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2010 Spring/Summer Youth Hockey In-House Program
Sharks Ice at San Jose will again offer a Spring and Summer Hockey Program. The 2010 program will be available
for players from mini-mite through bantam. Players can choose the games only program, or the complete program.
Players will be placed in their 2009-10 age divisions shown on the table below.
Team schedules for current season are available HERE
Sample Schedule for Upcoming Season Available HERE - TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
INSTRUCTION WILL CONCENTRATE ON INDIVIDUAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT
PHASE 1 - Power Skating, Stick Handling, Puck Control, Passing, Shooting, and Checking (Peewee & Bantam)
PHASE 2 - Offensive Concepts, Defensive Skills, Team Concepts, Offensive Skills, Team Defense
SYHL COMPLETE PROGRAM - Begins Saturday May 8, 2010
- 15 practices
- 2 Evaluations, 13 Games
- All Players receive a Summer League Jersey
Complete Program Price - $575
SYHL GAME-ONLY PROGRAM - Begins Saturday May 22, 2010
- 2 Evaluations, 13 Games
- Games played Saturdays, 2 Games will be played mid-week
- All players receive a Summer League Jersey
Game-Only Program Price - $375
Quick decision making and skill development will be reinforced through use of cross-ice and small area games. All divisions will play a mix of full ice,
cross ice hockey and small area games over the summer. The goal is to maximize the FUN and development for each player in the program
REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR ALL SPRING/SUMMER YOUTH IN-HOUSE HOCKEY OR IN PERSON AT
THE FRONT DESK OF SHARKS ICE AT SAN JOSE. Online Registration is no longer available.
USA Hockey Membership available at www.usahockeyregistration.com
After registering, each player will also need to have the following paperwork on file:
Sharks Ice Waiver
USA Hockey Code of Conduct
USA Hockey Consent to Treat
Return the above items to Robert Savoie
1 - by email to rsavoie@sharksice.com
2 - by fax to 408.279.5500 (attn: Robert Savoie)
3 - by mail to 1500 South 10th Street, San Jose, 95112 (attn: Robery Savoie)
These items MUST be submitted prior to the start of the summer league (May 8th)
All players will need all their equipment before stepping foot on the ice. We begin immediately skating with pucks and small area games.
Contact with other players will be inevitable. Here is a list of the needed equipment to participate:
1 - Helmet with full cage or full visor, and mouth piece
2 - Shoulder Pads
3 - Elbow Pads
4 - Hockey Pants
5 - Athletic supporter with cup for males or a pelvic protector for females
6 - Shin pads along with hockey socks to cover the pads
7 - Hockey Skates
8 - Hockey Gloves
9 - Hockey Stick
The staff in the Pro Shop can help with sizing and pricing. For more information about the Pro Shop click HERE.
This should be done in advance of the first day on the ice.
NOTE - Players making the switch from Roller Hockey to Ice Hockey need to wear Ice Hockey protective equipment. Roller Hockey
equipment is made to be light and breathe more for a hotter enviornment. Roller Hockey pucks are lighter and don't pack the same
force that an ice hockey puck has when it hits you. BE SAFE!
For additional information please contact
Robert Savoie at rsavoie@sharksice.com
Matt Adams at madams@sharksice.com
USA Hockey Age Classifications are based on birth year.
Please note these ages apply to the upcoming 2009-2010 season.
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Category Name |
Age Classification |
Born |
Age |
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Midget |
18 and Under |
1/1/1991 - 12/31/1991 |
18 |
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Midget |
18 and Under |
1/1/1992 - 12/31/1992 |
17 |
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Midget16 |
16 and Under |
1/1/1993 - 12/31/1993 |
16 |
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Midget16 |
16 and Under |
1/1/1994 - 12/31/1994 |
15 |
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Bantam |
14 and Under |
1/1/1995 - 12/31/1995 |
14 |
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Bantam |
14 and Under |
1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 |
13 |
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Pee Wee |
12 and Under |
1/1/1997 - 12/31/1997 |
12 |
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Pee Wee |
12 and Under |
1/1/1998 - 12/31/1998 |
11 |
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Squirt |
10 and Under |
1/1/1999 - 12/31/1999 |
10 |
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Squirt |
10 and Under |
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2000 |
9 |
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Mite |
8 and Under |
On or after 1/1/2001 |
8- |
For more information or to sign up, contact the Sharks Ice Hockey Department:
Robert Savoie - rsavoie@sharksice.com
Matt Adams - madams@sharksice.com
WHAT IS CROSS ICE HOCKEY?
The following are excerpts from an article "Cross Ice" written by James VanBuskirk
What is cross ice hockey? Simply stated, it is a game reduced in size that allows players to practice their hockey skills. Cross ice hockey has actually been around for as long as the game has been played. When we played on the pond did we shovel the ice 100' by 200'? We certainly did not. We played in a small area that developed and honed our skills without the logistics of off sides, icing, penalties, face-offs, etc. Somehow we have moved away from the idea of playing in a loosely structured enviornment. Many of the greatest hockey players to ever play the game will attribute their success to growing up playing on the ponds! Consider this, when the playing surface is reduced in size, we are now correctly preparing our young players for the speed and quickness they will encounter as they grow older. Can you imagine a T-Ball game played at Yankee stadium, or an eight and under child playing basketball using a 10 foot rim? Cross-ice develops a positive enviornment, increases puck touches, and teaches puck protection by forcing players to play in confined areas. The key benefits of cross ice are as follows: to promote creativity, create an enviornment of self learning "shinny hockey", increase player participation, accelerate the learning process, maximize skill acquesition, create a positive enviornment, develop "passion to play", increase tempo, "eliminate whistles", and enhance decision making skills "read and react quickly".
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