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 House League players. The Select program is meant to complement the SHA
House 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, Polices 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 Minor Atom through Major Midget. 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 The formation of all House League Select teams must be approved by the SHA Board. Requests
for the formation of Select teams will not be addressed until the first Board meeting following the close of
registration.
4.16.05 The following conditions must be met before a House League Select team will be considered by
the SHA Board:
1) There must be no MD team in the specific division OR there were over 50 youth trying out for the
A/AA Rep team;
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 by composed of SHA registered and paid players.
Individuals participating with SHA House League through the YMCA assistance program are not
eligible for House League Select hockey.
4) The SHA HL Select team will not compete in any leagues or regular scheduled games.
4.16.06 HL Select team coach selection will be conducted following the process detailed in Section 2.03
of the Sarnia Hockey Association Policies. All selected staff for the Select team must have or be able to
obtain proper credentials on or before the beginning of the House League season.
4.16.07 Tryouts for the HL Select teams cannot start prior to the first Monday in September and must be
complete by the beginning of the House League regular season. A team roster must be submitted to the
SHA Registrar within 30 days of the start of the HL season.
4.16.08 All costs associated with team registration with Alliance Hockey, practice ice, exhibition games,
tournaments, sweaters, socks and any other HL 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 HL Division Director and the Vice
Chair House League prior to the rostering of the team. See section 2.00.14 regarding approval of the team budget by the SHA First Vice Chair.
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 current 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 House
League.
4.16.11 The HL Select team will operate under the following guidelines:
1) Each HL Select team player’s first team priority is to their HL rostered team. Select team
tournaments, exhibition games, and practices must not conflict with any of the player’s
regular House League team practices or games without the approval of each player’s House
League Coach in writing. If this occurs without HL Coach approval, the Select team will be
suspended from any further play and the Select team Head Coach suspended for a minimum
of 3 games with their regular HL rostered team;
2) Any HL Select player who has been selected as an Alternate Player to a A/AA or MD
Representative team is required to play for the Representative team as their first priority;
3) HL Select teams will be limited to a maximum of 3 tournaments per year. These tournaments
must be scheduled on House League black-out weekends only. 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 5
exhibition home games beginning with the HL regular season and ending with the Alliance
HL Select Championships. The practice ice and home exhibition games must be booked
through the SHA ice scheduler. The Select Head Coach is responsible for finding ice to use
for practices and exhibition home games and booking and paying for referees. SHA will not
reserve ice for Select hockey. A maximum of 30 games total are allowed as per Alliance
policy.
5) Travel permits will be completed for each exhibition game and tournament with non-Alliance
teams and approved by the Vice Chair House League.