2008-2009 Registration Details
Updated 9/15/08
TRAVELING PLAYERS:
Registration for traveling players is now closed. Please contact our registrar Anne Murphy at registration@applevalleyhockey.com or 952-686-0168 if you would still like to register.
MITES:
Registration is still open to all mites. Please review all of the below information prior to registering your child. There are some new and updated details. If you have any questions regarding registration please contact our registrar Anne Murphy at registration@applevalleyhockey.com or 952-686-0168.
Important Dates:
Mite Players:
- Walk-in registration on Saturday, September 13th, 9-12pm (noon) and Wednesday, September 17th, 5-8pm, at the Community Center. New Mites are encouraged to register in person versus on-line.
AVHA Boundaries
Apple Valley Hockey Association is for boys and girls that reside within the boundaries of the Apple Valley High School. Please click here to determine if you reside within these boundaries. If you have questions please email registration@applevalleyhockey.com.
Outstanding Balances
If you have an outstanding balance due to AVHA from last season, you should have received a statement with a balance due. Please make your payment on-line or send it to AVHA, PO Box 240504, Apple Valley, MN 55124. Your child will not be allowed to skate (clinics or try-outs) until your account is paid in full. If you have any questions regarding your balance, please contact our Treasurer.
Required Forms
Consent to Treat and Waiver of Liability – All Players:
At the end of the online registration form you will be asked to print out two documents: Consent to Treat and Waiver of Liability. These documents are required to be completed prior to your son/daughter taking the ice. Please print and send to the below address or bring with you to walk-in registration, parents meeting or first scheduled ice time; including clinics/tryouts. No one will be allowed to skate until these documents are turned in – including clinics and tryouts.
AVHA
Attn: Registrar
P.O. Box 240504
Apple Valley, MN 55124
Birth Certificate – New and First Year AVHA players:
All first year AVHA players must provide a copy of your child’s Government Issued Birth Certificate. Your child will not be allowed to play without a birth certificate on file. Please bring a copy to any walk-in registration, parents meeting or mail to:
AVHA
Attn: Registrar
P.O. Box 240504
Apple Valley, MN 55124
Mandatory Parent Meetings
Mandatory parent meetings will be held at Valley Middle School in Lecture Room A for all traveling hockey players on the following dates/times:
Girls: Monday, Sept 15th:
U10 6:30 – 7:15pm (including 4th Year Mite/Girls-U10 players)
U12/U14 7:30 – 8:15pm
Boys: Thursday, Sept 18th:
Squirts 6:00 -7:00pm (not include 4th Year Mite players)
PeeWee 7:15 - 8:00pm
Bantam 8:15 - 9:00pm
At these meetings, Tim Everson (AVHA President), Jerry Hayes (Player Development Coordinator) and the Level Coordinators will communicate important information regarding clinics, tryouts and the upcoming season. At least one parent must attend this meeting to receive their child’s tryout penny. If you can not attend this meeting please contact your level coordinator immediately.
Level Coordinators and email addresses:
Girls – Robert Hochsprung: girls.u10-14@applevalleyhockey.com
Squirts – Kevin Wartick: squirts@applevalleyhockey.com
Pee Wees – Dave Daggett: peewees@applevalleyhockey.com
Bantams – Doug Galloway: bantams@applevalleyhockey.com
Communication
Association communication is delivered via email and the website. To ensure you are receiving all communications visit the website often, sign-up for the newsletter (lower right hand corner on the home page) and add message@applevalley.com to your email "safe list" so that emails do not go to your "junk or spam mail" folders.
2008 - 2009 Registration Fees
In an effort to grow our programs, AVHA again be waiving the registration fee, this season, for new mites and traveling players* registering to play hockey for the first time. *Traveling players must not have played hockey with another association in the past to be eligible. To receive this discount, please select New AVHA Player along with your level on the registration form.
In addition to the waived registration fee, first year Mite players will also receive a voucher for a new equipment package. New Mites are encouraged to register in person at walk-in registration on, September 13th, 9-12pm (noon) and Wednesday, September 17th, 5-8pm so that they can receive their Equipment Package voucher. For additional details please see the Mite page on the website.
Traveling Players: $275 (first time players Free*)
Fee includes registration, clinics, tryouts and an official AVHA warm-up and stocking cap (yours to keep). There will be no reduction in the registration fee for those choosing not to participate in clinics or tryouts.
Traveling Boys Teams:
There will be A, B and C levels at the Squirt (two C level teams), PeeWee and Bantam levels. Tryouts will be held for placement on all these teams. If your child does not attend tryouts he/she will be placed on the C (lowest level) team. Please note: The Squirt C level will be an in-house pure Squirt program this year it will not include 4th year mites. An Advanced Mite Program has been added to the Mite Level to develop these advanced players. For additional details please see the Mites section.
Traveling Girls Teams:
There will be an A and B team at the 10U and 12U levels and an A team at the 14U level. Tryouts will be held for placement on these teams. If your daughter does not attend tryouts she will be placed on the B or lowest level team.
Mites: First Year Mites - FREE / Returning Mites - $150
Fee includes registration, jersey and ice time. If you have any questions regarding the Mite program, please see the Mite page on the website or contact our Mite Coordinator.
Mite Teams will be formed at four levels. The number of teams at each level will depend on the demographics and skills to be developed by the players:
Mite 1: Beginner – New players
Mite 2: Intermediate – 5 & 6 year olds
Mite 3: Intermediate – 7 & 8 year olds
Mite 4: Advanced – 7 & 8 year olds only
Team levels 1, 2, and 3 are in-house, non-traveling teams. Mite team level 4 (Advanced) will participate in the in-house mite program and a limited traveling team schedule including games and/or scrimmages against other advanced mite teams within District 6. The Advanced Mite team will be limited to 7 and 8 year olds who are also in at least their second year of mites, and recommended by mite evaluators for participation at the advanced level. Players participating in the advanced mite program will be responsible for additional costs beyond the in-house mite program in the same manner as other AVHA traveling teams.
Traveling Team Clinics and Tryouts
Clinic and Tryout schedules will be posted on the AVHA web site. All clinic and tryout fees are included in your registration fee. All players wishing to be on an A or B team must attend tryouts and are encouraged to participate in the clinics. If a player does not attend tryouts he/she will be placed on a lowest level team for their level. There will be no reduction in the registration fee for those choosing not to participate in clinics or tryouts.
Policy on High School Tryouts
If your child elects to try out for a high school team and is placed a portion of your registration fee will be refunded. You are responsible for covering your share of the team costs incurred up to the time you leave the AVHA and move to the high school team.
Financial Assistance
AVHA has set aside a limited amount of funds for families that are experiencing a long-term financial hardship. If you would like to request Financial Assistance please review the Financial Assistance Policy and complete the Financial Aid Application. Financial Aid requests are due by September 13th and will be held in strict confidence.
Concession Stand and Volunteer Responsibilities
To help keep the cost of hockey affordable, the AVHA operates the concession stand at Hayes and AV Sports Arena. To cover our concession stand hours, Mites are responsible for opening and staffing the stand when they are on the ice and traveling teams will be given a block of time to be covered by the team. In addition to these team hours and each family is required to volunteer five (5) hours during either our hosted tournaments in November and February or the District 6 or Regional tournaments.
Fundraisers
In addition to our Golf Tournament on August 11th, we will be repeating our Schwan’s on-line fundraiser from last season. Each family will be asked to sell $100 worth of product to fulfill their part of the fundraiser. You will be receiving more information on this fundraiser once teams are formed.
Additional Questions
If you have any questions please email registration@applevalleyhockey.com.
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