Senior Competitive

PRILHC aim to foster and maintain pathways for our JnrDragons to continue playing and training with their peers at our club into the future and to provide opportunities for seniors to play hockey in a competitive environment, improve their skills, have fun and connect with peers!

Pine Rivers Inline Hockey Club enter senior teams in the ILHQ SEQ Senior Competitive Leauge. The senior league operates  two seasons - summer (late Jan/Feb to June) and winter (July - December) with 4 divisions - Super league (SL), AAA, AA, A and B. Traditionally the games are played on various evenings throughout the week predominately at Digi Roller Skating Rink. ILHQ advises of the schedule prior to the season commencing. 

Expressions of Interest to Join a Dragons Team

PRILHC send out Expressions of Interest (EOI) to join a Dragon's senior team before the each season team registrations are due to ILHQ - typically October / November for the summer season and May / June for the winter season.  PRILHC annouce these EOIs on PR Dragons FaceBook page and via email to existing members. 

All players must be registered as a player with Skate Australia, Skate Queensland and Pine Rivers Inline Hockey Club prior to the registration close date. This is one registration, and details can be found here: https://www.revolutionise.com.au/prilhc/registration/. 

For prospective new senior competitive members, please first contact prdinlinehockey@gmail.com to discuss prior to registration.

Allocation of Teams

PRILHC will establish the number and composition of PRILHC teams to compete in the ILHQ SEQ Senior Competitive Leauge fairly and effectively, and in the best interests of the club and players. Playing inline hockey is a team sport that allows players to solidify current friendships but also gives them the chance to expand their friendship base with other players within the club. At different times playing inline hockey, they will encounter a wide variety of players. Our position on team allocation is an important part of the players development and transition to competitive inline hockey.

Allocation of teams will be guided by the following principles:

• Allocation of teams will be based primarily on the ability and potential ability demonstrated by players.
• Players should demonstrate an ability to cope with the demands of the division in which they are selected.
• PRILHC will endevour to have a balanced group of players in playing positions in each team.

PRILHC Player Sub-commitee in conjuntion with the Head Coach and Executive, will select players for teams and prepare team lists based on grading and ILHQ requirements for competitive leagues.

ILHQ guidelines can be found here.

Training 

PRILHC run weekly training sessions commencing at the start of each season. The sessions are held Tuesday from 8:15 to 9:45pm at SkateAway, Albany Creek. The sessions are instructed by qualified Dragons coaches.

Players must make every effort to attend training session each week. Each week, the coaches request that you advise of your attendnace at training sessions for planning purposes - this is typically managed through PR Dragons Competitive Seniors Traing and Development FaceBook group.

Costs

All participants must be registered as a player with Skate Australia, Skate Queensland and Pine Rivers Inline Hockey Club. This is one registration, and details can be found here: https://www.revolutionise.com.au/prilhc/registration/

There are also rink and competition fees applied, which PRILHC structure as Season Fees. This varies from season to season pending rink hire costs, number of participants, number of games and training sessions. The Season Fees are invoices from the club, and must be paid in full by the 3rd game of the season unless a payment plan has been arranged with the club and payments are being made as committed. The Season Fees are set for all players. If you wish to apply for dispensation, a request must be made to the PRILHC Executive before the commencement of the season. Dispensation is provided at the discretion of PRILHC.

For more details on Season Fees please email: prdinlinehockey@gmail.com  

Uniforms 

It is mandatory for jerseys and cover pants to be worn by players at all times during PRILHC club activities on the rink (it is not mandatory for goalkeepers to wear cover pants). It is strongly recommended that senior competitive players do not wear their competitive uniform for training. Training jerseys and cover pants are available for purchase at the PRILHC shop, however PRILHC branded uniforms are not mandatory for training.

PRILHC owned training jerseys are sometimes provided to players during training sessions, workshops and inhouse tournaments. These training jerseys are to be retained at the rink, and are not available for hire.

Full senior competitive uniform must be worn on game days, with cover pants in good condition with no holes. Competitive uniforms are available for purchase at the PRILHC shop.

You can find our Club Equipment Policy here: https://cdn.revolutionise.com.au/site/ufb78rqyuxbxotvr.pdf 

Equipment 

All senior competitive floor players are required to purchase their own equipment in accordance with ILHQ rules. 

This madatory equipment will include:

• helmet;
• elbow pads;
• shin pads;
• gloves; and
• a stick.

Wearing girdles and pelvic protector / protective cup and mouth guards are strongly recommended to prevent injury.

SkateAway has a proshop that sells all the equipment required, and if they don't have it in stock, they can order it in for you. 

You can find our Club Equipment Policy here: https://cdn.revolutionise.com.au/site/ufb78rqyuxbxotvr.pdf 

Games

 If you are unable to attend a game, you must advise your Captian with as much notice as possible. On game day:

• Arrive 20mins prior to your game and be ready to hit the rink 5 mins prior to your game for the team briefing.

• You must wear all the required protective gear (helmet, elbow guards, shin pads, gloves mandatory, girdle and cup recommended) and your cover pants and team jersey.
• If you are not goint to be at the rink 15 mins before the game starts, please let your Captain know you are running late. They are required to fill out the scorer sheet and players are unable to join the game once it has started if their name is not on the scorers sheet. 
• If you are unexpectedly unable to attend please let your Captain know as soon as possible. They will need to arrange for alternative players to play if team numbers are significantly reduced.
• Parents and others are not permitted to sit on the bench or be at the gate.
• Any questions - talk to your Captain in the first instance.

Code of Conduct

At Dragons, we pride ourselves on our inclusive, supportive, encouraging and wholesome culture where our aim is to provide opportunities for PRILHC players to continue to develop and remain lifelong members. To ensure that we maintain and continue to develop this culture, all Members and their Parents including Coaches, Managers, Referees and Committee members will conduct themselves in accordance The Pine Rivers Inline Hockey Club Codes of Conduct as agreed on their signed Application for Membership Form. Non compliance with the Code of Conduct will be managed through appropriate disciplinary action.

The Code of Conduct can be found here: https://www.revolutionise.com.au/prilhc/about/resources/