Player Waivers

PARTRICIPATION RULE:

1. Players must register and participate with the association who boundaries incorporate the player's residence. To participate in any other association's team, the player must obtain a waiver.
2. All waiver requests must be submitted on a current Waiver Form provided by MH.
3. Indicate the reason for the request on the Waiver Form (school attendance, co-op team, etc.).
4. The releasing and receiving associations may add conditions or restrictions to the waiver. Conditions must by indicated on the Waiver Form and intialed by all parties executing the waiver.
5. The releasing and receiving associations must both sign Waiver Forms; the submit to the District (both Districts if two are involved). District Director approval is required on discretionary waivers, but is optional or as required by the District Director on mandatory waivers.
6. Non-Minnesota residents desiring to play for MH must follow the Inter-Affiliate Transfer Protocol.

DISCRETIONARY WAIVERS - an agreement between associations to tranfer a player for reasons agreed to by the affected associations and District Director(s). Any of the approving parties have the right to reject such a waiver.

With the exception of Junio Gold and 19U, prior to a players first year of Squirts or 10U, a Mandatory Waiver shall be granted to any player in good standing, other than a Mite or 8U, without conditions as described below, who wishes to participate in the MH association whose boundaries incorporate the school in which the player is enrolled and is attending as follows:

1. For purposes of this rule, the school shall be located where the player attends the majority of their academic classes, unless otherwise agrred by the affected District Director(s).
2. Players waived based on school choice shall be deemed to be members of that association, including voting rights.
3. Players receiving a waiver based on school attendance shall register with their Association of School Attendance for as long as they continue to attend that school (including the first year). If they stop attending school in that association's area, the revert back to the Association of Residence for participation or waiver.
4. If a player has obtained a waiver based on this section, the shall be allowed to continue to play with their Association of School Attendance as long as they register every year and participate during the regular season with their association of school attendance. If a player has not obtained a waiver based on school attendance prior to being eligible for Squirts or 10U, they may only play outside their Association of Residence by obtaining a discretional waiver.
5. Any player granted a school-attendance waiver prior to the changes adopted by MH at the January 2024 meeting will be allowed to continue to play in the association of school attendance where the player played at the time of receipt of waiver.

Players waived for non-school attendance reasons are subject to the receiving associations policies in accordance with MH governing documents (ex. may not be eligible for the highest team, may be assigned to the lowest team, etc.). They shall remain as members of their Home Association they were waived to, with full rights and privileges accorded to all association members including voting rights.

CHANGING SCHOOLS: Players not living in the attendance area of the school they attend shall elect one of the following:

1. Have full eligibility to compete at any division of their Association of Residence; or
2. Be eligible at all except the highest division in their Association of School Attendance for one year beginning with the first day of attendance in the new school, with full eligibility thereafter.
3. Players who have participatd in their Association of School Attendance and desire to return to their Association of Residence without a related change of school shall elect one of the following:
4. Have full eligibility to compete at any division with their Association of School Attendance for one year beginning with the first day that they notify, in writing both associations of their intent to return to their Association of Residence; or
5. Be eligible at all except the highest division in the Association of Residence for one (1) year beginning with the first day that they notify, in writing, bothe associations of their intent to return to their Association of Residence.
6. For the purposes of this rule, a team that is eligible to participate in "AA" level playoffs at the end of season will be considered a higher division than a team within the same association that is eligible to particpate in "A" level playoffs.
7. Submit unusual circumstances to the District Director Committee for a decison.
8. A waiver must be obtained before a player can participate outside of their Home Association. During a season, a player that registers or participates in one association, can't participate any other association without a waiver. Trying out for an association is considered participating. A player that participates without the necessary waiver is considered an ineligible player. (Refer to MH Handbook, section titled Eligibility Provisions)
9. Players denied a waiver or given a waiver with conditions may appeal in writing, to the player's Home Association's District Director Committee. The Committee's decision is final.
10. District Director's Committee: In cases indicated above where decisions are to be made by a Districk Director's Committee, the District Director shall apoint two other persons besides themselves as the deisignated committee, one of which will be either a Maroon or Gold Vice President. This is to hear appeals pursuant to USAH Bylaw 10(1)(b).
11. Players having dual citzenship, one being the United States, must conform to this participation rule.