日本代表選考に係るガイドライン
１．ガイドラインの目的
本ガイドラインは、公益財団法人日本アイスホッケー連盟（以下、「本連盟」）が日本代表選手の選考を行うに際し、客観的かつ説明責任を果たせる選考を行うため配慮すべき事項を定めるものである。
２．対象とする日本代表
本ガイドラインで扱う選考の対象は男女のフル代表とする。
３．候補対象選手の範囲出場を想定する各種競技会の主催団体が定める参加資格要件を満たしている、または出場エントリーまでに満たすことができる選手を当該競技会出場チームの代表候補として選考の対象とする。
参考：IIHF Statutes and Bylaws 2021 – 2024
Bylaw 4 Player Eligibility
to Participate in the IIHF Championship Program and OlympicCompetitions（別紙）
４．代表選考に関わる者
代表選考は、強化本部において強化本部長、強化副本部長、強化委員長、代表監督、代表コーチ、アドバイザー、強化コーチにより行う。
５．代表選考手順
代表選考は次の手順で行う。
(1)候補選手のリストアップ
競技会の視察、成績の調査等により候補者をリストアップする。その際、各選手に関する競技成績をできる限り収集する。
(2)セレクトキャンプへの招集
選考に関わるスタッフによる評価・検討を行い代表選考に係る合宿への参加を求める。
(3)セレクトキャンプでの評価
セレクトキャンプでの練習や練習試合を通して選手各自の技量等を評価する。評価は次の項目について行う。
①基本的身体能力（走力、パワー、俊敏性等）②アイスホッケーに関わる基本的技量（スケーティング、ハンドリング、パス、シュート等）③戦術の理解力、対応力④チーム活動への適応
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⑤競技、関係者、ファンへのリスペクト意識⑥その他(4)代表選考目標とする大会（テストマッチを含む）を定め、セレクトキャンプでの評価、選手のコンデイション等を勘案し代表監督のチーム構想に沿った選手選考を選考メンバーの討議により行う。選考の結果については選手それぞれについて選考理由を記録に残すものとする。
(5)選考結果は、強化本部より業務執行会議に報告する。
代表活動においても(3)にあげた各項目の視点から評価を行う。
６．利益相反代表選考は、本連盟の利益相反ポリシーにおいて対象項目となっており、できる限り客観的に行い、説明責任を果たすために記録を残すよう努めなければならない。
７．アンダーカテゴリーの選手選考
アンダーカテゴリーの選手選考についても、本ガイドラインに沿った選考を行うよう努めるものとする。
附則(1) 本ガイドラインは 2023 年 9 月 9 日から運用する。
(2) 本ガイドラインの変更は強化本部長の提案により業務執行会議で行う。

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参考：IIHF Statutes and Bylaws 2021 – 2024
These Statutes and Bylaws come into effect on 27 September 2021
Bylaw 4 Player Eligibility to Participate in the IIHF Championship Program and OlympicCompetitions
4.1. Subject to 4.2 through 4.11, players must meet the following requirements toparticipate in the IIHF Championships and the Olympic Competitions:a) Hold citizenship in the representing Country and submit to the jurisdiction of therepresenting MNA;b) Complete and submit to the IIHF Directorate the IIHF Player Entry Form; andc) Submit to the IIHF Directorate a national passport of the representing Country thatis valid for the duration of the event.
4.2. Players that have never played in an IIHF Championship4.2.1. A male player who has two legal citizenships or more, or has changed his citizenshipor has acquired or surrendered a citizenship and wants to participate for the first time inan IIHF Championship and/or an Olympic competition or in qualifications to thesecompetitions, then in order to play for his Country of choice the player must:a) Prove that he has (i) participated in the competitions within his Country of choice on
a consistent basis, over at least sixteen (16) consecutive months (480 days) andduring two hockey seasons after his 10th birthday (ii) resided in his Country ofchoice during that period and (iii) neither transferred to another Country nor played
ice hockey for a team registered or located within any other Country during thatperiod; andb) If the Country of his choice is one to which the player has transferred then he musthave had an international transfer that was approved by the IIHF and dated at least
sixteen (16) months (480 days) prior to his proposed participation.
4.2.2. A female player who has two legal citizenships or more, or has changed her
citizenship or has acquired or surrendered a citizenship and wants to participate for the
first time in an IIHF Championship and/or an Olympic competition or in qualifications tothese competitions, then in order to play for her Country of choice the player must:a) Prove that she has (i) participated in the competitions within her Country of choice
on a consistent basis, over at least eight (8) consecutive months (240 days) andduring one hockey seasons after her 10th birthday (ii) resided in her Country ofchoice during that period and (iii) neither transferred to another Country nor played
ice hockey for a team registered or located within any other Country during thatperiod; andb) If the Country of her choice is one to which the player has transferred then she musthave had an international transfer that was approved by the IIHF and dated at leasteight (8) months (240 days) prior to her proposed participation.
4.3. Eligibility of players that have played in an IIHF Championship4.3.1. If a player has represented a Country in any IIHF Championship, or in the Olympic
competition or in the qualification to these competitions, he will 36 not be eligible torepresent another Country except that he may apply to the IIHF to represent anotherCountry if:a) He is a citizen of that Country;b) He has an international transfer that was approved by the IIHF and dated at least
four (4) years prior to the start of the IIHF competition in which he wishes toparticipate;c) He has participated, on a consistent basis, and resided in the Country for at least four3(4) consecutive years (1460 days) in the national competitions of his new Country
during which period he has neither transferred to another Country nor played ice
hockey for a team registered/located within any other Country; andd) He has not played for his previous Country in an IIHF competition during this four(4)-year period and between completion of this four (4)-year period and the start ofthe IIHF Championship he wishes to compete in.
4.3.2. If a female player has represented a country in any IIHF Championship, or in theOlympic competition or in the qualification to these competitions, she will not be eligible
to represent another country except that she may apply to the IIHF to represent anothercountry if:a) She is a citizen of that country;b) She has an international transfer that was approved by the IIHF and dated at least
two (2) years prior to the start of the IIHF competition in which she wishes toparticipate;c) She has, on a consistent basis, resided in the country for at least two (2) consecutive
years (730 days) and participated in the national competitions of her new country
during which period she has neither transferred to another country nor played ice
hockey for a team registered/located within any other country; andd) She has not played for her previous country in an IIHF competition during this two(2)-year period and between completion of this two(2)-year period and the start ofthe IIHF Championship she wishes to compete.
4.3.3. A player that has represented a Country in any IIHF Championship, Olympic
competition or in the qualifications to these competitions and has later acquired anothercitizenship may continue to represent his old Country if he is still a citizen of thatCountry.
4.3.4. If a Country or part of it becomes independent, or if a Country or part of it becomesincorporated into another Country, or if two or more countries are united into a newCountry, or if a Country is divided into more countries, a player who has alreadyrepresented a Country and whose citizenship was subsequently changed by decision of thestate authorities, may apply to the IIHF to play for any one of the partitioned or unitedcountries without a waiting period upon providing proof of his new citizenship. Thisdecision may only be made once and is final and irrevocable subject to Statute 22.
4.4. When a player wishes to establish his eligibility under Bylaw 4, the MNA for which hewishes to play must submit an application to the IIHF together with all applicableevidence at least four weeks before the competition or game in which the player wishes toplay.
4.5. Cases involving exceptional circumstances can be submitted to Council for a Council
exception. All other IIHF eligibility decisions may only be appealed to the IIHF
Disciplinary Board within 14 days of the IIHF eligibility notification in accordance withthe IIHF Disciplinary Code.
4.6. Players of non-member organizations who participate in IIHF Competitions must, forthe period of these events, be under the control and management of the respective MNA
and be eligible in accordance with the applicable criteria to compete and shall be subject
to the disciplinary procedures of the IIHF.
4.7. The player and the MNA registering a player for an IIHF Championship, Olympic
Competition and qualification thereto are at all times fully responsible for the player’seligibility, even if the IIHF approves the player’s eligibility in accordance with Bylaw 4.4,and will be subject to the following disciplinary consequences:4a) If one or more players is deemed ineligible during an IIHF Championship, OlympicCompetition or qualification tournament thereto, then the games played by the teamwith an ineligible player shall be forfeited and the ineligible player disqualified fromthe tournament. In exceptional circumstances, the Directorate may vary theapplication of this clause in the best interests of the competition applying theprinciple that the team at fault should not take benefit of any ranking and with theobjective not to disadvantage, even indirectly, other teams taking part in thecompetition. Any decision taken by the Directorate in this respect shall not be
regarded as a precedent;b) If the player is deemed ineligible after the IIHF Championship, Olympic
Competition or qualification tournament thereto, and before the following SemiAnnual Congress, the team with the ineligible player shall be disqualified;c) If the player is deemed ineligible after the next IIHF Championship or qualification
thereto, the team with the ineligible player shall be removed from the relevantChampionship rankings, its results annulled, and the correct ranking established.
d) An ineligible player may not receive any award;e) An ineligibility case may be submitted to the IIHF Disciplinary Board for further
sanctions against the player and/or MNA in accordance with the IIHF Disciplinary
Code; andf) Where the effect of any of the above measures has resulted in a change in therankings following the completion of the Championship, awards and payments shallbe adjusted accordingly.
4.8. Eligibility rules for the applicable IIHF Competition may differ, and players mustmeet the applicable eligibility rules for each IIHF Competition.

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