lcahl operations board

3. Today�s Meeting Check In: Verify Roster Payments Meeting Information Sharing Questions and Answers Scheduling Review Schedules at each table Confirm and Sign Master Sheet Check Out Turn In Signed Master Sheet Receive League Book and Scoresheets

4. Meeting Presentation Agenda LCAHL Volunteer Team LCAHL 2007/2008 Survey Highlights Important Dates Operating Rules Review PointStreak and Scoring 2008/2009 Division Alignment Process Travel House Scheduling Games Questions/Closing Schedule Finalization

5. LCAHL Volunteers All LCAHL positions are on a volunteer basis LCAHL requested volunteers from across the league in August and received more than 65 responses. Skill sets were matched with open positions as Board Members, Division Directors, Committee Chairs and Committee Members No volunteer was turned away, but sometimes volunteers did not get the position they wanted and were offered an alternative LCAHL Volunteers represent all MAHA districts across the league and out of state teams Division Directors are the first line of contact for all teams Committees will be used for special functions and have open positions The Operations Board oversees all decisions with the understanding that the final decision will always be one that is aligned with the Operating Rules and in the best interest of the majority of the teams

6. LCAHL Operations Board Joe Emery League Commissioner Lisa Zarzycki Director of Competition and Communication Brian Vella League Scheduler and Treasurer Carrie Gamrat League Secretary and Committee Chair Gordon Lietz Director of League Membership and Association Liaison Bob Beguelin LCAHL Webmaster

7. LCAHL Travel Division Directors 2001 Mite A: Tod Hartje (D4) 2000 Mite AA: Mark Tagg (D5) 1999 Squirt A: Doug Corey (D5) 1998 Squirt AA: Dennis Granowicz (D3) 1997 Pee Wee A: Joe Jones (D4) 1996 Pee Wee AA: Kevin Thoman (Ohio) 1995 Bantam A Tony Kuster (D6) 1994 Bantam AA John Kucharczyk (D2) 1993/1992 Midget A Bob Peters (D2) 1991/1990 Midget AA Josh Prentice (D4) Girls Travel Joe Monendo (D4)

8. LCAHL House Division Directors 2003/2002 Mini Mite: Amanda Greco (D2) Cristina Greco (D2) 2001/2000 Mite: Sam Greco (D2) 1999/1998 Squirt: Laurie Golden Birchler (D4) 1997/1996 Pee Wee: Don Bolton (D5) 1995/1994 Bantam: Kathy Kaminski (D2) (Senior House Director) 1993/1992 Midget B Vince Nelson (D2) 1991/1990 Midget BB Todd Lynn (D2)

9. Protest and Discipline Committee Carrie Gamrat Protest and Discipline Committee Chairperson Tom Cebalt Protest Chance Bowlen Discipline

10. Dale Stauffer Operating Rules Committee Chair Operating Rules Committee Members Jim Sheridan OPEN POSITIONS HERE Operating Rules Committee

11. Events Committee Marie Sherry Events Committee Chair Debbie Schuster Events Committee Assistant Chair Events Committee Members: Shaun Sullivan Michelle Jakrzewski Carol Kulish Fred Korte Karen Rogers OPEN POSITIONS HERE: PLAYOFFS

12. And The Survey Says�. 503 Respondents: 388 Travel 115 House Coaches, Assistants, Managers Success Ratings: 98% Overall League Satisfaction Rate Excellent/Good 91% All or Most Expectations were met by the league 98% Approved Automated registration, scheduling, payments and scoring 89% Level of Play was Excellent/Good 90% Communication and LCAHL Web site Excellent/Good 2008/2009 Preferences 18-20 Games Continue to use PointStreak Roster Information should be submitted for all teams PointStreak Complete for Travel PointStreak Lite for House/Girls Deliver Division Trophies During Playoff Quarter/Semi Finals League Priorities Limitation of Travel Competitive Play League boundaries Timing of playoffs

13. LCAHL Important Dates 9/21/08 � Travel Play Begins 9/29/08 � House Play Begins 1/8/09 � End of League Play for House and Travel 1/9/09 � 1/11/09 Reserved for Make-up Games! 1/12/09 � 1/13/09 No Games; Playoff Alignment 1/14/09 Playoff Pools Posted 1/14/09 � 1/17/09 Playoffs Round Robin Scheduling 1/18/09 Playoff Round Robin Play Begins 2/13/09 Playoff Round Robin Play Ends 2/14/09 � 2/15/09 Playoff Round Robin Make Up Days 2/21/09 � 3/1/09 Playoff Quarter & Semi Final Games 3/2/09 � 3/16/09 LCAHL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

14. NEW Operating Rule League Boundaries Toledo (South) Port Huron (East) Bay City (North) Grand Rapids (West) If a team�s home arena is outside of the boundaries Contract ice within the league boundaries to host home games Exemption from LCAHL 21 teams outside of boundaries were required to purchase ice within boundaries

15. Operating Rule Reminders Game Changes: Division Directors must be notified of any game date and time changes and both teams must agree in writing (email). Once all parties agree, the Division Director will make the change in Pointstreak. NO GAMES MAY BE SCHEDULED AFTER 1/8/09 WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE LEAGUE SCHEDULER. Neck Guards are recommended but not required. Double Jeopardy Rule is no longer in affect for league play but stands for playoffs

16. Operating Rules Reminder Weather Conditions � LCAHL reserves the right to cancel any/or all league games due to bad weather conditions. The league uses as its guide, the National Weather Service and the state police. Every reasonable attempt should be made to play scheduled games, however the league will not mandate that a team must compete when there is inclement weather that could threaten the safety of players, coaches and family members. Section 9 LCAHL Operating Rules

17. Operating Rules Reminder Protest and Discipline Committee: Three individuals will make up the committee in addition to the Division Director and at least one LCAHL Operations Board member Protests must be noted on the score sheet at the time of play Protests must be submitted within the timelines noted in the operating rules with the appropriate payment In any protest, two basic questions must be answered: Was the protest filed in accordance with league rules?� Was a league rule violated in a such a way that it had an impact on the outcome of the game? The league will not review on ice calls by the referee.

18. Operating Rules Reminder Period Lengths Minimum � 10 Minutes Maximum 12 Minutes Mini Mites/Mites 15 Minutes All Others Each team should confirm at scheduling and prior to the start of the game in writing on the score sheet the period length The league will not mandate the amount of ice time that a team must have, but teams should use consideration of drive time and common game times when scheduling Questions should be referred to the Division Director

19. Pointstreak Passwords for all administrators have been sent and game data has been loaded Teams have been scheduling games all week and entering this data into PointStreak Today�s meeting is to complete scheduling and load the final data into the system Once all schedules are finalized a master list will be printed and the game data will no longer be editable by Team Administrators After the final game data has been entered, record changes will only be able to be made by the team�s Division Director or Operations Board Members

20. Pointstreak Home teams must enter a complete roster into Pointstreak before the first scheduled league game. This includes every player and coach: Name (first/last or first initial/last) Number Position Home Teams must also enter all of the staff for their team: League Tools => Edit Team Roster =>Add New Players. � Drop down box to the far left: Choose between �Player�, �Goalie� and �Staff�. � Select �Staff� and a second drop down box will appear Select �H. Coach�, �A. Coach�, �Mgr� or �Trainer�. Staff will appear on the roster��and can be assessed penalties exactly the same way�as players.� Individual player data is available for public viewing at the Pee Wee Level and above

21. Pointstreak Scoring The following score sheet data must be entered into PointStreak: Goals Assists Major Penalties Please try to enter: Accurate goalie information Goals at the times they occurred It is the option of each team if they would like to enter additional information such as minor penalties; Edit capabilities will now be given to both teams to allow complete data entry

22. Pointstreak� It is the home team�s responsibility to enter all game data into Pointstreak, within 48 hours, but no later than 7 days after completion of a game. It is the visiting team�s responsibility to validate the accuracy of the data. If data is not entered in the allotted time, the head coach of the home team could be suspended from league play until data entry is complete. This includes accurate roster entry. If the home team does not enter the game data within the allotted time, the away team will now be able to enter the game data into PointStreak Home teams that continually do not enter game data could be subject to league sanctions

23. Playoffs Information about playoff formats will be provided closer to that time. Playoff alignments will be similar to 2008 with levels of competitive play Teams that win their divisions may request or may be required at the discretion of LCAHL to be moved up to the next level of competitive play for playoffs Teams that have had a very difficult season may be moved down a level for playoffs Teams will be seeded for playoffs based on their standings as of January 8, 2oo9

24. MINI MITES and MITES Blue Pucks must be used at all times 40 Game season limit per MAHA Keep enough games available for playoffs in consideration of your game limit requirements There will not be competitive alignment options for mites. All alignments will be done by location Mini Mite Rotation � House (Brian Vella) Rotation Sheets Double Shifting Exceptions Fair Play

25. Divisional Alignments 713 Teams 485 Travel 228 House Alignment Process: Travel Travel Competitive Levels: Yzerman, Howe, Lidstrom Geographic within Competitive Levels Criteria Yzerman: Must have played in LCAHL prior year Alignment Spreadsheets Exception Divisions: Midgets Past Season History was the Primary Determiner of Current Season Placement Coach Requests were the Secondary Determiner of placement Alignment Process: House Strictly Geographical Surprises: District 5 House Teams District 3 Midget BB Teams Lessons Learned: TIMING! Travel Appeal House Drafts Follow the 90/10 Rule Loud does not mean right Someone will always be unhappy. We will never be perfect, but we know that we did the best that we could with the information that we had and we were consistent

26. LCAHL Records Book Score sheets for all home league games and playoff games are included in the binder There will not be a separate meeting for playoffs so it is important to save these score sheets for playoffs and not use them for your scrimmage games Copy of Operating Rules � Updates are in process All game sheets should be stored in the book and submitted to the Division Director only as requested

27. Scheduling Process Each table is grouped by division Choose one leader at each table to keep the Master Schedule and record all changes Reschedule any game that occurs after January 8, 2009 or get written approval from the league scheduler Schedule or reschedule any games that need it EACH TEAM MUST SIGN OFF ON THE MASTER SCHEDULE BEFORE LEAVING THE MEETING Once the master schedule is signed, the division should proceed to the check out table to turn in the schedule and receive their league book.

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