BTHL Survey - Return #25

Received: April 03, 2002 06:15am

    1. Your Position: Team Official (Coach/Mgr/Scheduler)
      • If other, please identify: No response
    2. Your Association/Team: Sylvania Metro Area Hockey
    3. If representing a team:
      • Your age classification: PeeWee
      • Your level: A
    4. Overall, how would you rate your experience with the BTHL? Excellent
    5. How would you rate the overall competition within the division during regular season play? Excellent (well balanced)
      • Additional comments:
    6. Scheduling:
      1. Overall, how would you rate the Scheduling, when games scheduled, length of season, etc? Excellent
      2. Did you attend the September 15, 2001 Scheduling Meeting in Dayton? Yes
      3. When are your team tryouts/selections held?
        Our team try outs are in August after our first line travel teams are complete. Our first teams play in the Little Ceasars in Detroit. Our team in Buckeye was 3rd team picked.
      4. If there were a perfect date for the Scheduling Meeting, when would it be? worked just fine, thanks
      5. Other comments on Scheduling:
        We as a group of parents loved the double header concept!!!
    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? Moderately in favor
      2. Please provide us with your opinion, especially if you have strong feelings one way or another.
        I think we were ok with the situation at the pee wee A level.. We did play a lot of much bigger teams who had 10-12 2nd year players on it. I would hope next year we would be able to have 8 second year players and compete at A level. Our teams are the third teams picked, as we pick our AA and A teams first to compete in Little Ceasars league in Detroit. Then we picked team for Buckeye.
      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: Unchanged
    8. Tournament:
      1. How would you rate the end of season Tournament? OK
      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
      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? 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
        • Do you think you were sufficiently kept informed about the tournament? Yes
      5. Other comments on the tournament:
        single elimination is a long way to come and lose. Losers bracket may help.
    9. BTHL Home Page:
      1. How would you rate it? Excellent
      2. What have you liked about it?
        very current and all the information was always there!!
      3. What could be improved?
        Are the stats needed? are they accurate?
      4. Other comments:
        Keep up the good work!!
    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
      2. Have you seen/read the minutes of the BTHL Board Meetings? Yes
      3. Have you seen/read the BTHL Rules & Regulations? Yes
      4. Woud you be in favor of making submission of game stats mandatory? (goals, assists, saves, penalties) No
      5. Other comments regarding communication:
        cant be any easier!!
    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? No
      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. Maybe, contact me at a later date
      3. If interested please provide a phone# or some other way to contact you: No response
      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:
      I am quite impressed with the Buckeye League. Very orderly and professional. We as an organization have recently voted to add a total of three teams next year to Buckeye. We need to work out details here, but I am sure you will hear from our board on the matter. Hats off to the entire Buckeye Board for a job well done!!
    13. Your Name/Address/Phone/e-mail (optional):
      Joe Reynolds 8223 Timothy Sylvania, Ohio 43560 jreynolds@toltbbs.com
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