BTHL - Team Placement Chart
2004-05
Criteria Used for Team Placement
|
Association Size |
|---|
| Small |
Medium |
Large |
|---|
| B Team |
A Team |
B Team |
A Team |
B Team |
A Team |
|---|
| 1st Team |
6 |
12 |
Note 3 |
6 |
Note 3 |
|---|
| 2nd Team |
12 |
No limit |
6 |
12 |
Note 3 |
4 |
|---|
| 3rd Team |
Note 5 |
12 |
No limit |
4 |
8 |
|---|
| 4th Team |
No limit |
8 |
12 |
|---|
| 5th Team |
Note 5 |
12 |
No limit |
|---|
| 6th Team |
No limit |
|---|
|
|---|
| House |
No limit |
Note 3 |
No limit |
Note 3 |
No limit |
Note 3 |
|---|
Notes:
- Association size is defined by the number of skaters registered by an association and is further explained in
the related document Association Size Classifications. The cut-off used (for Small,
Medium and Large) will be adjusted on an annual basis to accomodate the growth of
the sport and the continually changing membership of the league. The intent is to have approximately 1/3 of our
membership placed in each of the 3 classifications in any given year.
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Teams represent the order in which teams are selected. ie: The first team will have
the first pick of all available players; the second team will select players from what is left after the
first team has selected; and so on.
- Team not permitted in this division under any circumstances.
- The numbers in the body of the table refer to the maximum quantity of "2nd year" players permitted to
be rostered on the team at any given time during the season. As per our bylaws, no players (regardless of age)
can be added to a roster after Dec 31st. Please note that "2nd year" refers to player age, NOT experience.
- An association with this many travel teams in a given age group will be bumped up to the next "Association Size"
for that age group.
- A "House" team is defined as a team formed without tryouts, cuts or "pre-selection" of any kind. This could be a
single team (from a small association) -or- 1 of multiple teams formed with the intention of being
relatively equal in strength.
- This chart will be reviewed on an annual basis and finalized at our annual meeting. Associations have control
over bracket placement by selecting teams using the defined criteria. Please note that exceptions will not be
permitted under any circumstances. To repeat, teams can always move up a divison but THERE WILL BE NO PETITION
PROCESS TO CONSIDER EXCEPTIONS.
This chart is meant to act as a minimum guideline for team placement. As a matter of policy, Associations are
expected to voluntarily place teams at the highest level they feel they can be competitive. The following
generalizations were used to compile the chart shown above:
- We would expect the large associations to always field at least 2 travel teams in a given age group and
accordingly they will be required to place their top team no lower than "AA" and their 2nd team no lower than "A".
(As a side note: We're considering ALL travel teams within an association when making this determination, not just
the BTHL teams. While we'd like to have all teams as members of the BTHL, we recognize the fact that some of our
members field "AAA" teams or in some cases may be within the geographic limits of other competitive TierII leagues.)
- Medium sized associations will consistently (but not always) field 2 travel teams and depending on the relative
strength can be expected to place those top 2 teams in either the "A" & "B" -or- "AA" & "A" -or- "AA" & "B".
- Small associations will rarely field more than one travel team in a given age group. We would normally expect
that single travel team to participate in the "A" division, but depending on relative strength it could
conceivably be better placed in the "B" or "AA" division.
Revised: 05/22/2004