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WILD MITES - House League

Contact for additional info and questions:
DAN FRENCH H:(802) 649-5427 C:(603) 381-5428

Players ages 5-8 (as of Dec. 31) who have completed one year in the LTPW program are eligible for Wild Mites (WM), which is a developmental House Mite program. Players ages 5-8 with no organized hockey experience must register first with the Learn To Play Wild (LTPW) Initiation Program. The WM program is important to player development as skating and puck skills are reinforced while the fundamental elements of team play, rules and full-ice hockey are taught. The program is designed so that players can spend multiple years in Wild Mites and it is recommended that players strongly consider a second year in the Wild Mite program before considering travel hockey. The WM program starts with a clinic-style pre-season followed by a team season including team practices, games between the HHA Wild Mite teams, and some games between Hanover teams and house mite teams from other local associations. These games will move to full ice games with goalies. In 2009-10 the program sent all players to at least one local tournament and then concluded the season with a Jamboree at Thompson Arena. The 2009-10 season had four teams in the Wild Mite Program.

Schedule: The season begins in mid-to-late October (Oct. 30 in 2010 with an optional warm-up Oct 23-24). The majority of the skates will be at either 7am-8am or at 910am-1010am at the Campion Rink on Saturday and Sundays with two teams practicing together during each 60 minute slot.
There will also be some midweek practices with all Wild Mite teams together as often as available ice allows.
While attendance at all practices is encouraged, Hanover Hockey encourages young players to try other sports and activities. So if a player will miss a practice or game, all HHA asks is that the player (or parent) notifies the coach in advance.

Cost: The fee is $325 for the season (2009-10 rates), and includes a team jersey.

TRAVEL MITES

Players age 7-8 (as of Dec. 31) who have played at least one full season with the Wild Mites are eligible to try out for Travel Mites. Travel teams usually practice 2 times per week (generally on weekday afternoons/evenings) and play 1-2 games per weekend. Tryouts are at the end of September and the season starts the following week. The games will be against teams from other hockey associations in NH (the “Granite State League” or GSL) and Vermont so there can be travel throughout the twin-state area. Exact locations depend on the other teams end up in the Tier in which Hanover is placed by the State Organization. Score and standings are kept in the GSL. The team will likely go to two or more tournaments during the season, in addition to the State Tournament, that could involve an overnight stay on a weekend (HHA covers the cost of one tournament, and families cover the cost of additional tournaments that the team decides to attend). The commitment to Travel Mites is a step up from Wild Mites not only in the frequency of skating but also in the expectation that kids (and families) will attend practices and games as they are truly part of a team that depends on them. Season runs from late September thru early March.

Players who are 6 years old (as of Dec. 31), and have played a full season of Wild Mites, may petition the HHA Board to try out for Travel Mites as would any player who wanted to play up with an older team. As of September, 2009, approval would be based on HHA's existing process for player petitions that is guided by achieving the right balance of registration numbers. Should registrations for Travel Mites exceed a reasonable number of players that the Mite travel teams can accommodate (as guided by HHA's recommended team size and coach input), then players not selected for a travel team during tryouts will have a place in the Wild Mite program.

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