Tryouts Informational Video (Parents/Guardians please watch)

Topics Covered:

• Tryout Objectives
• Process
• Evaluation criteria
• Evaluators selection
• Key Dates
• Sample Flow Chart
• Tryout Attendance Policy
• How Parents can support the process

Parents/Guardians:

5 Ways to support your child in tryouts --> CLICK HERE TO READ

Supporting your child on the ride home --> https://truesportpur.ca/theridehome

Flow Charts:

** A decision on how many "B" teams we will have at U13 and U15 will be made once registration closes and we see how many players and more importantly goalies are registered at each level

U11- Coming Soon

U13 (Excluding AAA) U13 AA (no AAA) FLOW CHARTS - 1 B team 2024

U15 U15 FLOWCHART 2024 

2025 Tryout Start Dates:

U13AAA:  Sept 16th

All other tryouts: Sat Sept 20th or thereafter

Tryout Appeals

The Association shall appoint an Appeals Committee annually to specifically handle any complaints arising from the tryout process. The Appeals Committee will be comprised of the four Competitive Directors (U11-U18) who will select a chairperson from their ranks each season.

In addition, the Appeals Committee shall be supported (ex-officio) by a resource person who is not a Competitive Director who is able to advise and assist the committee when and as required. NOTE: Any Director, who has a child participating in the division from which an appeal originates, shall be excused from the committee for the purposes of dealing with that specific appeal.

A player or his/her representative may appeal a tryout selection decision relating to him/her by giving notice of the appeal within 24 hours of notification of the decision. The notice of appeal must be in writing using the Appeal Submission Form, setting out the specific grounds for the appeal. The notice of appeal will be deemed to be delivered, if personally delivered by hand or e-mailed to one of the members of the Appeals Committee.

The Appeals Committee will only entertain an appeal if the established tryout evaluation process has not been adhered to.

Appeals related to the decisions of the independent evaluation team will not be entertained. Furthermore,

1. If a parent contacts any member of the executive or tryout committee prior to placing their formal appeal, the appeal will not be heard.

2. Depending on the severity of language and frequency of the emails, texts or phone calls to our executives, the parents can face a suspension from the team and the arenas they are partaking in from 7 to 30 days.

The player or his/her representative will be entitled to appear personally before the Appeals Committee to make submissions. The Appeals Committee shall not review an Evaluation Team’s discretionary assessment of a player’s hockey ability.

The Appeals Committee will hear submissions within 48 hours of receiving an appeal and shall communicate their decision no later than 24 hours after such hearing. The decision of the Appeals Committee is final, and no further appeals shall be permitted.

TRYOUT APPEAL FORM

Policy on Player Attendance at Competitive Tryouts

The success of our annual tryout process is based upon the premise that our independent evaluators are able to observe and fully evaluate all participating players during the various stages of the process. This is necessary to enable our evaluators to suitably rate each.

As players grow and develop at varying rates, it is not unusual to see changes in a player’s ability over the course of the summer or from season to season. For this reason, it is very important to have the opportunity to compare players in a common forum to ensure we place each at the most appropriate level. For this reason, our expectation is that all players will attend all tryout sessions.

We also understand that from time to time, there are valid circumstances that preclude participants from attending. For this reason, we have established this policy to guide our actions in these situations.

Sickness or Injury: If any participant becomes sick or injured and cannot attend one session: The player shall be ranked for the sessions in which they participate and their score shall be pro-rated for the session they are unable to attend.

If a player becomes sick or injured and is unable to attend multiple sessions but will be able to attend a portion of the tryouts: The player shall be ranked for the sessions in which they participate and their score shall be pro-rated for the session they miss. In addition, the evaluation team will attempt to determine additional background information (i.e. past performance) to assist in making an appropriate ranking.

The players becomes sick or injured and is unable attend any portion of the tryout process: The player will be ranked based upon any background information that the evaluators can access such as past performance with prior teams, coaching reports from those teams, and any other pertinent information available to them. In cases where injuries eliminate participation for a lengthy period of time and if a player has been assigned to a specific level based upon the ranking of the independent evaluators, a roster spot will be held open until such time that player is able to return.

In cases of a significant injury (one that causes the player to miss multiple sessions), a note from the attending physician approving the player’s return to play is required before the players can rejoin the process.

Compassionate Reasons: In addition to sickness or injury, we recognize that there are specific activities that are significant to our players in addition to family matters that may arise and which take precedence. The following situations shall be considered for compassionate reasons:

• A family tragedy;

• Attendance at a regional or national event (i.e. sporting championship) that arises from the player’s participation in an activity over the summer where the activity necessitates the player to attend as part of their commitment to that activity; or

• Specific religious holidays. In all cases, it is critical that the parent/guardian notify the respective Divisional Director as soon as they become aware that the player will be absent and when the player is expected to return. Failing this may have an adverse impact upon the player’s overall evaluation. It is also important to note that while we will make every effort to properly evaluate players who encounter these situations, there are significant challenges associated with evaluating and ranking players who are absent and, as such, every effort should be made to attend sessions.