2. Fair and Equal Ice Time
- Positional Rotation:
- All players play all positions
- Goaltender Rotation:
- Full-time goaltender allowed.
- Goaltenders rotate for equal amount of playing time throughout the regular season and playoffs.
3. Seasonal Structure
- Preparation Phase (up to 4 Weeks)
- See Player Tryouts above.
- Development Phase (up to 4 weeks)
- Teams must have a period of development time following tryouts prior to the start of the regular season.
- Development and Regular Season Phase (Up to 24 weeks)
- Recommended maximum of 45 games per year (includes exhibition, league, tournament and playoff games).
- Seasonal Breaks
- Playoff Phase (up to 4 weeks)
- Offseason Phase (end of season to August)
4. Position-Specific Training
- Small-area games in practice/station-based practices/skill-focused drills
- Only 15% of practice time should be spent on team play and strategy/systems with 85% of practice time spent on skills and tactics.
- Limit position-specific specialization (except for goalies).