January 13 – 15, 2017
Ice Station Valencia
Valencia, California
TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION INFORMATION
You will need to submit the following by Tuesday, November 1st 2016 to complete your tournament registration:
⧠ Tournament Entry Form
⧠ Payment with tournament entry form - the fee is US $350 per team. Please make check payable to UCT and mail to:
UCT
Attn: Sandy Shafer
1801 Watermark Drive
Suite 100
Columbus, OH 43215
⧠ Team Information Form
⧠ Team Level Form
⧠ Official ASHA, USA or Hockey Canada Roster
(This tournament is sanctioned under the insurance and rules of play of the American Special Hockey Association. Canadian
teams will be required to have each coach and athlete sign a Waiver of Liability.)
⧠ Team Picture
(Please make sure your picture is sent in one of the following formats – JPEG, TIF or PNG)
⧠ Team Logo
⧠ How many tickets does your team need for Closing Ceremonies?
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If you are struggling to put together your full team to travel to and participate in the 2017 UCT WHF, we encourage you to
bring a partial team. We will be happy to combine and put together an “All-Star” team so that all athletes can participate in
the festival.
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Hotel reservations
 A list of suggested hotels is provided at the bottom of the registration. In order to make reservations, please contact
your choice hotel directly. Hotel rooms are limited and book up fast so make your reservations today!
 Can’t find a hotel you like? Visit http://visitsantaclarita.com/ for a list of more hotel options, plus restaurants and
more!
TOURNAMENT ENTRY FORM
Program/ Team Name: ______________________________________________________________________________________
Number of Teams: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Levels of Teams: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Number of Players: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Program Contact: ______________________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
State/Province: ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Zip/Postal Code: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Daytime Phone: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Evening Phone: ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Cell Phone: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
On-Site Contact Phone: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Email Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________
The entry fee is US $350 per team.
Please mail a copy of the forms with the entry fee, payable in US dollars to UCT to:
UCT
Attn: Sandy Shafer
1801 Watermark Drive
Suite 100
Columbus, OH 43215
Questions can be directed to Jen Szymczak, Sandy Shafer or Dave Chase at
Jen Szymczak
[email protected]
614-487-9680 x1207
(Cell) 910-233-2483
Sandy Shafer
[email protected]
614-487-9680 x1146
Dave Chase
[email protected]
6614-289-2793
TEAM INFORMATION FORM
Team Name: _______________________________________________________________________________
District/Affiliation ________________________________________________________________________
Level (please circle):
A
B
C
(Please see team level information below)
**PLEASE NOTE: If your team has them, please bring both light and dark (Home and Away) jerseys. **
TEAM ROSTER
#
coaches
NAME
DETERMINING YOUR TEAM LEVEL -- ***OVERVIEW***
For many SH programs, there is a great disparity amongst their players when it comes to skill level, age, size and degree of
disability. For other programs, this might not be as big of an issue. We are asking the programs to be active participants in placing
their teams in the best possible situations by helping UCT to accurately forecast the level at which teams should be placed. To
achieve this, UCT has borrowed the process created by JSBIA and SHI which provides programs with guidance as to how to best
register their teams.
WHAT IS THIS? The attached document, entitled “Levels of Play Guide,” is designed to help coaches register their teams in the
most appropriate level and to provide UCT with guidance on placing teams at the proper levels.
WHY IS THIS NECESSARY? When it comes to creating a schedule for our tournament one of our primary goals is to provide the
most parity across all participating teams, thus fostering an environment in which our players will experience the most fun and
display the most sportsmanship.
HOW DOES THIS WORK? As part of this exercise, we are asking team coaches to use the below bullets as a guide to help them
classify each of their players individually. Coaches can then decipher how many players they have from each level and can have a
better sense of where to place their teams. A decision on what division any team will compete in will be dependent, in part, upon
these numbers on the attached sheet (once completed by team coaches). Also factoring into the decision is context from coaches
on where they believe their teams should be placed (see attached Guide and Registration Form).
WE HAVE A “MIXED” TEAM OF PLAYERS FROM ALL LEVELS, WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
As you go through the exercise and determine your numbers, it will become clear if you have more players at a particular level.
Ideally, teams should have a MINIMUM OF 50% of players from a particular level for a team to be classified as such. However,
special circumstances do occur. This is why we are asking coaches for more contexts in the attached form.
WE DON’T HAVE ENOUGH PLAYERS TO FIELD A FULL TEAM. CAN WE COMBINE WITH ANOTHER TEAM? Yes. In the interest of
allowing all players who are willing and able to participate in the tournament, we encourage teams without enough players to
field teams of their own to combine with another team. Of course, we all realize this is not an opportunity to assemble an All-Star
Team rather, it’s a nice way to offer players from any SH program globally a chance to play AND a worry-free approach to
welcoming new and growing programs to our festival.
WHAT ARE THE STEPS OUR COACH USES TO REGISTER OUR TEAM(S) BY LEVEL?
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Utilize this attached Guide to help you classify your players individually
Utilize the Registration Form to provide the number of players you have at each level
On the Form, provide context as to what level your team might be best suited to compete
List on the Form teams you have played this year and who your team has matched up well against
List on the Form a contact # where you can be reached with any questions
All of the above information will be carefully taken into account when creating the fairest schedule possible. Please keep in mind
that no system or process is perfect. However, we believe that this is a step in the right direction to creating equality for the UCT
Winter Hockey Festival. Thank you in advance for your time, thought and cooperation.
DETERMINING YOUR TEAM LEVEL
***LEVELS OF PLAY (LOP) GUIDE***
A Level
 able to skate unassisted
 able to play structured game with minimal assistance
 play at a faster speed of play
 able to follow rules / instruction / drills
 always pursues the puck
 almost totally independent in preparing to play hockey
 can change on the fly or at stoppages of play: no buzzer system (coaches’ option)
 no on-ice coaches on the ice during game
 age and social skills taken into consideration
B Level
 able to skate unassisted
 able to participate in structured practice and play a game with assistance / prompting
 able to follow rules / instruction / drills with prompting
 frequently/sometimes pursues the puck
 buzzer system used for games
 one on-ice coach on the ice during games for player position purposes only
 size, age and social skills taken into consideration
C Level
 beginner level in skating and / or playing hockey
 players must be able to walk unassisted
 requires constant prompting
 rarely pursues the puck
 buzzer system used for games
 learn to skate program (walkers may be used to assist on ice)
 more than one on-ice coach may be necessary
 size, skill and safety of the players taken into consideration
TEAM LEVEL INFORMATION
*** REGISTRATION FORM***
THIS FORM IS FOR COACHES’ USE ONLY. PLEASE COMPLETE ONE (1) FORM FOR EACH TEAM
REGISTERING FOR THE UCT WINTER HOCKEY FESTIVAL
PROGRAM NAME:
______________________________________________________________________________
TOTAL NUMBER OF ‘A’ PLAYERS ON TEAM (based on LOP Guide):
______________________________________________________________________________
TOTAL NUMBER OF ‘B’ PLAYERS ON TEAM (based on LOP Guide):
______________________________________________________________________________
TOTAL NUMBER OF ‘C’ PLAYERS ON TEAM (based on LOP Guide):
______________________________________________________________________________
TEAM CLASSIFICATION FOR UCT WINTER HOCKEY FESTIVAL:
______________________________________________________________________________
IN YOUR VIEW, IS YOUR TEAM ON THE HIGH OR LOW END OF THIS LEVEL?
______________________________________________________________________________
WHY?
______________________________________________________________________________
WHAT OTHER TEAMS HAVE YOU PLAYED RECENTLY WHO YOU MATCH UP WELL AGAINST?
______________________________________________________________________________
WHAT TELEPHONE NUMBER CAN WE REACH YOU ON WITH QUESTIONS?
______________________________________________________________________________
Host Hotels
Hyatt Regency Valencia
http://valencia.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp?null
(661) 799-1234
24500 Town Center Drive
Valencia, CA 91355
Distance to the rink: 1.8 miles / 4 minutes
Courtyard Santa Clarita Valencia
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bursc-courtyard-santa-clarita-valencia/
(661) 257-3220
28523 Westinghouse Place
Valencia, CA 91355
Distance to the rink: 2.5 miles / 5 minutes
Embassy Suites Valencia
http://embassysuites1.hilton.com/en_US/es/hotel/VALESES-Embassy-Suites-Valencia-California/index.do
(661) 257-3111
28508 Westinghouse Place
Valencia, CA 91355
Distance to the rink: 2.5 miles / 5 minutes
Hilton Garden Inn Valencia Six Flags
http://hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/california/hilton-garden-inn-valencia-six-flags-VALVHGI/index.html
(661) 254-8800
27710 The Old Road
Valencia, CA 91355
Distance to the rink: 3 miles / 6 minutes
Fairfield Inn Santa Clarita Valencia
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/laxvl-fairfield-inn-santa-clarita-valencia/
(661) 290-2828
25340 The Old Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91381
Distance to the rink: 5.7 miles / 10 minutes
Residence Inn Santa Clarita Valencia
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/laxva-residence-inn-santa-clarita-valencia/
(661) 290-2800
25320 The Old Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91381
Distance to the rink: 5.6 miles / 10 minutes
Hampton Inn Los Angeles/Santa Clarita
http://hamptoninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/california/hampton-inn-los-angeles-santa-clarita-LAXVLHX/index.html
(661) 253-2400
25259 The Old Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91381
Distance to the rink: 5.8 miles / 11 minutes