2001 - 02 Buckeye Travel League Satisfaction Survey

In order to better evaluate the 2001-02 season and to adequately plan for next year, the Buckeye Travel Hockey League Board asks that the following survey be completed by all members. This survey is used to help our League evolve and we're counting on your help to continue our history of growth and improvement.

1. Your Position: Association Official (Officer/Trustee) Team Official (Coach/Mgr/Scheduler) Referee Parent/Guardian Player Other
   • If other, please identify:
2. Your Association/Team: None Athens Youth Hockey Assoc. Bluegrass Youth Hockey Butler County CAHA Bluejackets Cardinal Youth Hockey Club Cincinnati Amateur Hockey Assn Columbus Chill Youth Hockey Columbus Youth Hockey Dayton Bluehawks Youth Hockey Dayton Gems Easton Youth Hockey Evansville Youth Hockey Assn Fairmont Firebirds Findlay Amateur Hockey Assn Fort Wayne Youth Hockey Indianapolis Junior Ice Hockey Indianapolis Youth Hockey Assn Louisville Youth Hockey Assn N. Kentucky Youth Hockey Owensboro Youth Hockey Sylvania Metro Area Hockey
3. If representing a team:
   • Your age classification: Mite Squirt PeeWee Bantam Midget None
   • Your level: A AA None
4. Overall, how would you rate your experience with the BTHL? Excellent Good OK Fair Poor
5. How would you rate the overall competition within the division during regular season play? Excellent (well balanced) Good (Overall good competition) OK (Some good/some not) Fair (Many uncompetive games) Poor (teams poorly matched)
   • Additional comments:
              
6. Scheduling:
   1. Overall, how would you rate the Scheduling, when games scheduled, length of season, etc? Excellent Good OK Fair Poor
   2. Did you attend the September 15, 2001 Scheduling Meeting in Dayton? Yes No
   3. When are your team tryouts/selections held?
               
   4. If there were a perfect date for the Scheduling Meeting, when would it be?
   5. Other comments on Scheduling:
               
7. Age groups/divisions:
   1. Our intent is to maintain our current system of allowing 6 "2nd year" players to roster with "A" teams for next year. We also intend to grant exceptions to that rule in situations where there is a limited pool of participants or if the team is 2nd or 3rd in line to select players. How would you describe your position on this rule? Strongly in favor Moderately in favor Don't have strong feelings Moderately Opposed Strongly Opposed
   2. Please provide us with your opinion, especially if you have strong feelings one way or another.
               
   3. We have a tradition of seperating our given divisions geographically when we reach a total of 10-12 teams. Would you like to see that break point go: Higher Unchanged Lower
8. Tournament:
   1. How would you rate the end of season Tournament? Excellent Good OK Fair Poor
   2. Plans are already underway for next year's tournament. One possible change being considered is the replacement of consolation games with a consolation bracket for 1st round losers. (Please refer to sample brackets linked from "News" section on our website) Would you be in favor of this change? Yes No Not sure
   3. Consideration is being given to the addition of a "Bronze Medal" game for the two losers in the Semi-Final games. If your team were in that position would you want to participate in such a game? Yes No Not sure
   4. Plans for the Tournament were discussed at the September Scheduling Meeting and were discussed at subsequent BTHL Board meetings. Updates were posted on the BTHL Web page with brackets, game times, hotel information, fees, etc.
      • Did you check the Web page for updates? Yes No No answer
      • Do you think you were sufficiently kept informed about the tournament? Yes No No answer
   5. Other comments on the tournament:
               
9. BTHL Home Page:
   1. How would you rate it? Excellent Good OK Fair Poor
   2. What have you liked about it?
               
   3. What could be improved?
               
   4. Other comments:
               
10. BTHL Administration:
    1. We've eliminated most mailings this year. Is the website sufficient to keep you informed with what's going on in the BTHL? Yes No Not sure
    2. Have you seen/read the minutes of the BTHL Board Meetings? Yes No
    3. Have you seen/read the BTHL Rules & Regulations? Yes No
    4. Woud you be in favor of making submission of game stats mandatory? (goals, assists, saves, penalties) Yes No Maybe
    5. Other comments regarding communication:
                
11. Volunteers:
    1. We would like to add "Level Directors" to help enforce Roster compliance and resolve scheduling issues during the season. With enough volunteers we hope to have seperate individuals responsible for each age group and possibly each division. Would you be willing to volunteer for such a position? Yes No Maybe
    2. Returning officers for the 2002-03 season are filling most board positions. However, please indicate if you might be interested in filling a board position, volunteers will not be turned away. Committees are always in need. President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Scheduler Conduct Committee Level Director Maybe, contact me at a later date Not interested
    3. If interested please provide a phone# or some other way to contact you:
    4. The BTHL is run solely with volunteers from member organizations. In some cases, board members don't have players in the league. Do you have any suggestions on how the BTHL can better identify volunteers for board positions and committees?
                
12. Any general / other comments:
             
13. Your Name/Address/Phone/e-mail (optional):
             

Revised: March 27, 2002