1.APMHA is committed to promote hockey in our community: outstanding fundraising and successful application for grants received!
- The 2011 APMHA Golf Tournament raised $13,500
- APMHA successful recipient of the atoMcTM team sponsor for the 2011-2012 season
- APMHA successful recipient of the RBC play hockey grant for the 2011-2012 season- $10,050
- Hockey Equipment Swap, Family BBQ and Fun activities – August 31 Almonte
2.APMHA Conditioning Camps and Team Sortouts
3. Competitive Tryouts
4. Coach and Player Development
- Coach Applications
- Checking vs non Checking Survey (House Teams)
- Peewee Checking Clinic
- Goalie Clinic
- Power and performance Skating
- Coach Stream, Trainer and Speakout Clinic
1.APMHA is committed to promote hockey in our community: outstanding fundraising and successful application for grants received!
Thanks to this record breaking and outstanding fundraising event, your APMHA is able to offer free of charge and for all APMHA members the pre-season conditioning camps and the ice required for our team sortouts.
Many thanks to all our sponsors, organizers and golfers!
APMHA has secured sponsorship from McDonald's for the all the Atom level house teams.
All house teams will be provided one game jersey per player from atoMc sponsorship ( Teams will not receive the APMHA jersey team sets this year).
· Click here for the details: APMHA atoMc team sponsor
We are currently working out the details of the grant with the RBC Play Hockey grant administrator but the content of our application for the RBC grant was as follows:
- Initiation Program - up to 6 players @ $375 subsidy = $2,250
- Power Skating - up to 120 players @ $40 subsidy = $4,800
- Goaltending - up to 25 goalies @ $40 subsidy = $1,000
- Arena upgrade (scoreboard console) = $2,000
Please join us for an evening of fun on August 31 at the Almonte arena [5:30 to 7:30 pm].
Activities:
· Hockey Equipment Swap
· Face-painting
· Ball Hockey games (helmet, gloves and stick required – Waiver needs to be signed)
· BBQ will consist of hamburgers/hot dogs, chips, drinks and cupcakes for sale
· APMHA Clubwear – Blow out Sale!
· Click here for the details: APMHA Special evening August 31
- The detailed scheduled will be posted by August 22.
- Conditioning camps: from Tuesday September 6th to Saturday September 17th.
The APMHA Convenors for each level will contact you to let you know in which group your child is.
- Team Sortouts: from Sunday September 18th to Sunday September 25th.
Important:
I remind all players who plan to attend competitive tryouts that you must be registered with APMHA and have your fees paid before the start of the tryouts to enable you to be “cleared” for the tryouts. Upon successful placement in a competitive team- the APMHA fees you have paid (minus the late payment fee if applicable) will be transferred to the competitive association who will then invoice you the balance.
Mississippi Thunder Kings - MTK (Rep B)
- The Tryouts will be run at the Carleton Place and Pakenham arenas from September 10th to September 18th and will also includes away games (arena TBA).
- The information regarding the Tryouts are on the MTK Website. Detailed tryout schedule will be also posted shortly
- To participate in the tryouts, you should have indicated this in your APMHA on-line registration – walk-ons are accepted but pre-registration is really appreciated for logistical reason.
- Click this link: MTK Tryouts
Ottawa Valley Silver Seven – OVSS (Rep A and AA)
- The Tryouts will be run at the Kinburn arena from
- August 20th : for Maj Atom AA, Min Peewee and Maj Peewee AA);
- August 27th , 28th , 9th: for all the other leves
- OVSS tryouts will run until September 4th
- The information regarding the Tryouts are on the OVSS Website. To participate in the tryouts, you need to register on-line on the OVSS site
- Click this link: OVSS Tryouts
Ottawa Valley Titans – OVT ( Bantam and Midget AAA)
- The Tryouts will be run at the Arnprior arena starting on August 20th
- The information regarding the Tryouts are on the OVT Website. To participate in the tryouts, you need to register on-line on the OVT site
- Click this link: OVT Tryouts
We are looking for applicants for Head Coach/Assistant Coach positions for all levels for the upcoming season.
Those of you interested in either position need to fill out the Coaching application for and send it by August 31 to the director of Coach Development
APMHA like last year, is asking parents of Peewee players (1999 and 2000) but also parents of Atom players (2001-2002) to please respond to this survey in order for the Director of House Programs to start planning. If you have not completed the survey:
The clinic will be run again this year by Pat Malloy, Director of Hockey Programming and Head Instructor of Peak Performance and Elite Hockey (date TBA but during the conditioning camps). Pat is a former Coach and Director of Player Development in the Central Junior "A" Hockey League and has Tier II Junior "A" playing experience along with "Speak Out" Program Certification with Hockey Canada.
Pat is currently an Associate Coach with the Ottawa Jr. Senators CJHL Junior "A". All our Peewee Coaches will be also participating in this clinic so that they can take on some valuable information and drills and apply to their following practices.
- Conditioning Goalie Clinic: Greg Newton will be running 2 Goalie Clinics during the APMHA Conditioning Camps. Greg has been trained and has worked with Charlie MacTavish who is the Goalie Consultant of the Smithfalls Junior A Bears. This clinic will be ran free of charge for the participants.
- In season Goalie Clinics: Once again this year, APMHA will be offering this clinic which will be sponsored by APMHA for the ice and also partly subsidized with the RBC grant that APMHA has received for the development of our players. The clinic will be ran by Coach Greg Newton. The cost per player will be minimal and we will encourage all our goalies (Novice to Midget) to participate.
- Power and performance Skating
In it’s 4th consecutive year, the CanPower will be run in Almonte every Monday starting Oct 3 in Almonte (6-7 PM for initiation and Novice and 7-8 pm for Atom and up). This clinic will be also partly subsidized with the RBC grant that APMHA has received for the development of our players. More details will be posted late August on our website.
Clinics are hosted and offered this year for our APMHA coaches and team staff. Coach stream fees will be reimbursed to the APMHA coaches upon successful completion of their Post Task homework. Trainer and Speakout fees will be waived for the APMHA applicants who are volunteering with APMHA teams (or MTK teams when APMHA is your home association).
All Trainer must have their valid Trainer I certification (you need to check your certification expiry date).
For Bantam and Midget – we remind Trainers that they will need their Standard First Aid and CPR C in order to obtain the Trainer II level. Although APMHA doesn’t host a particular clinic, we have partnered with Life Rescue in Carleton Place and we encourage you to check their schedule and register for a course.
First Aid and CPR fees will bee reimbursed for the Bantam and Midget trainer who are volunteering for and APMHA team (or an MTK teams when APMHA is your home association).
All Team bench staff and Team manager must have their speakout [fees are waived for APMHA members volunteering in an APMHA team]
- Coach Stream Clinic: Oct 14 and 15 – Almonte
- Trainer I: October 23
- Speakout: Oct 25
- First Aid and CPR course schedule: Life Rescue
On behalf of the APMHA executive,
I wish all our competitive players very successful tryouts and eager to see all our members at our Hockey Swap and BBQ Day or at the Pakenham Arena for our pre-season conditioning camps.
Corinne Lalonde
President APMHA
president@apmha.org
www.apmha.org
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