September 13, 2007
Letter from the Executive Director
Welcome to another exciting season of college roller hockey! The NCRHA Board of Directors wanted to highlight a few items before the season gets rolling.
Item # 1 - Player Eligibility. This is the 5th year of the NCRHA, so it will be the final year of many players, who are playing Division I or II or on a DI/DII program's B team. On the other hand, there are a handful of players who have consumed their 3 years of Division III eligibility. This includes participation on a Division III's A or B team. All requirements for B teams are identical to those of the program's A team (first team, DI, DII, or DIII), such as eligibility, number of credit hours, etc. Your Member Organization Director will be contacting their team representatives regarding the players that the NCRHA has identified as ineligible. If you have any questions, please contact your Member Organization Director as well as the NCRHA Executive Director at [email protected]. Either one of those individuals can provide you with the process for appealing ineligibility. Appealing ineligibility means only recognizing errors in the NCRHA database, not to use an additional year of eligibility. For reference to this guideline, go to www.ncrha.org, click on NCRHA Docs and download the NCRHA League Operations Manual.
Item # 2 - Pucks for this season. The NCRHA will once again be using a black IDS puck for game play this season. Teams may order pucks through the NCRHA by visiting the link below and following the directions on that page: http://www.ncrha.org/page.php?page=puckorder
Item # 3 - NCRHA Team Registration Packet. The Registration Packet is online at www.ncrha.org, click on NCRHA Docs and download the Team Registration Packet. Team Registration Materials, Player/Coach Registration Materials, and NCRHA Team Registration Invoices are included. Once again there is a paypal option to take care of your NCRHA Team Registration Fees. Click on the link just below "NCRHA Team Invoice Packet" to access the paypal/credit card option. No paypal account is necessary. Please take the time to read through the entire packet and submit the proper paperwork in a timely manner. Also be sure to take the Player Enrollment Verification Form to your Registrar and have your club advisor/Sports Club Director send a letter stating that you are a recognized club at your college/university.
Item # 4 - Hockey College and the College Information Station are coming to one of your events! The previous news article posted by Nanette Houser spoke about Hockey College coming to one of your events. This is a great way to get the youth of the area exposed to and interested in college roller hockey. More details to come. Please consider volunteering an hour of your time to mentor these local youth in an hour-long clinic. Hockey College is brought to you by Mission Hockey. The College Information Station is a travelling booth that will be setup at one event per region as well as Narch, State Wars and various other roller hockey events to promote the NCRHA and its teams. Look for more information to follow. You can submit information to be displayed on your behalf at events all over the country! Easy exposure!
Item # 5 - NCRHA Winterfest. The NCRHA will be holding the 2nd Annual Winterfest in Key West, Florida in early January 2008. Stay tuned for more information. If you would like to get on the interest list, please email NCRHA Director of League Operations Rob Coggin at [email protected]. Winterfest is an open-invitation tournament. Any NCRHA member team may participate.
Item # 6 - Nationals Selection Monday. Selection Monday will take place on Monday March 3rd, 2008. Stay tuned on that evening, as well as the days to follow, to see who gets a bid to the 2008 Collegiate Roller Hockey National Championships! NCRHA Staff is currently pursuing multiple leads for the 2008 National Championships and will announce the location as soon as it is finalized.
Item # 7 - www.NCRHAtravel.com. Have you heard of it? It is a travel site all our own, which has flights, cars, hotels, cruises, vacations, you name it, we've got it! The NCRHA receives a portion of all bookings through the site. We want you to get a good deal! So if you find a better deal elsewhere, feel free to go for it! But please do look at www.NCRHAtravel.com for both hockey and personal travel, and if the price is comparable, book through us!!! Hotels, rental cars and cruises get the largest percentage back! Thanks in advance!
We are looking forward to a great season. As always, if you have any concerns, please email us at the following:
Brennan Edwards, NCRHA Executive Director - [email protected]
Rob Coggin, NCRHA Director of League Operations and Referee In Chief - [email protected]
Nanette Houser, NCRHA Director of Marketing - [email protected]
Item # 1 - Player Eligibility. This is the 5th year of the NCRHA, so it will be the final year of many players, who are playing Division I or II or on a DI/DII program's B team. On the other hand, there are a handful of players who have consumed their 3 years of Division III eligibility. This includes participation on a Division III's A or B team. All requirements for B teams are identical to those of the program's A team (first team, DI, DII, or DIII), such as eligibility, number of credit hours, etc. Your Member Organization Director will be contacting their team representatives regarding the players that the NCRHA has identified as ineligible. If you have any questions, please contact your Member Organization Director as well as the NCRHA Executive Director at [email protected]. Either one of those individuals can provide you with the process for appealing ineligibility. Appealing ineligibility means only recognizing errors in the NCRHA database, not to use an additional year of eligibility. For reference to this guideline, go to www.ncrha.org, click on NCRHA Docs and download the NCRHA League Operations Manual.
Item # 2 - Pucks for this season. The NCRHA will once again be using a black IDS puck for game play this season. Teams may order pucks through the NCRHA by visiting the link below and following the directions on that page: http://www.ncrha.org/page.php?page=puckorder
Item # 3 - NCRHA Team Registration Packet. The Registration Packet is online at www.ncrha.org, click on NCRHA Docs and download the Team Registration Packet. Team Registration Materials, Player/Coach Registration Materials, and NCRHA Team Registration Invoices are included. Once again there is a paypal option to take care of your NCRHA Team Registration Fees. Click on the link just below "NCRHA Team Invoice Packet" to access the paypal/credit card option. No paypal account is necessary. Please take the time to read through the entire packet and submit the proper paperwork in a timely manner. Also be sure to take the Player Enrollment Verification Form to your Registrar and have your club advisor/Sports Club Director send a letter stating that you are a recognized club at your college/university.
Item # 4 - Hockey College and the College Information Station are coming to one of your events! The previous news article posted by Nanette Houser spoke about Hockey College coming to one of your events. This is a great way to get the youth of the area exposed to and interested in college roller hockey. More details to come. Please consider volunteering an hour of your time to mentor these local youth in an hour-long clinic. Hockey College is brought to you by Mission Hockey. The College Information Station is a travelling booth that will be setup at one event per region as well as Narch, State Wars and various other roller hockey events to promote the NCRHA and its teams. Look for more information to follow. You can submit information to be displayed on your behalf at events all over the country! Easy exposure!
Item # 5 - NCRHA Winterfest. The NCRHA will be holding the 2nd Annual Winterfest in Key West, Florida in early January 2008. Stay tuned for more information. If you would like to get on the interest list, please email NCRHA Director of League Operations Rob Coggin at [email protected]. Winterfest is an open-invitation tournament. Any NCRHA member team may participate.
Item # 6 - Nationals Selection Monday. Selection Monday will take place on Monday March 3rd, 2008. Stay tuned on that evening, as well as the days to follow, to see who gets a bid to the 2008 Collegiate Roller Hockey National Championships! NCRHA Staff is currently pursuing multiple leads for the 2008 National Championships and will announce the location as soon as it is finalized.
Item # 7 - www.NCRHAtravel.com. Have you heard of it? It is a travel site all our own, which has flights, cars, hotels, cruises, vacations, you name it, we've got it! The NCRHA receives a portion of all bookings through the site. We want you to get a good deal! So if you find a better deal elsewhere, feel free to go for it! But please do look at www.NCRHAtravel.com for both hockey and personal travel, and if the price is comparable, book through us!!! Hotels, rental cars and cruises get the largest percentage back! Thanks in advance!
We are looking forward to a great season. As always, if you have any concerns, please email us at the following:
Brennan Edwards, NCRHA Executive Director - [email protected]
Rob Coggin, NCRHA Director of League Operations and Referee In Chief - [email protected]
Nanette Houser, NCRHA Director of Marketing - [email protected]