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Injured Player Policy - Tryouts
2023-2024 Tryout Season Injured Player Policy:
If a player is injured and unable to participate fully in the PCMHA try out process, his/her parents may apply in writing or by email, to the President of the PCMHA (president@pcmha.com), for special consideration. The following process will be enacted:
- Parents must obtain and submit a doctor’s certificate that details both the injury as well as the anticipated date of healthy return to the level of activity expected for all players at the level where the injured player is trying out. The circumstances behind the injury as well as the anticipated return date will be taken into consideration.
- If the player has been on the ice with the team onto which he/she is hoping to be placed, the coaching staff and evaluators, if applicable, will evaluate the player based on what he/she demonstrated during the try outs he/she attended.
- If the player was not able to be seen on the ice or if the coaching staff feels the player did not attend enough ice sessions to be fairly evaluated, the coaching staff may consult other coaches and evaluators who would have seen the player during the current round of tryouts.
- For example, a player was assessed during the AAA tryouts and becomes injured during the AA tryouts. The AA coach may consult the evaluators and coaching staff of the AAA team for assessments of the player.
- If the player was not seen during any phase of the try out process, the coaching staff, if they see the merit in doing so, may consult with the coaching staff who worked with the player in the 2022-2023 season. Once all information is gathered, the coaching staff along with the president will decide on whether the player will receive special consideration and be placed on the team or whether the player will be released.