2009-2010 Women's Hockey Tryouts

Pikes Peak Women's Hockey Foundation

The following document will apply to the tryout process and team commitments for the 2009-2010 hockey teams – Silverwolves, Timberwolves and Arcticwolves– sponsored by the Pikes Peak Women’s Hockey Foundation.

Please note, for everyone intending to tryout this year, you must first become a member of the PPWHF (for insurance reasons) and submit your membership dues.  Please go to http://www.silverwolves.com/membership.htm to renew or become a new member online.

TEAM INFORMATION

Team Name: Silverwolves

Eligible Players: Women, 18 yrs. and older

Team: 13-15 players as selected from tryouts, 1-2 goalies

League: WACH – A2 Level  (intermediate/advanced level)

Season: October 2009 – Early April 2010

Games: 20-30 league and exhibition - At least 10 home games

Tournaments: WACH league tourney (early April) and possibly 1-2 additional, optional tournaments in/out of state as players are able.

Practices: Weekly on Wednesday nights (all players/teams each week)

 

Cost for Silverwolves team members:  TBA, Goalies TBA

Team Name: Timberwolves

Eligible Players: Women, 18 yrs. and older

Team: 13-15 players as selected from tryouts, 1 goalie

League: WACH – B2 Level  (novice/intermediate level)

Season: October 2009 – April 2010

Games: 20 league and exhibition

Tournaments: Pucktoberfest and WACH league tourney.

Practices: 1 time per week  (Practices will vary with focus of individual practices on such areas as skill development, scrimmaging and half-ice drills Weekly on Wednesday nights - all players/teams each week)

Cost for Timberwolves team members:  TBA, Goalies TBA Costs will include all WACH league and tournament fees as well as Pucktoberfest tournament fees. Payments will be made via our Paypal system.

Team Name: Arcticwolves

Eligible Players: Women, 18 yrs. and older

Team: Open number of players as interested.  No tryouts required.

League: Non-league games scheduled with other Beginner/Novice teams (beginner/novice level)

Season: October 2009 – April 2010

Games: 20 league and exhibition

Tournaments: Pucktoberfest and WACH league tourney.

Practices: 3 practices a month  (One will be an all-organization practice and two will be split ice practices shared with the Timberwolves)

 

Cost:  Will be on an individual game, tournament or practice fee structure, payable in advance through your team representative.

 

Discounted block practice payments will be available.

Tryouts

If you would like to tryout, please sign-up by sending a simple e-mail to info@silverwolves.com with your name, phone number, e-mail, player position and the team you would like to try out for.  Thanks!

 

Tryout Dates:    SEPTEMBER 20th, 2009  1:15pm-2:15pm at Sertich Ice Arena

 

If you cannot make this tryout date, please submit a letter to the PPWHF Board of Directors at info@silverwolves.com by September 19th, 2009 with your request for consideration and reason for exemption from the tryout.  If possible and with advanced notice, it would best for you to arrange for one of the selection committee/coaches to see you skate and/or play prior to the tryout date.  Selection committee members will be formally announced by the week of tryouts.   

Tryout Selection Criteria

Tryout selections will be based upon the following areas:

Tryout performance

Hockey ability – skills, teamwork, sportsmanship

Ability to commit to team obligations (time and financial)

Prior years’ team play, sportsmanship, attitude, and team chemistry

Tryout Design and Selection Panel

The head coaches of the Silverwolves and Timberwolves will prepare the Tryout practices with drills and scrimmages to assist them with objective and primarily subjective assessment of each player.

Players will be offered a core member roster spot on one of the teams.

A number of the remaining tryout attendees will be ranked as subs for the Timberwolves – to be available to fill roster spots as needed on a game-by-game basis.

The Timberwolves Subs and all remaining players will be invited to play in the Novice games scheduled for the second half of the season as part of the Arcticwolves team as positions are available. 

In all situations, the coach is not responsible to justify the roster decisions.