Welcome to the Aurora Tigers PeeWee AE 2016/17
AMHA Pee Wee AE – (2016) Team Tryouts
April 26th, 2016
Dear Parents and Players, We would like to welcome everyone to the Pee Wee AE, 2016 AMHA team tryouts and thank you for taking the time to attend.
The players will be assigned a tryout jersey colour and number. Jersey must be handed in to the coach following completion of each tryout.
Kindly note that full protective gear is mandatory, including neck and mouth guards – players without, or missing such equipment, will not be allowed on the ice.
The tryouts will be an anxious time for all of us while the players are evaluated. It will be an extremely difficult task choosing 17 players (15 players, 2 goalies) for each team from a large group of hardworking athletes. Player selection will be based on their individual abilities such as:
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·Skating
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·Puck handling
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·Shooting
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·Team play
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·Hockey sense
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·Attentiveness
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·Attitude
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·Desire
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·Coachability
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To ensure the selection process is fair, there will be a team of evaluators assisting me in assessing the players. Please do not approach evaluators.
TRYOUTS - DATES – TIME – LOCATION
Wednesday May 4th,6:15pm ACC 1
Friday May 6th, 6:15pm ACC 2 ( Exhibition Game v. Newmarket)
Saturday May 7th, 3:30pm ACC 1 ( Exhibition Game v. Richmond Hill )
Releases after all of the tryouts will be via the website. You will notice a number at the bottom of the passport when you paid for the passport. This is your child’s number. Please check the website after the tryout to see if your child’s number appears in the list. The list will be updated by midnight the night of the tryout. If the number is on the webpage for the Pee Wee team he/she is invited back to the next tryout. If their number does not appear they have been released and they are invited to tryout at the Select level in September. PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK THE WEBSITE CAREFULLY!
It is important to know that playing rep hockey requires a big commitment both time-wise and financially. This year we will be playing approximately 30 league games plus additional play-off, tournament and exhibition games. The regular ice times have not yet been determined. Each week there will be, on average, two practices and one home and one away game. There will also be 2-4 tournaments (one/two out of town). Budget outlines have not been completed but we expect it will cost approximately ($1,500-$2,000) per player for the season. Parents may be called upon to obtain sponsorship, organize fundraising activities to help offset these costs and to support the team administratively. There will also be a mandatory team dress code for games.
Should you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us away from the arena.
It should be clearly understood that if your child should make this team, it will be the coach’s final decision as to the positions they will be playing.
Looking forward to the upcoming season.
The AMHA is pleased to introduce Lion Share Marketing as our exclusive Tigerware provider. Lion Share is located at :
16610 Bayview Avenue, Unit 8 in Newmarket. Once the team is selected you will have your Team Tigerware/Jersey Fitting on Tuesday May 24th at 8:30pm
John Martin
Head Coach Tigers PeeWee AE
[email protected]