If you will be away for the first week of evaluations, it's important to communicate this to your Category Director as soon as possible. They can provide guidance on how this might affect your child's evaluation process and any possible accommodations. Generally, your Category Director will connect with last year's coach (if applicable) to gain insight on your child's previous skill level. Category director emails are u9@hawksathletics.ca, u11@hawksathletics.ca and u13@hawksathletics.ca

We encourage everyone to review the Evaluation Policy before filing an appeal. You can view our evaluations policy here.

If a player’s family disagrees with the player’s placement after evaluations, the family may request a review of the placement by filing an Evaluation Appeal. The family must wait 24 hours from the team placement notification before filing an appeal, and will then have 48 hours to file an appeal.

The family’s concerns will then be reviewed by an Evaluation Appeal Committee.

The following are not acceptable reasons for an appeal, and appeals made for such reasons will be denied.

• Desire to play with a specific player or players on another team.
• Desire to play for a specific coach or assistant coach.
• Desire not to play with a specific player or players on the assigned team, unless there are extenuating situations.
• Desire not to play for a specific coach or assistant coach on the assigned team, unless there are extenuating situations.
• Previous year(s) performance and/or placement alone.
• Placement in relation to another specific player or players.

The appeal must also be accompanied by a $150 deposit. The deposit will be refunded if the appeal is successful. The deposit will not be refunded if the appeal does not change the outcome. 

You may begin the evaluation appeal process by submitting the $150 payment here.

Upon receiving the appeal, the Hawks’ Age Category Director(s) will acknowledge receipt of the appeal submission, and explain the evaluation appeal process, much of which is outlined below.

The Hawks’ Vice President of Hockey Operations will serve as the chair of the Evaluation Appeal Committee.

Upon receiving the appeal, the chair will form the committee, which will include:

• The Vice President of Hockey Operations (Chair)
• The Vice President of Evaluations and Development
• The Age Category Director(s)
• One additional Hawks’ Board member (e.g., the President)
• Two Hawks Athletic Club members with no affiliation to the player’s age category (i.e., no children playing in that age category)

A meeting will be scheduled between the parent(s) and the Evaluation Appeal Committee to discuss the concern.

After the meeting, the committee will:

- Examine the player’s evaluation ranking for the current season.

 - Review any evaluator comments provided by the independent professional evaluation company regarding the player’s performance in this season’s evaluation process.

-  Render a decision regarding the player’s team placement for the current season.

Following the meeting, the player’s family will be notified of the committee’s decision in writing as soon as possible.

The committee’s decision is final and cannot be appealed further.