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Welcome to the Pacific District's new home on the web!
 The Pacific District is one of twelve Districts established by USA Hockey and is composed of five (5) Affiliates which represent the States of Alaska, California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington; and one non-affiliated State: Hawaii.
The objectives of the District are those contained in the USA Hockey Guidebook as they pertain to the Pacific District for the purpose of supporting and managing competition for its common benefit. In achieving its objectives, the Pacific District expressly adopts USA Hockey's policy on zero tolerance, sexual abuse, physical abuse screening, hazing, and consumption/use/abuse of mood altering substances and codes of conduct as set forth in the USA Hockey Guidebook
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Free CDC Tool Kit on Concussion for Coaches posted 03/02/2013  Concussions can happen to any athlete—male or female—in any sport. Concussions are a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI), caused by a blow or jolt to the head that can range from mild to severe and can disrupt the way the brain normally works. Coaches, athletic directors and trainers play a key role in helping to prevent concussion and in managing it properly if it occurs.
To reduce the number of this type of injury, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with the support of partners and experts in the field, has developed a tool kit for coaches titled, Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports. This kit contains practical, easy-to-use information including a video and DVD featuring a young athlete disabled by concussion, a guide, wallet card and clip board sticker for coaches, posters, fact sheets for parents and athletes in English and Spanish, and a CD-ROM with downloadable kit materials and additional concussion-related resources.
To order a free copy of this tool kit, click here.
To visit the CDC website click here.
| | | posted 01/09/2013  The safety of our youth participants is of paramount importance to PACIFIC DISTRICT. This includes not only on-ice safety, but also off-ice safety in any part of USA Hockey’s programs. PACIFIC DISTRICT, along with USA Hockey has long had safety systems in place to protect its participants from physical abuse, sexual abuse and other types of abuse and misconduct that can be harmful to youth hockey players. These include without limitation, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Screening, Locker Room Supervision and Hazing Policies, in addition to Codes of Conduct applicable to Administrators, Coaches, Officials, Parents, Players and Spectators. USA Hockey has created a SafeSport Program Handbook that collects USA Hockey’s various policies to protect its youth participants from all types of misconduct and abuse.
PACIFIC DISTRICT, along with USA Hockey has ZERO TOLERANCE for abuse and misconduct. PACIFIC DISTRICT shall adopt USA Hockey’s SafeSport Program Handbook, which addresses the following:
SafeSport Policies, including policies prohibiting Sexual Abuse, Physical Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Bullying, Threats and Harassment, and Hazing. The Policies also address areas where misconduct can occur and are intended to reduce the risk of potential abuse, including a Locker Room Policy, a Social Media, Mobile and Electronic Communications Policy, a Travel Policy, a Billeting Policy and an Education and Awareness Training Policy.
- Education and Awareness Training
- Screening and Background Check Program
- Reporting of Concerns of Abuse
- Responding to Abuse and Other Misconduct
- Monitoring and Supervision of the SafeSport Program
These specific Policies are of paramount importance to USA Hockey and may be modified or amended as needed.
A USA Hockey member or parent of any member who (1) violates any of the SafeSport Policies or (2) fails to consent to, and pass a screening and background check in compliance with the Screening and Background Check Program, may be denied eligibility within any USA Hockey programs and is subject to appropriate disciplinary action including but not limited to suspension, permanent suspension, and/or referral to law enforcement authorities.
Please refer to the SafeSport Program Handbook for details of these policies. A copy of the USA Hockey SafeSport Program Handbook may be obtained from PACIFIC DISTRICT and USA Hockey and is also available at www.pacificdistricthockey.com or www.usahockey.com.
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