Nationals Bound Teams
Preparing your team for district and national championship participation
Teams that are nationals bound, need to prepare a credentials binder and take note of the dates outlined below.
Credentials Binder
The following credentials need to be compiled and placed into a 1", 3-ring binder, with documents put into individual clear sheet protectors, and sections tabbed, in this exact order.
The binder should have a front cover with the name of the team, the team's age division, and the season years. For example: Team Oregon, 16UAA Girls, 2021-2022. Repeat this same information on the spine of the binder.
The binder will need to be prepared and submitted ahead of the national tournament so that there is time to validate the information being put forward.
Every season, USA Hockey published a District and National Championship Guidebook, typically in October. Teams should refer to this document for requirements and deadlines.
2023 USA Hockey District and National Championship Guidebook
- Completed Credentials Verification Sheet (you need to get this from your association registrar)
- USAH T-1 Team Roster
- Game Scoresheets in individual sleeves, in order from most recent games in the front to oldest in the back
- USA Consent to Treat Forms for every member of the team, Coaches and Team Manager first, followed by all players in alphabetical order
- Completed Return to Play forms for any players who were injured and required to submit one. If you have none, include a sheet that states this.
The binder should have a front cover with the name of the team, the team's age division, and the season years. For example: Team Oregon, 16UAA Girls, 2021-2022. Repeat this same information on the spine of the binder.
The binder will need to be prepared and submitted ahead of the national tournament so that there is time to validate the information being put forward.
Every season, USA Hockey published a District and National Championship Guidebook, typically in October. Teams should refer to this document for requirements and deadlines.
2023 USA Hockey District and National Championship Guidebook
Important Dates
The following are important dates for players, parents, managers and coaches.
- USA Hockey Insurance Coverage Dates - USA Hockey season is from 9/1 to 8/31. All insurance expires on 8/31. In order for USAH insurance to be re-instated for the following season, OSHA needs to sign off and forward new association applications to the District Registrar.
- Tournament Applications - Need to be received by OSHA 60 days prior to the start of the tournament. This also aids in making sure the tournament gets on the USA Hockey and OSHA websites.
- Tier I & II Team Declaration - December 1st is the cutoff date for declaring Tier I or II. Rosters cannot be changed after December 31st. The deadline to submit Tier I & II rosters is December 15th, in order to allow time for processing. All Nationally bound teams must have a team manager.
- District Team Payments - A deposit and payments for the Tier teams going to the USAH National Championship tournaments must be paid to OSHA by December 15th.
- Rosters for Tier I & II - Team rosters must be sent to the District office along with birth certificates, proof of legal residence in US for foreign born players and any other materials as might be necessary, so the rosters can get certified. Please send a copy of the material to the OSHA President. Games do not count toward the 20/10 (14/10 for girls) rule until the District Registrar signs off on them.
- Game Preparation - All Coaches on the bench must sign a scoresheet prior to start of each game and include their level of coaching and year attained for the game to count under the 20/10 (14/10 for girls) rule.