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Originally posted by sm14:

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sm14

Their is not much difference in the playing rules with USA HOckey, East and West. The difference comes with the number of games played.

Would we be using a four-man system in the states?

Would we all have ice cuts after two periods? Or not?

I think the solution is to stay USA Hockey registered and use the NFHS rules. It's a win-win. We use the rules that work well for us and we get the insurance benefit.

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Be careful of what you ask for with the PIAA.

1)If PIAA managed the sport there would be three classifications AAA,AA,A based upon High School Boys attendance. East would be playing Latrobe HS at AA this weekend as the schools are similar in size.

2)There would be no more billeting as PV did with out of state players unless they are foreign exchange students.

3)All classifications would have Academies and Parochial schools that can recruit up and including eighth grade. Large PA East schools would be playing in the same AAA class.

Thoughts??????

The PIAA takes all schools statewide participating in a particular sport. In this case ice hockey. They then divide that group into categories of equal numbers of teams. If there are 225 teams then AAA would have the largest 75, AA the next largest 75 and A the smallest 75. This number is established every two years using male enrollment for male sports. It's concievable that two schools who are 10 males apart could wind up in different classifications. It would eliminate some schools who aren't PIAA like Episcopal, GA, etc.

I'm fine with the no billeting rule. In fact we should adopt it now.

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And I've got news--parents in other sports are at least as crazy as hockey parents. We just don't leave the cozy confines of the rink enough to see it

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Plus the schools have their own insurance under NHFS to cover ALL sports and players and its probably cheaper than USA Hockey's policy.

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Originally posted by Zambonihugger:
In the Inquirer today

Lacrosse to go PIAA

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Originally posted by trimback:
Luckily for both teams with Lacrosse like baseball, basketball and football there is a direct path to D1 College sports unlike hockey.

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Originally posted by hhfan:

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Originally posted by sm14:

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Originally posted by Pancake:

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Be careful of what you ask for with the PIAA.

1)If PIAA managed the sport there would be three classifications AAA,AA,A based upon High School Boys attendance. East would be playing Latrobe HS at AA this weekend as the schools are similar in size.

2)There would be no more billeting as PV did with out of state players unless they are foreign exchange students.

3)All classifications would have Academies and Parochial schools that can recruit up and including eighth grade. Large PA East schools would be playing in the same AAA class.

Thoughts??????

The PIAA takes all schools statewide participating in a particular sport. In this case ice hockey. They then divide that group into categories of equal numbers of teams. If there are 225 teams then AAA would have the largest 75, AA the next largest 75 and A the smallest 75. This number is established every two years using male enrollment for male sports. It's concievable that two schools who are 10 males apart could wind up in different classifications. It would eliminate some schools who aren't PIAA like Episcopal, GA, etc.

I'm fine with the no billeting rule. In fact we should adopt it now.

sm14 ---
By the "no billeting rule", you no doubt mean the transfer and eligibility rules. I'm going to give a ridiculous, but plausible, example of the same principles and see if you still feel as you say you do. Under the transfer and eligibility rules, a kid who moves from Maryland to the area to play for, say, the Jr. Flyers would be prohibited from playing on the hockey team at whatever area high school he attends, as many wish to interpret those rules (transferring for "athletic" reasons).
Another student from Maryland has an opportunity to perform with the Center City Dance Theatre in Philadelphia for the season, moves to the area, and attends an area high school. That student would be welcomed into the area school's dramatic arts programs with open arms.
Neither student transferred to a PARTICULAR school for reasons that relate to THAT school, athletic or artistic. The principle I can't get past is that one student, the artist, would be entitled to fully participate in all of his new school's activities and programs while the other student, the athlete, would not be able to fully participate with the rest of his classmates. To me, there's a fundemental fairness issue...even an equal opportunity issue.
In short, I don't believe the transfer and eligibility rules were intended to address billeting. I believe they were intended to limit local recruiting of athletes from one school district by another near-by district in order to strengthen the recruiting school's team. Not kid's who move to the area FOR ATHLETIC REASONS THAT DO NOT RELATE TO THE SCHOOL OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON THAT DOES NOT RELATE TO THE SCHOOL.
Does this in any way influence your opinion? (any answer's OK!)
If you are more comfortable with a comparison with something more "competitive", let's say it's the Philadelphia Junior Philharmonic Orchestra and high school marching band (marching bands compete).