Transcript Document

Salmon River Ice Hockey
Association (SRIHA)
Adult Education – 2012 / 2013 Season
Mailing Address:
PO Box 386
Pulaski, NY 13142
Rink Address:
16 Maple Ave Ext
Pulaski, NY 13142
315-298-4856
http://sriha.org
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Introduction (Brandon)
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Adult Education Program Overview (Brandon)
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Tryouts, Coaching, Screening, Rule Changes (Tim)
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Snowbelt League / Tournament Bound (Brandon)
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Overview of Salmon River Hockey (Brandon)
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Conclusion (Brandon)
Agenda
NYSAHA Adult Education Home Page http://www.usahockey.com/new_york/def
ault.aspx?NAV=AF_26&ID=277576
 Adult Education Material http://www.usahockey.com/uploadedFiles
/USAHockey/new_york/Menu_Adult_Educ
ation/Landing_Pages/Adult_Eduaction_Pro
gram_2010(1).doc
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Adult Education Program (AEP)
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Reach out and help provide a safe and fun
environment for all. Key goals:
◦ To create an awareness among parents of the
importance of their positive involvement in the
game;
◦ To provide parents a better understanding of
sportsmanship, growth and development, fun &
enjoyment and a safe environment for all;
◦ Positive involvement in this program by everyone
will have a profound effect on the game;
◦ To inform all that good communication goes along
way;
◦ To help keep youth hockey a safe, pleasant and
positive experience for the kids and parents.
Purpose of AEP
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National Governing Body (USA Hockey):
responsible for providing structure for players
and makes the rules.
District/Affiliate (NYSAHA): signs an
agreement with USA Hockey, develops a
structure that is approved by USA Hockey,
designed to answer questions on how local
associations operate and work together.
Local (SRIHA): must be approved by
District/Affiliate to run and operate a USA
Hockey Program
Structure
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To provide an improved grassroots foundation
for the growth and development of USA
Hockey, designing programs aimed at
increased participation, improved skills and a
responsible environment for the conduct of
youth hockey.
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A safe and healthy environment;
An opportunity for all who wish to play;
Fair and equal opportunity for all;
An opportunity to learn the basic skills without over
emphasis on winning;
◦ An opportunity for those who wish to advance;
◦ Qualified adult leadership.
USA Hockey Mission Statement
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Sportsmanship is a commitment to playing
by the rules, respecting yourself, teammates,
opponents, coaches, and officials and
showing respect for others.
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A growing problem in youth sports today is
the common attitude that winning is
everything. We believe attitude can
contribute to players, coaches, and parents
displaying a lack of good sportsmanship.
Sportsmanship
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Parents - Play an active role in ensuring a safe playing
environment. Parents should encourage players to follow
the rules and avoid aggressive actions with potential injury.
Coaches - Are the first lines of defense against injuries.
Coaches are very important in limiting or decreasing the
risk of injury.
Players - Need to know that a majority of injuries in
hockey occur because of contact either with players, the
boards or the ice.
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Delivering a hit to the head;
Checking from behind;
Dropping head near the boards;
Leaving your feet to give a check;
Using your stick as a weapon.
Officials - Keep the game safe within the rules.
Safe Environment
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Skill is important but FUN is essential,
and when you have fun you have
enjoyment.
◦ Be POSITIVE at all times
 Encourage your child;
 Enjoy the game;
 Applaud good play;
 Avoid coaching from the stands;
 Remember coaches and referees are human and
therefore imperfect.
Fun and Enjoyment
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Parents
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Administrator
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Coach
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Player
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Official
◦ biggest influence of the game
◦ be a positive supporter of the players, officials, coaches and most of all “the
game.”
 develop guidelines and rules that allow for fair and equitable development
for all players.
◦ has the authority over the players;
◦ many of the decisions must be made on behalf of the team by the coach;
◦ gives up personal time to teach and guide kids to learn the game.
◦ may be your child, but on the ice, he or she is a player, first and foremost;
◦ There are rules to be followed, and skills to be learned.
 They keep the game within the rules.
Boundaries: Everyone Has A Role
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Do not force your children to participate in sports but support their desires to play
their chosen sport. Children are involved in organized sports for their enjoyment. Make it
fun.
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Encourage your child to play by the rules. Remember, children learn best by example, so
applaud the good plays of both teams.
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Do not embarrass your child by yelling at players, coaches or officials. By showing
a positive attitude toward the game and all of its participants, your child will benefit.
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Emphasize skill development and practices and how they benefit your young athlete. Deemphasize games and competition in the lower age groups.
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Know and study the rules of the game, and support the officials on and off the ice.
This approach will help in the development and support of the game. Any criticism of the
officials only hurts the game.
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Applaud a good effort in both victory and defeat, and enforce the positive points of the
game. Never yell or physically abuse your child after a game or practice – it is
destructive. Work toward removing the physical and verbal abuse in youth sports.
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Recognize the importance of volunteer coaches. They are important to the development of
your child and the sport. Communicate with them and support them.
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If you enjoy the game, learn all you can about hockey – and volunteer.
Parent Code of Conduct
Purpose - Campaign is designed to require all players, coaches,
officials, team officials and administrators and parents/spectators
to maintain a sportsmanlike and educational atmosphere before,
during and after all USA Hockey-sanctioned games.
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◦ The game will be stopped by game officials when the parents/spectators
displaying inappropriate and disruptive behavior interfere with other
spectators or the game.
◦ The game officials will identify violators to the coaches for the purpose of
removing parents/spectators from the spectator’s viewing and game area.
Once removed, play will resume.
◦ Lost time will not be replaced and violators may be subject to further
disciplinary action by the local governing body. This inappropriate and
disruptive behavior shall include:
 Use of obscene or vulgar language in a boisterous manner to anyone at any
time.
 Taunting of players, coaches, officials or other spectators by means of baiting,
ridiculing, threat of physical violence or physical violence.
 Throwing of any object in the spectators viewing area, players’ bench, penalty
box or on ice surface, directed in any manner as to create a safety hazard.
Zero Tolerance Policy
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The Hockey Family Structure –
◦ The individual families - Parents & players find the sport of hockey a
great way to spend time and grow together.
◦ The hockey team families- A small group of families who share a
common interest and a great amount of time together (they tend to rely on
each other often).
◦ The SRIHA Family – A combination of all the families who are
representing SRIHA when at home or away.
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Respecting the Families -
◦ Home- When at our home facility, your actions are reflected on our SRIHA
family.
 Help out where needed (many hands make a job much easier);
 Be courteous and helpful to visitors at our facility;
 Conduct yourself with sportsmanship in the stands (these are not professional
referees, coaches or players).
◦ Away- When at another's facility treat the facility and staff with respect
(Remember it’s their home).
◦ Traveling as a team –Remember when you are out, at a restaurant or
hotel as a team, what you do affects and is reflected on the rest of your
hockey / SRIHA family (Please be respectful of each other).
The Hockey Family
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Play Video “It’s Our Game”
◦ About 6 minutes long
It’s Our Game!
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USA Hockey Website – http://www.usahockey.com/
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NYSAHA Website - http://www.usahockey.com/new_york/
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Salmon River Ice Hockey Association Website – http://sriha.org
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Snowbelt Hockey League – http://snowblethockey.org
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NYSAHA Guide Book http://www.usahockey.com/uploadedFiles/USAHockey/new_york/Menu_NYS_G
uide_Book/2011_12%20Guidebook_Final(2).pdf
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2011-13 Official Rules of Ice Hockey http://www.usahockey.com/uploadedFiles/USAHockey/Menu_Officials/Menu_R
ulesEquipment/2011%20-%2013%20Rulebook.pdf
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2011-13 Playing Rules & Case Book http://www.usahockey.com/uploadedFiles/USAHockey/Menu_Officials/Menu_R
ulesEquipment/2011%20-%2013%20Playing%20Rules%20Casebook.pdf
Links
EXPENSES
INCOME
PUBLIC
SKATE
7%
BUILDING
LOAN
11%
HOME
TOURN
27%
PUBLIC
SKATE
28%
UTILITIES
34%
ICE MAINT
7%
SNACK BAR
16%
PLAYER
REG
20%
SNACK
BAR
25%
Our Money
AWAY
TOURN
5%
HOME
TOURN
4%
REFEREE
15%
C0ACHES
TRAINING
1%
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Tim Deleel (ACE)
◦ Tryouts
◦ Coaching Requirements
◦ Screening
◦ Rule Changes
Tryouts, Coaching, Screening, Rule Changes
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Tryout Dates
◦ Peewee Travel (Tournament Bound)
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◦ October 21, 2012 – 4 to 5:30 pm
◦ October 23, 2012 – 6 to 7:30 pm
◦ Bantam Travel (Tournament Bound)
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◦ October 21, 2012 – 5:45 to 7:15 pm
◦ October 22, 2012 – 6 to 7:30 pm
Tryouts
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Tryout Policies
◦ There are policies in place to assure tryouts are
performed consistently and that ensures
safeguards are in place making tryouts fair and
impartial.
 Policy for Player Selection for Sectional
Tournament Bound Teams.
 POLICY ON MOVING PLAYERS OUT OF THEIR USA
HOCKEY AGE LEVEL.
Tryouts
Brief overview of the tryout policies
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Policy for Player Selection for Sectional Tournament Bound Teams AND POLICY
OUT OF THEIR USA HOCKEY AGE LEVEL
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ON
MOVING PLAYERS
Each player will be given the opportunity to tryout at their age level for the travel team, if they desire.
Players from a lower age group may petition to tryout for the travel team based on ability, at or above
the level of play for the travel team which he or she is petitioning.
Players not wishing to tryout will be assigned to the House/Snowbelt team.
Tryout sessions will be run by the interim coach(s) appointed for that age group.
An Independent Evaluation Panel (IEP) of 2 to 3 select hockey enthusiast, selected by the coaching
committee and approved by the board, will evaluate the players.
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An independent board member or an alternate will oversee the Independent Evaluation Panel
(IEP) during player tryouts and travel team roster selections. He/she will ensure policies are
followed and everyone involved remains fair and impartial.
The (IEP) will evaluate each player in basic hockey skills- Skating, stick handling, passing, and
shooting as well as player attitude. They should also take into consideration the team make up as to
number of goalies, forwards and defensemen.
The exact number of players on the travel team will depend on the total number of players available
at that age level. The House/ Snowbelt team will have an adequate number of players to compete
for the season, but the teams do not need to be split evenly. The numbers of how many players on
each team will be announced prior to tryouts.
Upon completion of the tryouts the (IEP) will provide their selections to the appointed interim
coach(s).
The appointed interim coaches will discuss the selections with the IEP and shall work to a
consensus, being fair to all involved.
An independent Board Member will approve the results of the tryouts.
The rosters for both teams will be posted within 24 hours on the website.
Bring Both Jerseys to All Tryouts
Tryouts
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Coaching Requirements
◦ Must be selected as a Coach at the local level.
◦ Must be USA Hockey registered as a Player/
Coach.
◦ Must have a current background screening.
◦ Must have a current Level 1, 2, 3 or 4 CEP
certification Per the USA Hockey data base.
◦ Must take an Age Specific Module for the age
group you will be coaching this season.
(Multiple Age Specific Modules may be taken if
coaching multiple teams.)
Coaching Requirements
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Screening
◦ The New York State Amateur Hockey Association (“NYSAHA”) Guidebook,
reflecting the policies set down by USA Hockey, prohibits physical and sexual
abuse, and expects adults “who [have] routine access to children” to be
screened.
 Here at SRIHA we fully support the background screening process and to assure we are in
compliance we not only screen our coaches we have dedicated, gender specific, locker room
monitors who are screened as well.
◦ If you need to update your screening you will be notified by email.
Screening
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Rule Changes that will affect you
◦ Why this season are we taking the time to explain rule changes to parents.
 With the new changes you as spectators will need to exhibit more patience to
the players, coaches and officials.
◦ Players will need time to learn, practice and implement the new rules;
◦ Coaches will need time to coach and encourage the new rules;
◦ On Ice Officials will need your patience when making judgment calls which
are new to all involved.
Remember there are only four eyes on the ice and they are watching 1 Puck, 1 clock,
2 goals, 5 Lines, 11 players and 2 full benches.
You are focused on the one thing important to you, YOUR PLAYER.
GIVE THE REFS SOME SLACK
Rule Changes
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Rule Changes that will affect you
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(Rule #604) No Body Checking at Peewee and Below
This Rule change doesn’t take checking out of hockey. What it does do, However, is
provide another few years of prime skill development and help keep our kids safe.
 This is a two part rule change
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Body Checking at Bantam and above will be more closely scrutinized
In classifications where body checking is allowed, the purpose of the check shall be to separate the
opponent from the puck and officials should strictly penalize any illegal actions such as boarding,
charging and a late avoidable body check to a player who is no longer in possession and control of the
puck.
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Legal Body contact will be introduced for practice and Games at Peewee, Squirt and Mite levels
In non-check classifications, legal body contact shall be allowed and players allowed to compete using
proper body position skills. However, any deliberate body checks shall be penalized accordingly. If a
body check is delivered for the purpose of intimidation, a major penalty should be assessed to the
offending player.
◦ Legal Body contact-- "Contact that occurs between opponents during the normal process of playing the
puck provided there has been no overt hip, shoulder or arm contact to physically force the opponent off
the puck."
Rule Changes
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Rule Changes that will affect you
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(Rule #615) Fighting
(c) A game misconduct penalty shall be assessed to any player whose helmet/facemask
comes off their head during an altercation.
A match penalty shall be assessed to any player who deliberately removes his (or
opponent’s) helmet/facemask prior to or during an altercation.
(f) Any player who receives a second major penalty for fighting with the same team during
the same season shall receive a three game suspension. For a third fighting major with
the same team in the same season, the player shall be suspended until a hearing is
conducted by the proper Authorities under Rule 410 Supplementary Discipline.
Rule Changes
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Rule Changes that will affect you
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◦ (Rule 620) Head Contact
(a) A minor or major penalty shall be assessed to any player who contacts an opponent in the
head, face or neck, including with the stick or any part of the player’s body or equipment.
(b) A major plus a game misconduct penalty shall be assessed to any player who injures an
opponent as a result of head contact or who intentionally or recklessly contacts an opponent
in the head, face of neck.
(c) A match penalty for attempt to injure or deliberate injury to an opponent may also be
assessed for head contact.
Rule Changes
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Rule Changes that will affect you (cont.)
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(Rule #630) Off-sides: “Tag-up” for Bantam and
Midgets
(d) Bantam and above
Official shall signal a delayed off-side if an attacking player proceeds the puck into the Attacking Zone
and the delayed off-side will be nullified if:
1. The puck were to exit the attacking zone.
2. All attacking players are simultaneously clear of the attacking zone by making skate contact with the
blue line, at the same instant.
3. If any of the following conditions are met, play shall be stopped and a face-off conducted according
to sub-section (c) of this rule:
 An attacking player touches the puck.
 An attacking player attempts to gain possession of the
 puck or continues to apply pressure to the defending
 puck carrier.
 The puck is shot directly on goal.
Rule Changes
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Leagues
◦ Snowbelt League
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For: Squirt, Peewee, Bantam, Midget
Equal Ice Time
Divisions: Red, White & Blue
Jam Tournament
◦ Tournament Bound (Travel)
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For: Squirt, Peewee, Bantam, Midget
Equal Ice Time not required
Tier III
Sectionals / States
Both leagues require the same amount of travel
Snowbelt League / Tournament Bound
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Board of Directors
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Officers
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Maintain Equipment (Zamboni, Building, Compressors, etc.).
Put in Ice.
Work: Snack bar, Tournaments, Public Skate, Clean Bathrooms, everything.
Fundraising
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President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary (Appointed positions for 1 year term).
All Volunteers
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Meeting 3rd Tuesday @ 7 pm @ Rink.
Elections 2nd Tuesday in March from 5:30 to 8:15 pm.
Two Year Term.
7 Board Members.
We do not require door to door fundraising. Although all parents are REQUIRED to work the snack bar
during games (most teams divided up it to one period per home game between all the families, so the
amount of periods worked varies by team size), work public skate when their team is assigned, work
their home tournament, and solicit raffle items for tournament. Salmon River Hockey is completely run
by volunteers and this is why you are REQUIRED to work the snackbar, public skate, your home
tournament, and solicit raffle items. Your player can be removed from the ice if you do not meet
these requirements.
Website
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Review website.
Practice Schedule, Game Schedule, Contact Info, Public Skate Schedule, Rink Directions, etc.
SRIHA Overview
Practice Schedule (Starts Monday 10/15/12)
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Monday
◦ 4:00 to 5:30 PM - Group: Ontario Bay
◦ 5:45 to 7:00 PM - Group: Bantam SB
◦ 6:30 to 7:45 PM - Group: Bantam TR
◦ 8:00 to 9:00 PM – Ice Rental
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Tuesday
◦ 3:30 to 5:00 PM - Group: Figure Skating Private Lessons
◦ 5:00 to 6:00 PM - Group: Mite
◦ 6:00 to 7:00 PM - Group: Peewee SB / Peewee TR
◦ 7:00 to 9:00 PM – Group: Ontario Bay / Midget Travel (Practice Starts @ 7:15, Games start at 7:30, Game Warm Up at 7:00)
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Wednesday
◦ 4:00 to 5:30 PM - Group: Ontario Bay
◦ 5:45 to 6:45 PM - Group: Bantam SB
◦ 7:00 to 8:00 PM - Group: Bantam TR
◦ 8:15 to 9:15 PM – Ice Rental
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Thursday
◦ 3:30 to 5:00 PM - Group: Figure Skating Private Lessons
◦ 5:30 to 6:45 PM - Group: Peewee TR
◦ 7:00 to 9:00 PM - Group: Ontario Bay / Midget Travel (Practice Starts @ 7:15, Games start at 7:30, Game Warm Up at 7:00)
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Friday
◦ 5:00 to 6:00 PM – Group: Mite
◦ 6:00 to 7:00 PM – Group: Peewee SB
◦ 7:15 to 9:15 PM - Group: Public Skate
Public Skate Schedule
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Friday:
◦ 7:15 to 9:15 PM - Group: Public Skate (Starts Friday 10/19/12)
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Saturday
◦ 7:15 to 9:15 PM - Group: Public Skate (Starts Saturday 10/20/12)
Family Public Skate Schedule
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Sunday:
◦ 3:00 to 4:45 PM - Group: Public Skate (Starts Sunday 10/21/12 & Ends 12/30/12)
Practice / Public Skate Schedule
Home Tournament Dates:
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1/18/13, 1/19/13 & 1/20/13: Peewee Snowbelt (Home)
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2/1/13, 2/2/13 & 2/3/13: Bantam Snowbelt (Home)
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2/22/13, 2/23/13 & 2/24/13: Bantam Travel Sectionals (TBD)
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2/22/13, 2/23/13 & 2/24/13: Peewee Travel Sectionals (TBD)
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3/8/13, 3/9/13 & 3/10/13: Mite Cross-Ice Jam Weekend (Home)
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3/1/13, 3/2/13 & 3/3/13: Figure Skating Show (Home)
Away Tournament Dates:
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3/1/13, 3/2/13 & 3/3/13: Peewee, Bantam & Midget Snowbelt Jams (Away)
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3/8/13, 3/9/13 & 3/10/13: Peewee and Bantam State (Away) *must qualify
Tournament Schedule
Questions