4.0 TIERING POLICY 4.1 Purpose Place teams at similar skill levels for competition in Ringette Alberta sanctioned games 4.2 Applicability All teams registered with Ringette Alberta competing in Ringette Alberta sanctioned games 4.3 Principles There will be no tiering of U9 and U10 teams Teams may ‘tier up’ (register at a higher level) to and including AA providing the Group Member approves the change There is no obligation on any Zone Member or Group Member to ice a ‘AA’ team 4.4 Requirements Timelines Teams must declare their tier by the Ringette Alberta team registration deadline date of October 15 Fees There are no fees associated with tiering All teams in an age division within a Group Member community will be considered when determining tiering One Team in an Age Division: At the U14, U16 and U19 age divisions, the team will self-tier at the A or B level. For U12 division, consult 4.4.5.2 below for tiering Two or more teams at different levels in an Age Division: 4.4.5.1 Where a Group Member has enough players to ice more than one team in the U14, U16, U19 divisions, teams will be tiered in the following order: 2 teams} 1A, 1B 6 teams} 3A, 3B or 1AA, 2A, 3B 3 teams} 1A, 2B 7 teams} 3A, 4B or 1AA, 2A, 4B 4 teams} 2A, 2B 8 teams} 4A, 4B or 1AA, 3A, 4B 5 teams} 2A, 3B
4.0 TIERING POLICY 4.1 Purpose Place teams at similar skill levels for competition in Ringette Alberta sanctioned games 4.2 Applicability All teams registered with Ringette Alberta competing in Ringette Alberta sanctioned games 4.3 Principles There will be no tiering of U9 and U10 teams Teams may ‘tier up’ (register at a higher level) to and including AA providing the Group Member approves the change There is no obligation on any Zone Member or Group Member to ice a ‘AA’ team 4.4 Requirements Timelines Teams must declare their tier by the Ringette Alberta team registration deadline date of October 15 Fees There are no fees associated with tiering All teams in an age division within a Group Member community will be considered when determining tiering One Team in an Age Division: At the U14, U16 and U19 age divisions, the team will self-tier at the A or B level. For U12 division, consult 4.4.5.2 below for tiering Two or more teams at different levels in an Age Division: 4.4.5.1 Where a Group Member has enough players to ice more than one team in the U14, U16, U19 divisions, teams will be tiered in the following order: 2 teams} 1A, 1B 6 teams} 3A, 3B or 1AA, 2A, 3B 3 teams} 1A, 2B 7 teams} 3A, 4B or 1AA, 2A, 4B 4 teams} 2A, 2B 8 teams} 4A, 4B or 1AA, 3A, 4B 5 teams} 2A, 3B
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