The MITES 2007-08

• Cupertino 11/17/07

Photos courtesy Susan Johnson Photography  (707) 838.0824.   www.susanjohnsonphotography.com

Important information regarding residence requirements for Traveling Mites Teams:

Procedure to enforce NORCAL Rule 4.01.1:

> 4.01.1  New mite-age players must sign up to play at a rink no further than thirty (30) miles from their primary residence unless approved by NORCAL. If there is no rink within 30 miles of the player's primary residence, the player must sign up to play at the rink closest to their primary residence.

Note the rule applies only to new mite-age players playing mite hockey. A new mite player is a mite aged player not previously playing for a NORCAL Mite travel team. A mite-aged player who by age would be a second year mite but who has not played NORCAL travel hockey previously, may play as a squirt and not be under the jurisdiction of rule 4.01.1.

1. To sign up at a rink, a new mite player must provide (or the receiving club can provide) a Google map showing driving directions from player's legal residence to the rink. The must list a mileage of less than 30.0 miles.

2. To establish legal residence, a mite player must provide a current utility bill showing the player's legal guardian as the account holder on the bill with the address the same as that provided as residence on the Google map.

3. If a player's legal residence is not within 30 miles of a rink, the player must demonstrate that the rink where they are attempting to register is the closest rink to their legal residence as established in #2 above that has a mite program.

If the rink is more than 30 miles from the player's legal residence or is not the closest rink to the player's legal residence, the player must appeal in writing to the General Manager at hamer.j@covad.net. The General Manager will investigate and decide whether or not to issue a waiver.
 
If the waiver is denied, the player may appeal the decision in writing. The General Manager will appoint a committee made up of three members of the Executive Board who will have 10 days to hear the appeal. If the appeal is denied, the player may appeal to the full NORCAL Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

The player may not register with an illegal rink without a waiver.  

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