2008-09 MYHA Player Eligibility Guiding Principles

“MYHA Player Eligibility Guiding Principles”

MYHA player eligibility is governed by the Minnkota District eligibility rules. Prior to each season the Minnkota District publishes player eligibility charts based on a players birth date.  The 2008-09 eligibility dates are as follows:

Youth Program	Minnkota Date	Girls	Minnkota Date
Jr. Gold	January 1, 1989	U19	January 1, 1989
U16	July 1, 1991	U16	July 1, 1991 to June 30th, 1993
Bantam	July 1, 1993	U14	July 1, 1993 to June 30th, 1995
Peewee	July 1, 1995	U12	July 1, 1995 to June 30th, 1997
Squirt	July 1, 1997	U10	July 1, 1997 to June 30th, 1999
4th Year Mite 3rd Year Mite 2nd Year Mite 1st Year Mite	July 1, 1999	U8 U8	July 1, 1999 to June 30th, 2000 July 1, 2000 to June 30th, 2001 July 1, 2001 to June 30th, 2002 July 1, 2002 to June 30th, 2003

    

Move Down Policy

1. Move downs at any level are discouraged and generally not allowed.
2. A request to move down for Squirt level and above must be submitted in writing to the MYHA registrar during registration and approved by a majority of the MYHA board.
3. Players requesting to move down are only eligible for “C’ level teams.
4. Move downs must be also be approved by obtaining a written wavier from the District 6 director. 

MYHA Move Up Policy

MYHA has a strict policy to place a player at their appropriate age level as determined by Minnkota District eligibility rules.  Occasionally the MYHA board will consider exceptions to allow players to move up, particularly in the case of a developing girls program as follows:

Grade Level Exception

MYHA will authorize a move up in the Youth Program for the player who is not eligible for the level of their peer grade per the Minnkota District birth data parameters. This consideration is given only to allow players to play with friends in their school grade and not due to a player’s hockey skill.  This affects players relative to their grade as follows:

Youth Players who are affected relative to their grade will be given the opportunity to move up if they choose. Players must declare their desire to move-up in writing to the MYHA registrar prior to the start of fall tryouts. Once a player declares their desire to move up, they must remain at that level for tryouts and play for the team they are selected for at that level for the remainder of the season.  Additionally, a skater electing to move up will be allowed only two years at each level from the Squirt/U10 level to the Bantam/U14 level. In other words, this is a one time election that continues through the Bantam/U14 levels of play.  

Goalie Exception