ERRA & NCRRL

POLICY RE SEEDING OF TEAMS

A Committee will be established with responsibility and authority for seeding of all teams in Eastern Region. (Please note there is a separate NCRRL Policy for Seeding Novice teams in the League)

The Seeding Committee will be a five-person committee to include:

- two members from ERRA (G & T Co-ordinator and Vice Chair suggested) - two members from NCRRL (Vice President and Statistician suggested) - one member at large (this could be a different person for each situation to ensure no affiliation with the team being evaluated.)

Associations will continue to submit grids outlining player rosters for each of their teams playing in the NCRRL at the start of each season. The NCRRL may ask the Seeding Committee to evaluate any team that, in their opinion, is seeded at the wrong level. The Seeding Committee may use the grids, prior year statistics, and/or tournament and exhibition game scores in their evaluation.

NCRRL PRE-SEASON SEEDING

The league will support placement of U14 and older teams at the C, B, A, and AA levels. U12 teams will be seeded at the "Regional" (balanced if 2 or more teams) and "Provincial" (tiered if multiple teams) levels. In the Novice Division teams will be seeded at U8, U9 and U10. Players will be assigned primarily by age however exceptions will be allowed where needed to from teams of viable size. Any such exceptions must be noted on the team grid forms with JUSTIFICATION.


SEEDING RULES

U8/U9/U10 DIVISIONS:

Teams primarily age-based

2 or more teams in a division shall be balanced.


U12 DIVISIONS:

Minimum of one Regional team for each Provincial team

3 or more teams: One Provincial team, 2 Regional

Exceptions may be considered with JUSTIFICATION


U14 - U19

1 team in age group B or higher

2 teams in age group one at B or higher
one at C or higher

3 or more teams in age group one at A or higher
one at B or higher
one at C or higher


Notes:

  • Exceptions WILL REQUIRE EXHIBITION GAMES and be referred to the seeding committee
  • Teams experiencing problems as the season progresses will be referred to the seeding committee. Requests must be made in writing, by the Association's Representative
  • Each team must have at least 10 players including the goalie on its roster to be registered/seeded for league play. A team may play a league game with a minimum of 6 players, however.
  • Every effort will be made to avoid three team divisions. However, three teams seeded at the same level may constitute a division so please seed carefully.

Associations may also submit requests to the Committee to review the seeding level of one of their own teams or a team from another association. Requests from individual teams, coaches, players or parents will not be accepted.

The Seeding Committee will monitor teams during the first half of the season and may move a team to a higher or lower level if it is apparent that the team is incorrectly seeded. Teams are normally encouraged to strive to play at the highest level possible.

Any team which disputes its seeding will be required to play exhibition games against teams selected by the Seeding Committee.

No changes will be permitted to team seeding after December 15th of each season.

All teams at the same seeding level, must play in the same division in the NCRRL, regardless of whether it is a true division or a combined division.

Any association requesting reseeding of one of its team to a lower level must present its request to the ERRA Seeding Committee before submitting it to ORA. The request must be supported by a full rationale including league and tournament results.

NOTE: An Association must be advised if the seeding level of any of its’ teams is being questioned and have an opportunity to provide input to the Seeding Committee before a final decision is made.

Approved May, 1999