www.statewarshockey.com
State Wars SIGNATURE STATEMENT
The goal of State Wars Hockey is to provide a competitive
geographically structured national roller hockey event
that gives selected participants a feeling of pride
and honor to represent their home state.
Governed by the United States Roller Hockey Commission
(USRHC) and guided by experienced and motivated coaches,
roller hockey players of the same birth year are given
the opportunity to tryout for their state team that
will compete at State Wars for the United States Roller
Hockey Championship.
With the leadership and experience of its founders
and developers, State Wars will increase the growth
of roller hockey throughout the United States.
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State Wars HIGHLIGHTS !!!
-Individual online tryout registration
-12 separate birth year divisions
-One team per division is selected per state
-10 skaters and 2 goaltenders per team
-Teams selected by USRHC
-Chance to play with top players in state
-Supported by the roller hockey industry
-All-American teams will be selected
-Custom state home / away ProJoy Jerseys
-State team pants supplied by sponsors
-Archived stats and standings
-Team and individual player profiles
-Awards: High Scorer, MVD, and MVG
-Head to toe sponsorship for division MVP
-Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals are Awarded
-Pride and honor in representing your state
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State Wars Questions & Answers
1. What do you mean by State Teams and what is State
Wars?
Players will be chosen to represent the state in which
they live. ex. Team Michigan. State Wars is a major
roller hockey event that will take place every summer
where all of the state teams will compete for the United
States Roller Hockey Championship.
2. What is the USRHC? The USRHC (United States Roller
Hockey Commission) is a National roller hockey organization
that was formed to act as the unbiased selection committee
to select the top roller hockey players in the United
States. The USRHC will hold open tryouts in all 50 states
and will choose the best players in each age year to
represent their home state at STATE WARS.
3. How many players will be selected for their state
team and in what age divisions?
10 skaters and 2 goaltenders will be chosen for each
age group. There are 12 different age divisions at State
Wars. What makes State Wars unique is that age groups
are determined by single birth years (exception being
midget and junior).
Divisions: Select Œ97, Select ¹96, Select
¹95, Select ¹94, Select ¹93, Select ¹92,
Select ¹91, Select ¹90, Select ¹89, Select
¹88, Midget Select ¹87-¹86, and Junior
Select ¹85-¹83.
4. So except for the midget and junior divisions are
all other divisions single birth year?
Yes, all of the other divisions are based solely on
the year in which a player is born. We feel that in
a traditional two-year age division many of the first
year players aren¹t given a fair chance against
players a year older. At State Wars, all players will
only compete against the top players in the United States
of their own birth year. Female players may play down
one birth year.
5. Any restrictions besides birth year as to who can
play in State Wars and for which teams?
Yes, what makes State Wars so unique is players can
only play for their home state team, that is the state
in which is their prime residence. Players cannot jump
around to the teams that give them the best offer, they
are restricted to playing for one team only. And not
only must you live in that state, but every player must
attend the state tryout and be selected by the USRHC
to play at State Wars.
6. May a player play for more than one age year if
he/she is good enough?
No, a player may only play for his/her birth year division.
In a rare case where a state is unable to field a team
in a certain age year then a player may play ³up²
one year only.
7. How many teams from each state are permitted at
State Wars?
This is another area that makes State Wars so special,
each state may only field ONE team in each age division.
Therefore, a state may only be represented by12 total
teams at State Wars. Ex. California will only have one
team in each division so the chance of playing them
is one out of as many teams that are in the division.
8. If a player makes their state team what uniforms
will they wear?
State Wars Hockey and the USRHC will supply each state
team and player with their own home/away jerseys designed
by ProJoy. All jerseys, while having the same design
and style, will have their own state colors and state
names along with player¹s last names and jersey
numbers. Custom state teams pants will also be provided
by our major sponsors. Team uniforms are the players
to keep.
9. What sponsors are supporting State Wars?
When the idea for State Wars Hockey was brought to
light, finding sponsors was not difficult. We have received
the support of basically every major company in the
roller hockey world. Currently we have the support of
Mission, Tour, Nike, Labeda, Hyper, Factory, Rink Rat,
and ProJoy. We have also received interest from many
other companies that we expect to join this exclusive
group.
10. Who will run the State Teams?
The USRHC will be appointing a State Director in each
of the fifty states. The role of a State Director is
to help organize the state tryouts and put together
a quality coaching staff for all the teams. A State
Director must be highly respected in the sport and home
state. A State Director must be a great ambassador to
the sport of roller hockey and want to promote its growth.
In some cases, co-directors will be appointed depending
on the size of a state.
11. How will state teams be selected at tryouts?
To insure an unbiased selection process, the USRHC
has designed a 3-person selection committee. The USRHC
will be sending members of its staff to each of the
tryouts. This staff will be composed of some of the
most knowledgeable and respected members of the roller
hockey community, which have no affiliation with the
state the tryout is being held. This 3-person selection
committee will be comprised of 2 members of the USRHC
and the state director. Therefore, the USRHC will be
the ones selecting the players, but in cases where they
are undecided the state director will add his insight
to make a final recommendation. Some states will feature
3-USRHC representatives and no state director to select
the teams. The USRHC will make this decision.
12. Is State Wars looking to compete with NARCh, TORHS,
or other tournament series?
Not at all, in fact NARCh, TORHS, and USA Hockey Inline
are supporters of State Wars. Playing NARCh, TORHS,
and any other tournaments is what State Wars encourages.
The only way to continue to improve as a roller hockey
player is to play more and more quality tournaments.
We support anyone who promotes the growth of roller
hockey. Remember, State Wars is not a tournament series,
it is an event and we will be providing state tryouts
during the year to determine who will compete in it,
for the United States Roller Hockey Championship.
13. How do I register for my state tryouts?
To register for your state tryout you must go to www.statewarshockey.com
and complete the online tryout registration form. Once
you have registered and paid online you will receive
a confirmation e-mail stating that you are confirmed
into your state tryout. The specific times will
be posted one week prior to the scheduled tryout
and you will receive an email with the necessary
information. This information will also be posted
on www.statewarshockey.com
in the tryout information section along with your state
information page. YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE AT www.statewarshockey.com
<http://www.statewarshockey.com/>
TO TRYOUT FOR YOUR STATE TEAM. Each state will have
one tryout that occurs between January and June of
2007.
14. When will I know if I am selected?
The USRHC will let all players know if they have been
selected following the conclusion of the tryout times
for each age year. Later that evening, we will hold
a parent/players meeting with all those who will be
having the honor to represent their home state at State
Wars. At this mandatory meeting, players will be able
to try on team uniforms to determine sizing, choose
uniform #¹s, pay player fee, and complete player
profiles. Team rosters and player profiles will be listed
on www.statewarshockey.com.
15. Any individual awards at State Wars?
Yes, awards are presented to the high scorer, most
valuable defenseman, and most valuable goaltender at
the conclusion of round robin games. The USRHC will
also name an All American Team for each age year. The
top 4 forwards, top 4 defensemen, and top 2 goaltenders
in each age year will receive custom All American jerseys
from Projoy. The most valuable player will be determined
at the conclusion of the Championship game and this
extraordinary talent will be outfitted head to toe by
one of State Wars sponsors.
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State Wars "The New Force In Roller Hockey"
www.statewarshockey.com
Tim McManus
National Director State Wars Hockey
516-825-3730
tim@statewarshockey.com
