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OWHA – Governs Female Hockey in Province of Ontario
Team Registration Player and Staff Registration Sanction of Games, Leagues, Events, Activities On-Ice Officials Certification Referees, Coaches, Trainers,
Speak Out! Link to Hockey Canada, USA Hockey, IIHF &
other affiliates Link to Government Budget Compliance with Hockey Canada
OWHA Teams/Associations
Team make up – players & staff Coach Selection and Evaluation House Leagues Application to Competitive Leagues Application to Tournaments & Sanctioned
Events Equipment Budgets Etc. Compliance with OWHA
OWHA Leagues
Competition Schedule of Games League Divisions Playoff Schedule Rules and Regulations Budget Compliance with OWHA
BACKGROUND Growth
The number of competitive teams in the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association continues to increase at a dramatic rate
BACKGROUND OWHA Team Numbers
1996 – 1997 435 Competitive Teams
2006-2007 951 Competitive Teams
BACKGROUNDDivisions
DIVISIONS Novice through Senior
CATEGORIES “C” through “AA”
BACKGROUND OWHA Team Numbers
DIVISIONS and CATEGORIES 36
TEAMS 951
AVERAGE – IF BALANCED 26.4 Teams per Category in Ontario
GEOGRAPHY OF ONTARIO 1,076,395 km2 (415,598 SQ MI)
BACKGROUND Competition
GEOGRAPHY
Province of Ontario Urban, Rural Developed, Remote
BACKGROUND GAME TYPES
Exhibition League Tournament Playdown Provincial
BACKGROUNDGroupings
CEGHL, NMGHL, SWGHL Groupings by Division/Category/Tier Three different leagues
BACKGROUND Opportunity
Executive members of: OWHA CEGHL NMGHL SWGHL
Working together in the best interests of the teams for league play
Background Meetings
Meetings with all people contributing to combine strengths
Meetings focussed on “What” not “Who” is best
Meetings then focussed on “How”
MEETING REPRESENTATION
OWHA Fran Rider, Doug Nicholls, Bill Williamson, Pat
Nicholls, George Fedrigo OWHA Legal Counsel, John May
CEGHL Gina Gibson, Patty Walters
NMGHL John Chandler, Doug Tiffin, Chris Soucy, Lindsay
Oliver SWGHL
Mark Robinson, Michele Piccini, James Leeming,
PURPOSE OF MEETING
To Review: Big Picture Operational Documents Geographic Loops Operating Procedures Critical Dates Finances
Answer questions Associations might have about the new league
Organization
Basis for operation Transition Executive for 2007-08 Contact with Associations through one
representative – League Liaison Regular meetings of the whole will be
held Rules and regulations will be similar to
those currently used Computerizing many functions including
game reporting
Transition Executive 2007-08
Steering Committee Mark Robinson, Caledonia James Leeming, Brantford Patty Walters, Whitby John Chandler, Toronto Chris Soucy, Mississauga OWHA Delegates
Treasurer – Erik Ellis, Lindsay Secretary – Gina Gibson, Brooklin Discipline Chair – Doug Tiffin, Innisfil Head Convenor – Michele Piccini, Dundas
Elected Executive 2008-09
Executive Positions 2008/09: President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Treasurer Secretary Head Convenor Discipline Chair Up to 3 Members at Large OWHA Delegate(s) (non-voting)
Appointed Positions
Appointed Positions:
Referee-in-Chief OWHA appointment Head Referee Divisional Convenors
2007/08 Team Divisions & Categories
Teams play within League specified categories based upon their OWHA Categorization (5 Categories corresponding to levels AA/A/BB/B/C where appropriate)
Team Eligibility For League
Any team registered and approved by OWHA and League Executive
NY/Pennsylvania based teams included for 2007
There is an opt-out procedure for teams/associations not wishing to travel to the USA
OWHA Registration Rules
Who Teams and all personnel associated with a team – including
the occasional coach/trainer When
before they play a game and appear on a game sheet Where
registered with OWHA office and with League through on-line procedure
What is required OWHA: complete information as per registration package League: Players: Name & Date of Birth Staff: Name only
and contact information for the league. Why
ensure personnel are eligible to play in league Due diligence for risk management & insurance
League Liaison
Associations to appoint a single League Liaison who will be the contact between the league and teams in their Association
League Liaison Duties
Main communicator between League and Teams in their Association
Expected to speak for their Association to the League
Registration of team and follow-up League Specific Discipline issues
transmitted through them to teams Ensure teams have ice to schedule
games
League Liaison Duties (2)
Forward list of proposed officials for league games to OWHA Referee-in-Chief
Channel correspondence from teams to league and from league to teams
Must have current email address and check it regularly
Must let league know about changes in contact information
Attend General meetings
League Entry Procedure
League Liaison sends contact information to Head Convenor
League Liaison confirms list of teams with Head Convenor with OWHA #s, division and category for teams
Head Convenor confirms list of eligible teams with OWHA Registrar
Team lists are entered into the database League Liaison inputs team contact
information into the database by Sept 7th.
League Meetings General Meetings are expected to be
held during season (likely Sept, Oct, Nov, Jan, Feb, May)
Orientation sessions for teams (late August/early September)
Scheduling Meetings (late Sept, early Oct)
Annual General Meeting (June 2008)
League Communication
Generally by E-mail Registration of team, team members and
change of participants through OWHA office
Registration of team, scheduling and game statistics entered through specialized database MtW
MtW – Manage to Win web site League Liaisons will have access to the site Teams have access to the site League administrators have access
MtW Access
Confirmation sent to League Liaison with procedure to sign into database and generate a personal password
Teams follow same access procedures, but team’s initial entry initiated by their League Liaison
The team staff have attended the orientation meeting
Alignment and Schedule Set-Up
League Alignment and Scheduling Committee has been working to create a draft presentation considering: Division Category Geography
Scheduling Committee will draft balanced home and away schedules for each division with cross over games if necessary
Schedules given to teams at Scheduling Meeting
Geographic Loops
General discussion of philosophy of loops
Team Scheduling Meeting
Associations to provide teams with sufficient ice to play games A variety of ice allowing for flexibility on
weeknights and weekends or even double-headers
Teams should be prepared to use practice ice to make schedules work
Teams send representatives to scheduling meeting to complete schedule and select Category Convener
Rules
Similar to those currently used in the old leagues
The New League will ensure all players and staff are duly registered: Players and staff lists on games sheets will
be in form of labels printed from MtW ALL teams will enter game statistics into
the database within a specified time after every game and home teams must fax game sheets to League at Central Contact Number after EACH game
Game Length
All games for a Category for the season will be the same length
Bantam AA, Midget AA, Intermediate A and Senior games – 12/15/15 minutes
All other games – 10/10/12 minutes STOP TIME
No time outs in regular season games Specific procedures and policies to deal with
games that are curfewed and/or prematurely terminated will be addressed
Officiating
All officials to be currently certified and registered with OWHA/USA Hockey
All League Liaisons to provide officiating scheduler contact to OWHA RIC
Association Scheduler to ensure that all officials are registered with the OWHA
Officiating Numbers
How Many In Bantam AA, Midget AA, Midget A, Midget
BB, Intermediate A, a three referee system is mandatory.
All other divisions use a two official system unless specified by the Executive
Three officials must be supplied where specified
Suspensions
Suspensions are governed by the OWHA policy
Team must notify OWHA Regional Director of all suspensions members receive in league and all OTHER games
Team must notify league of all suspensions members receive in league or OTHER games
Team must file game sheets for all suspensions served including those from tournament games with both OWHA and the League
League Playoffs
Regular season standings are determined by points with a tie breaking procedure
The Executive will make a presentation at the next meeting
Please complete and return questionnaire
FINANCES
Considerable discussion in preparation of budget for 2007-08
Principle Championship weekend will be self funded
by those qualifying Per team cost for 2007-08 to be $160
Critical Dates
League defines dates by which certain information or activities must be completed
Failure to meet dates can result in fines or suspensions
Critical for appropriate operation of the league
WINNING TOGETHER
BUILDING TRUST THROUGH HONESTY
BUILDING RESPECT THROUGH INTEGRITY
BUILDING STRENGTH THROUGH TEAMWORK
Questions
The floor is open for comments and questions that you might have.
Thanks for your attention
