbed by the players selected for the Select team. A draft team
budget must be presented with the Select team proposal to the SHA Board. A final Select team budget must be submitted
to the Recreational League Division Director and the Vice Chair Recreational League prior to the rostering of the team. See
section 2.00.14 regarding approval of the team budget by the SHA Vice President Administration.
4.16.09 The approved HL Select team will be a “Sarnia Junior Sting” team (must have the Sarnia Sting logo on the front of the
jersey). All HL Select teams must wear the same jerseys and socks approved by the SHA Board and purchased from the
SHA approved sweater/sock supplier. Jerseys and socks are to be kept by the players at the end of the season.
4.16.10 The approved HL Select team will be allowed to have team sponsorship and conduct fundraising to lower player costs. Due
to the onerous licensing requirements by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), lotteries or raffles are
not permitted for team or group fundraising under the Sarnia Hockey Association. All team sponsorship and fundraising
must be approved by the Vice Chair Recreational League.
4.16.11 The Select team will operate under the following guidelines.
1) Each Select team player’s priority is to their Recreational League team. Select team tournaments, games, any
practices must not conflict with any of the player’s Recreational League team game schedule. Players and Team officials
that participate in games as ineligible players will be suspended as per ALLIANCE 40.0 Participation of Ineligible
Player. Any Head Coach that allows ineligible player to participate will be suspended for a minimum 3 games per
infraction.
2) Any HL Select player who has been selected as an Alternate Player to a A/AA or B/BB Representative team is required
to play for the Representative team as their priority.
3) HL Select teams will be limited to a maximum of 3 tournaments per year. In addition, the HL Select team may
participate in the Alliance Select Championships if eligible.
4) Each HL Select teams is permitted a maximum of 1 practice per week and a maximum of 30 games (does not
include tryout exhibition games) beginning with the Recreational League regular season and ending with the Alliance HL
Select Championships which is not included in the 30 games.
5) The head coach is responsible for finding ice for practices and exhibition games. Once ice is found the head coach
contacts the SHA Ice Scheduler who, to ensure teams have Hockey Canada insurance coverage, MUST book the ice.
6) Travel permits will be completed for each exhibition game and tournaments and approved by the Vice President
Recreational League.
4.16.12 Exemptions from participating in a tryout due to illness or injury or other, must be requested and granted by the Head
Coach and the SHA House League Select Tryout Exemption Committee. The SHA House League Select Tryout Exemption
Committee will request a doctor’s verification of illness or injury. The Coach and the SHA House League Select Tryout
Exemption Committee are not obligated to grant any exemption request. The House League Select Tryout Exemption
Committee is made up of the 1st Vice Chair, Vice President – Recreation and the Director at Large – Select Teams.