TEAM, PLAYER AND COACH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
USA Hockey and MAHA require all coaches, players and teams to be properly registered before any games are played including tournament games, exhibition games with out of town teams and Treasure State League games. Teams, coaches and associations who violate these mandates are subject to suspensions, fines and removal from all MAHA and USA Hockey sanctioned activities.
Players
All players must have submitted the following documents to the local association Registrar or team manager prior to any game or on ice practice:
1. USA Hockey current player registration bar coded form
2. Completed Consent to treat form
3. Completed Player's code of conduct form
4. Birth certificate for new players not registered in 2010
Coaches
ALL Coaches must have submitted the following documents to the local association Registrar or team manager prior to any personal contact with any under age (under 18) players including in the locker room, on-ice practices, off-ice practices or games:
1. Current Coaching card
2. Current USA Hockey bar coded Registration form
3. Completed USA Hockey Coaches' code of conduct form
4. Completed consent to treat form
5. Completed the MAHA Screening Process
Team Managers
All Team Managers must submit to the Local Registrar the following for all teams before they participate in any games:
1. List of all players on the team and what level they are playing at
2. A USA Hockey bar coded registration, player's code of conduct, consent to treat form, coach's code of conduct form and proof of screening for every player and coach for each individual team respectively
A copy of USA Hockey registration, code of conduct and consent to treat form should be kept in each team’s binder for all players and coaches as well as a copy of each coach's coaching card.
Local Registrars
All Local Registrars will use the USA Hockey Cyber Sport system and (1-T) forms to enter all the data required for players, coaches and team managers and send that data to the Montana State Registrar.
When the properly stamped 1-T rosters are received back from the Montana State Registrar, the local registrar will make sure each team manager has a copy of these approved roster which must be in the Team Binder and available for inspection for each and every game whether it is a league, exhibition or tournament game.
Local Tournament Directors
All Local Tournament Directors are required to inspect and verify every team roster prior to letting that team play any games in that local tournament, once they have received an official sanction from the Montana State Registrar for their local tournament. (See USA Hockey Rule X E. 8)
Local Associations and Boards of Directors
All local Associations and Boards of Directors must assign someone in their organization to make sure all players, coaches and teams are properly rostered prior to any games being played whether exhibition, tournament, or League games. If the designated person in the organization is the Local Registrar, then the Board needs to assure that the Registrar is properly trained and has the authority to prevent any player, coach or team from participating in any game or on-ice practice.
In addition all Local Associations must assign someone in the organization to make sure every coach has the proper level of coaching education for the kids they are coaching and have been properly screened prior to having any contact with under age players. That person in the organization charged with this responsibility (maybe the Coaching Director) should have access to coaching cards and the State screening data as well as the authority to prevent coaches from having contact with underage players prior to a verification of proper screening. (See USA Hockey Policy D. Screening and MAHA Sexual and Physical Abuse Screening Policy)
Penalties for registration violations:
o 1st Offense: Association fined $500
o 2nd Offense: Disciplinary Committee decides
o Registar needs to attend meeting/class, failure to do so, $500 fine & probation
USA Hockey and MAHA require all coaches, players and teams to be properly registered before any games are played including tournament games, exhibition games with out of town teams and Treasure State League games. Teams, coaches and associations who violate these mandates are subject to suspensions, fines and removal from all MAHA and USA Hockey sanctioned activities.
Players
All players must have submitted the following documents to the local association Registrar or team manager prior to any game or on ice practice:
1. USA Hockey current player registration bar coded form
2. Completed Consent to treat form
3. Completed Player's code of conduct form
4. Birth certificate for new players not registered in 2010
Coaches
ALL Coaches must have submitted the following documents to the local association Registrar or team manager prior to any personal contact with any under age (under 18) players including in the locker room, on-ice practices, off-ice practices or games:
1. Current Coaching card
2. Current USA Hockey bar coded Registration form
3. Completed USA Hockey Coaches' code of conduct form
4. Completed consent to treat form
5. Completed the MAHA Screening Process
Team Managers
All Team Managers must submit to the Local Registrar the following for all teams before they participate in any games:
1. List of all players on the team and what level they are playing at
2. A USA Hockey bar coded registration, player's code of conduct, consent to treat form, coach's code of conduct form and proof of screening for every player and coach for each individual team respectively
A copy of USA Hockey registration, code of conduct and consent to treat form should be kept in each team’s binder for all players and coaches as well as a copy of each coach's coaching card.
Local Registrars
All Local Registrars will use the USA Hockey Cyber Sport system and (1-T) forms to enter all the data required for players, coaches and team managers and send that data to the Montana State Registrar.
When the properly stamped 1-T rosters are received back from the Montana State Registrar, the local registrar will make sure each team manager has a copy of these approved roster which must be in the Team Binder and available for inspection for each and every game whether it is a league, exhibition or tournament game.
Local Tournament Directors
All Local Tournament Directors are required to inspect and verify every team roster prior to letting that team play any games in that local tournament, once they have received an official sanction from the Montana State Registrar for their local tournament. (See USA Hockey Rule X E. 8)
Local Associations and Boards of Directors
All local Associations and Boards of Directors must assign someone in their organization to make sure all players, coaches and teams are properly rostered prior to any games being played whether exhibition, tournament, or League games. If the designated person in the organization is the Local Registrar, then the Board needs to assure that the Registrar is properly trained and has the authority to prevent any player, coach or team from participating in any game or on-ice practice.
In addition all Local Associations must assign someone in the organization to make sure every coach has the proper level of coaching education for the kids they are coaching and have been properly screened prior to having any contact with under age players. That person in the organization charged with this responsibility (maybe the Coaching Director) should have access to coaching cards and the State screening data as well as the authority to prevent coaches from having contact with underage players prior to a verification of proper screening. (See USA Hockey Policy D. Screening and MAHA Sexual and Physical Abuse Screening Policy)
Penalties for registration violations:
o 1st Offense: Association fined $500
o 2nd Offense: Disciplinary Committee decides
o Registar needs to attend meeting/class, failure to do so, $500 fine & probation