Mid-Atlantic Women's
Hockey Association

 

 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR THE 2007-2008 SEASON

  1. How many games does a player have to play in order to be eligible to participate in the MAWHA Girls' Youth League Playoffs?

  2. I have a player on my MAWHA Red or White division team who also plays for a boys' team/girls' independent team;  what is the rule about declaring their intentions with regard to being nationally-bound for District Playoffs?

  3. I'm a new manager for a MAWHA team; where can I learn more about what I am expected to do?

  4. Where do I locate MAWHA League Game Numbers?

  5. Are there any instructions that I can use to assist my team managers and parent volunteers on how to accurately complete the MAWHA Girls' Youth League score sheets?

  6. My goalie is unable to make an AWAY game (Red and White divisions).  Can I ask the HOME team to provide a goalie for my team?

  7. Can a player be rostered on two MAWHA Girls' Youth League teams at the same time?

  8. What is the last date that I can add a player to my roster?

  9. How do I add a player to my MAWHA Girls' Youth League team roster?

  10. How should I list my players - in alphabetical order, grouped by position or in numerical order?

  11. What do I do if one of my players wears a jersey other than their usual jersey for any given game?

  12. What are the most common errors on the MAWHA Girls' Youth League score sheets?

  13. Why don't the stats from our recent game appear on the stats web site?

  14. I am a parent and I believe the stats are incorrect on the web site; what can I do?
1. How many games does a player have to play in order to be eligible to participate in the MAWHA Girls' Youth League Playoffs? Players have to participate in 50% of MAWHA League games in order to participate in the MAWHA League Playoffs.  Rare exceptions due to injuries or players moving to the area from outside the District late in the season will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Commissioner.  MAWHA Playoff games themselves cannot be used to determine eligibility to participate in the  MAWHA Girls' Youth League Playoffs themselves.
Example 1: Teams in Division A play a total of 12 league games against divisional opponents.  In order to be eligible to play in the MAWHA League Playoffs a player would have to play in at least 50% of League games or at least 6 League games.
Example 2: Teams in Division B play a total of 15 league games against divisional opponents.  In order to be eligible to play in the MAWHA League Playoffs a player would have to play in at least 7 League games.
PLEASE NOTE: The 50% rule applies to eligibility to participate in MAWHA Girls' Youth League Playoffs only.  These are separate from the 10/14 rule eligibility requirement for District Playoff participations.  Players may still be eligible to participate in District Level playoffs if they meet the 10/14 rule even if do not meet the 50% MAWHA playoff eligibility rule.
2. I have a player on my MAWHA Red or White division team who also plays for a boys' team/girls' independent team; what is the rule about declaring their intentions with regard to being nationally-bound for District Playoffs? Please note the answer below applies to District level playoffs only and does not apply to MAWHA Girls' Youth League Playoffs.  
All players that are rostered on more than one national-bound team must declare which team they will be nationally bound with no later than 31 December 2007 for the 2007-2008 season.  This requirement would apply to any player on a MAWHA Red or White division team who rostered on another non-MAWHA nationally-bound team.  This would include players who play on any AAA Major or AA level team at the Peewee age level or higher.  Players who play on AAA Minor, A or B level teams are generally not considered to be nationally-bound.  Please note that if a player is registered with two nationally-bound teams and fails to declare with which team they will be nationally-bound the District Registrar will assume that the player is nationally-bound with the team that submitted their registration to the District first.  If you have any questions please contact your District Registrar.
3. I'm a new manager for a MAWHA team; where can I learn more about what I am expected to do? All MAWHA Team Managers are encouraged to review the Manager's Manual.  You can get to the Manual by clicking the link the dark blue menu bar directly under the MAWHA logo.  Additionally all MAWHA Team Managers should review the Annotated Score Sheet to learn more about accurate completion of the MAWHA Girls' Youth League score sheets.
4. Where do I locate MAWHA League Game Numbers? MAWHA League Game Numbers were provided to the Schedulers for each organization to be distributed to the individual team managers.  Please contact your organization's scheduler for a list of your MAWHA League Game Numbers.  If your scheduler did not retain a copy of the Game Number list you may request another copy of the League Game Numbers from the MAWHA Statistician.  Please be sure to include your organization/team name, age and division (e.g. Montgomery Blue Devils 12U Red).
5. Are there any instructions that I can use to assist my team managers and parent volunteers on how to accurately complete the MAWHA Girls' Youth League score sheets? Yes, a detailed, section by section, annotated version of the MAWHA score sheet is available on this web site by selecting the Annotated Score Sheet link in the dark blue menu bar at the top of the page.
6.  My goalie is unable to make an AWAY game (Red and White divisions).  Can I ask the HOME team to provide a goalie for my team? No, you may not use any player who is not rostered on your official USA Hockey or MAWHA Girls' Youth League roster to play in any MAWHA Girls' Youth League games in the Red or White divisions.  If your goalie is unable to attend an AWAY game you have the option of dressing another player currently on your roster as a goalie for that game, playing with 6 skaters on the ice and an empty net or trying to re-schedule the game.  Games can only be re-scheduled with the approval of the Girls' Youth League Commissioner.  NOTE:  If you have a goalie that is rostered on another MAWHA team who plays at the same age or younger in a lower skill division you may contact the League Commissioner before the game date to ask for permission for that goalie to play "up" for that one game.  Permission for this kind of substitution will be granted by the Commissioner on a case-by-case basis and only if the request is made before the game date. Example: Your organization has a 19U Red team and a 19U White team.  Your goalie for the 19U Red team is unable to play a scheduled league game.  You may ask for permission to allow your 19U White goalie to play "up" for that one game.  If permitted to play you should note that the goalie that is playing "up" will be listed as "Unnamed goalie" so as to prevent her from appearing on the roster for more than one team in the league.  Also, please note that the goalies are never be allowed to play "down" in age or skill level.
7. Can a player be rostered on two MAWHA Girls' Youth League teams at the same time? No, a player may not be rostered on more than one MAWHA Girls' Youth League team at one time.  Rare exceptions may be made in the case of girls being rostered simultaneously on both a Blue and a White division team but these are unique situations and require the approval of the League Commissioner.  In cases where players are moved permanently from one MAWHA team to another a notation will be made on both team rosters to indicate the date of the movement of the player.
8. What is the last date that I can add a player to my roster? Roster changes are allowed up to 31 December 2007 for the 2007-2008 season.  All roster changes must be submitted to USA Hockey and to MAWHA prior to any newly added players playing in a MAWHA Girls' Youth League game (see question # 8 for more details).
9. How do I add a player to my MAWHA Girls' Youth League team roster? Please add any new player to your previously submitted MAWHA Girls' Youth League roster.  Please highlight the new player in bold font so they are easy to identify.  Please ensure that players are listed in numerical order on the roster submission form.  PLEASE NOTE: Newly added players who play in MAWHA Girls' Youth League Games will NOT be credited with that game for purposes of calculating Playoff Eligibility unless the MAWHA Statistician is notified of their addition to the official team roster prior to first League Game in which they participate.  If you fail to notify the MAWHA Statistician of any addition to your roster your player may still receive credit for the game played if you submit a copy of your official USA Hockey registration roster for that team so long as the roster is stamped as having been received by your District Registrar prior to the date of the player's first League Game with your team.  Otherwise players will not be documented as having played the game for the purposes of Playoff Eligibility even if they are credited with a point, assessed a penalty or played in goal.
10. How should I list my players - in alphabetical order, grouped by position or in numerical order? Please list all players in numerical order in the roster section of the score sheet.  This order speeds data entry and reduces errors in terms of making sure players get credit for the games that they have played.  It is not necessary to list the players' positions on the score sheets, with the exception of the goalies.
11. What do I do if one of my players wears a jersey other than their usual jersey for any given game? Please list the player on the score sheet in numerical order based on their usual jersey number on the roster.  Then draw one line through the player's usual jersey number and write their temporary jersey number next to their usual jersey number.
12. What are the most common errors on the MAWHA Girls' Youth League score sheets? Most common errors include:

Failure to include the name and jersey number of the AWAY team goalie(s).  This error will result in the score sheet data not being entered for either team until the HOME team obtains the name and jersey number of the AWAY team goalie(s) and provides them to the statistician.

Failure to reconcile the numbers of players credited with goals and assists against the rosters on the score sheets to confirm that the number being referenced by the official corresponds to a player on the roster for that game.  This error will result in the score sheet data not being entered for either team until the HOME team obtains the correct name and jersey number of the player in question and provides that information to the statistician.
13.  Why don't the stats from our recent game appear on the stats web site? Stats for any given game may not appear for any number of reasons, including:
a. The score sheet may not have been submitted by the HOME team manager in a timely manner.  All score sheets are required to be post-marked within 3 days of the date of the game.
b. The Statistician may be out of town and unable to complete input of received score sheets for a few days after receipt.
c. The score sheet may be incomplete or inaccurate delaying the entry of accurate game statistics.  If this is the case the MAWHA Statistician will contact the HOME and AWAY team managers to address any issues that impact correct and accurate data entry of game stats. 
14.  I am a parent and I believe the stats are incorrect on the web site; what can I do? Please note that the stats are entered from score sheets that have been signed by the referee(s) who officiated the game.  Stats will only be changed from what is recorded on the score sheet if an obvious error was made in the transcription of the game details onto the score sheet.  For example, if the referee credits player # XX with a goal or assist however there is no player # XX on the official MAWHA team roster nor is any player recorded as temporarily wearing # XX for the game in question.  In that circumstance the MAWHA Statistician will contact the Team Managers for the HOME and AWAY teams to clarify which player should be correctly credited with the point.  Both HOME and AWAY Team Managers have to agree to the correction before it will be published in the database.  At no time are parents to submit their own statistics to the Statistician in order to effect a change in the game stats; this includes shots on goal faced by a goalie, etc.  If a parent has a question about the game stats as they are reported in the database they are to raise the question to their Team Manager who should review the game score sheet to ensure that the game stats were entered correctly into the database.  If it is determined that a true error occurred in the transcription of the score sheet into the stats database the Team Manager should contact the MAWHA Statistician for clarification.  All correspondence will be between the MAWHA Statistician and the Team Manager or Coaching staff only.