BTHL Survey - Return #27

Received: April 03, 2002 02:34pm

    1. Your Position: Parent/Guardian
      • If other, please identify: No response
    2. Your Association/Team: Easton Youth Hockey
    3. If representing a team:
      • Your age classification: PeeWee
      • Your level: A
    4. Overall, how would you rate your experience with the BTHL? Good
    5. How would you rate the overall competition within the division during regular season play? OK (Some good/some not)
      • Additional comments:
        The top 3 teams in our division were extremely close as far as competition. There were a couple of teams who were not competative in this group
    6. Scheduling:
      1. Overall, how would you rate the Scheduling, when games scheduled, length of season, etc? Good
      2. Did you attend the September 15, 2001 Scheduling Meeting in Dayton? No
      3. When are your team tryouts/selections held?
        They were held last June, but may change this year as the program merges with another
      4. If there were a perfect date for the Scheduling Meeting, when would it be? As early as the rinks will allocate the ice
      5. Other comments on Scheduling:
        I thought for the most part the scheduling went well. I didn't hear about any major problems with allowing the teams to schedule the games themselves.
    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
      2. Please provide us with your opinion, especially if you have strong feelings one way or another.
        I would hate to see you drop the option of petitioning to play A as opposed to playing AA. There are teams out there who would not be competative at the AA level for many reasons.
      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? Good
      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? Yes
      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:
    9. BTHL Home Page:
      1. How would you rate it? Good
      2. What have you liked about it?
        I liked how frequently it was updated.
      3. What could be improved?
        All teams should (be required to?)update their stats.
      4. Other comments:
        I think the website was fantastic! Except for one small block of time, the website was available and updated in a timely manner. It looks like the "live forum" might need to go. I'm not sure it was used constructfully.
    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? No
      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) Yes
      5. Other comments regarding communication:
        Is there a place where we can find the minutes online?
    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? 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. Not interested
      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?
        A handout with league info, volunteer opportunites, and what the volunteers do, given to players (for their parents) when they check in at the tournament. (not much help for this year)
    12. Any general / other comments:
      Overall, I thought the league ran very well. There was one issue of a site problem, (Hara Arena), but I thought for the most part - it was a good league. The problem at Hara is that the penalty boxes are open to the crowd behind them (no glass separating them from the crowd). From what I have heard, a couple of teams had their players jeered at, cussed at and generally abused by Dayton parents. This has got to stop. This site has got to prevent parents from being behind the boxes or not play at this site.
    13. Your Name/Address/Phone/e-mail (optional):
      Donna Sharkey dsharkey@columbus.rr.com
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