Player and Team Eligibility
Requirements
To be eligible to compete in all Coastal Cup events, players must:
Have a current USA Hockey Inline player membership. Players opting not to sign up for an annual USAHIL membership may compete as a "Weekend Warrior." These event-only registrations are available at all Coastal Cup tournaments. NOTE: Membership with USA Hockey (ice) does not transfer to USA Hockey Inline.
Submit for review and approval a Coastal Cup Player Profile form.
Complete and submit a Coastal Cup Player Waiver form.
NOTE: All required forms are available on the "Forms" page of this website.
To be eligible to compete in the Coastal Cup Championships, players must:
Registered for and compete in at least two Coastal Cup Regional Tournaments with the players designated team.
Be a player in good standing not facing discretionary supplementary discipline.
For a team to be eligible to compete in the Coastal Cup Championships, it must:
Register and compete in at least two Coastal Cup Regional Tournaments.
Have a roster comprised of players who have competed in at least two Coastal Cup Regional Tournaments.
Rules
All players and coaches registered with Coastal Cup will have access to a copy of the USAHIL rulebook. It shall be the responsibility of each player, coach and team to know the rulebook. It should be noted that the goal of the Coastal Cup is to promote the game of hockey while at the same time developing players who play hard, play fairly and exhibit good sportsmanship. Coastal Cup is not a "win at all costs" tournament. It is expected that players and coaches and spectators will remember that above everything else, we are all involved in this game for the fun of it. If a player or team cannot live with these principles, they will be encouraged to seek other tournaments. If the player or team still doesn’t get it, they will be told to seek other tournaments. All rules developed by the Coastal Cup use the principles of fun, good sportsmanship and fair play as their foundation. There is no way to anticipate all situations and possibilities. The decisions of Coastal Cup officials concerning rules, rosters, eligibility, etc shall be considered final. The playing rules of USA Hockey Inline shall be used. All additions, modifications, clarifications and exceptions to the official USAHIL rulebook are listed below:- Rule 203a. Rosters. (Addition). No change or addition to a team’s tournament roster shall be permitted once a team’s first game has commenced.
- Rule 303c. Goaltender’s Equipment. (Clarification). If a goaltender’s leg pads exceed 12 inches in width, the referee shall use discretion to determine if the pads were widened on purpose or whether they have been widened as a result of use. The referee shall allow a goaltender to continue to play with pads that were not widened on purpose.
- Rule 403a. Major Penalties. (Clarification). For a "MAJOR PENALTY," the offending player shall be assessed a game misconduct penalty. A player involved in a fight shall receive an automatic tournament ejection. If the player is in multiple age divisions, he shall be ejected from all age divisions he is competing in.
- Rule 404c. Misconduct Penalties. (Clarification). A player or Team Official incurring a game misconduct penalty shall be suspended for the remainder of that game. Any player who receives a second game misconduct penalty during the course of the season shall be suspended for the remainder of that game plus the next three games of that team Any player who receives a third game misconduct during the course of the season shall be suspended for the remainder of the playing year.
- Rule 410a. Supplementary Discipline. (Clarification). In addition to the suspensions assessed under these rules, Coastal Cup authorities may, at the conclusion of a game or tournament, at their discretion, investigate any incident that occurs in connection with any game and may assess additional suspensions for any offense committed before, during or after any game by a player or Team Official, whether or not such offense had been penalized by the Referee. This rule gives Coastal Cup officials great latitude to penalize players who demonstrate poor sportsmanship, foul language or unacceptable off-rink behavior.
- Rule 601. Abusive Conduct. (Clarification). A player or coach who is abusive to an official shall receive an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, a ten minute misconduct, a game misconduct or all three. Any player or coach who receives a game misconduct under Rule 601 shall be automatically suspended for the next game of that team (Rule 404c).
- Rule 613b. Fighting. (Clarification). A minor or double minor penalty shall be assessed to a player who, having been struck, retaliates with a punch or an attempted punch. However, at the discretion of the Referee, a major penalty for fighting shall be assessed if the player continues the altercation. Any player receiving a fighting major penalty is automatically ejected from the tournament.
- Rule 622. Interference by Spectators. (Addition). If a spectator persists in harassing a referee, the team that the spectator represents may be penalized with a minor penalty. If the harassment continues, the spectator will be ejected from the building.
- Rule 635a. Start of Game and Periods. A team that forfeits a game for the purpose of resting their players or to somehow affect the outcome or seeding will automatically forfeit all round robin games even if they have already been played.
- Rule 637a. Time of Match and timeouts. (Clarification). A game shall consist of two 15-minute running time halves. In the event that a tournament has extra available time, game times may be extended. If the score is within one goal, or tied, stop time shall be played during the last two minutes of play. A one-minute rest period shall be permitted between halves, after which the teams shall change ends. Time outs shall not be permitted until the playoffs. Each team shall be entitled to take one timeout of one-minute duration during the playoffs. Each team is entitled to one timeout per game, including overtime.
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