Season Registration is Coming!

We're Excited to Announce Hockey Is Back!

Hello LAHA Families,

On behalf of the LAHA Board, I hope this email finds you healthy and doing well. We are so excited to announce that hockey is back and we have lots planned for the coming season. This email will give you a brief overview of what to expect with registration and the season. As always, if you have any questions, please let us know. 

See you soon!

Joy Pendowski
LAHA President

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Health & Safety

The LAHA Board has been working closely with The Rink Exchange in developing protocols for maintaining a safe environment for our players and coaches this season. We anticipate and are planning to open on time and to run our regular program.

In addition, USA Hockey has been working with associations and rinks across the country to put together guidelines for returning to play in a way that keeps everyone safe. As we get closer to the start of the season, you will hear from LAHA and The Rink Exchange on those protocols.

However, there are a few things we know already:

• There will be NO team water bottles or sharing of water bottles — each player must have their own. LAHA will have water bottles available for purchase.
• If you or your player are sick, have been exposed to COVID-19, or suspect you might be ill, you will NOT be allowed to participate until you are cleared to do so.
• Masks are to be worn by all who are in the arena, including coaches. Players will need to wear masks up until they go on the ice and then once again when they come off the ice. Players are not required to wear masks during practice or games.
• Player gear and equipment will need to be washed frequently.

At this time, USA Hockey is not suggesting players need to wear full clear shields instead of cages on their masks. They have provided a flier with more information you might find helpful.

We know that this is an evolving situation and we will keep you updated, especially as we get closer to the start of the season.

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Summer Workouts & Conditioning

This is a quick shout out to Coach Lanae Falls who has been putting out great workouts for our players each week. If you haven't been following along, check us out on Facebook and Instagram where you'll be able to see all of the past workouts. These are simple, easy to do exercises your player can do at home to stay in shape and get ready for the season.

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Season Fees & Dates

For this season, the LAHA Board worked hard to make sure we could still offer a quality program without raising fees. While some of our costs are increasing, we found other areas where we could take advantage of savings so that we could make this happen.

All LAHA teams for this season will be rostered as "Travel B" in accordance with OSHA rules. No tryouts will be held for LAHA teams and all players are welcome to participate.

8U Program
Session 1: October 19 - December 18
Session 2: January 4 - February 27
3 practices per week, 2 jamborees, approx. 12 regular-season games*
16 weeks total
$375 per session or $750 for both

10U Program
September 28 - February 25
3 practices per week, 1 jamboree, 2 tournaments, approx. 16 regular-season games*
19 weeks total
$1550

12U Program
September 21 - March 11
3 practices per week, 1 jamboree, 2 tournaments, approx. 20 regular-season games*
22 weeks total
$1670

14U Program
September 14 - March 18
3-4 practices per week, 3 tournaments, approx. 24 regular-season games*
May be eligible to also compete in the 14U state tournament
24 weeks total
$1880

18U Program
August 31 - March 18
3-4 practices per week, 3 tournaments, approx. 24 regular-season games*
May be eligible to also compete in the 18U state tournament
26 weeks total
$2100

Special Hockey
October 19 - February 27
1 practice per week and hopefully a few regular-season games*
16 weeks total
$TBD

Goalie Practice
October 19 - February 27
1 practice per week
16 weeks total
FREE

*Game counts are subject to change based on travel restrictions, the ability of other associations to field teams at the different age levels, and the availability of those teams to schedule games.

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Coaches

We are currently in the process of reviewing all coaching applications and will be announcing those assignments very soon.

We are still seeking more coaches, especially for the 12U and younger age divisions as well as to help with dryland practices. If you enjoy working with kids and are willing to learn how to coach hockey or off ice skills, we would love to have you!! If interested, you can apply here.

We are also welcoming players ages 13-17 who are interested in coaching to apply to be a student coach. If interested, you can apply here.

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Registration Process

Season registration will be opening July 1st on the LAHA website: www.laha.org.

Early Bird — July 1-31

• Each 10U-18U registered player will receive a $50 discount on their fees as well as a free water bottle, set of helmet stickers, and a car decal.
• 8U players are eligible for up to a $25 discount on their fees along with the other freebies.

Regular Registration — August 1-31

• Each registered player pays the standard fees.

Late Registration — September 1 and later

• Players are subject to a $50 late fee per registration.
• 8U players and new players to the association moving in from the Intro program or who are new to the area will not be charged a late fee.

LAHA will continue to offer monthly payment plans, sibling discounts for 3+ children from the same family, as well as scholarships. If interested in a scholarship, please visit our website for more information.

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LAHA Tournaments
LAHA is planning to host TWO tournaments this season* and we are actively recruiting teams to come and compete!
*We are being mindful of travel from other areas and will monitor and abide by local restrictions.

Holiday Cup — 14U & 18U "B" Travel/House
December 11-13, 2020

Ice Cup — 10U & 12U "B" Travel/House
February 13-15, 2021

Our committee welcomes help so if you're interested, let us know!

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New Uniforms
This season, LAHA will be rolling out brand new jerseys at all age divisions. We're excited about the new look and hope you will be, too!

A couple things to note...

We have switched vendors and with that process, our numbering system also changed. Our new jerseys are manufactured differently which requires numbers to be pre-printed. In order to make sure jerseys are here for the start of the season, we can no longer offer the option for players to choose numbers during the registration process.

Going forward, numbers will be selected by players from those available in their size based on the order in which the players are registered. That all said, we know several of you have favorite numbers so we made sure to order those in a variety of sizes.

Check out our new threads!
*Colors may vary depending on your viewing device.

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Player Clinics

This coming season LAHA will once again offer clinics to our players. Clinics are optional and are a separate fee from your player registration fees.

Skills Clinics
We are planning to offer five 75-minute sessions that include both on and off ice instruction. We have lowered the price this season to $150 per player for the whole series or $40 per individual session. Skills clinic sessions are open to players 10U and older. You can sign up for these in the registration process.

Girls Clinics
We are planning to offer four girls clinics throughout the season. The intent of these clinics is to give the girls an opportunity to work on their skills, build connections with each other, and experience mentoring. It has been shown with other successful associations that these types of sessions are key to retaining female players and for growing female programs. These sessions will be offered at no charge. You can sign up for these in the registration process.