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(updated July 11, 2010)
 
AA Cougar Structure for the 2010/11 Season

The Cougars organization is excited about the approach to this season's AA teams.  The organization's goal is to allow every player who has the ability to play AA hockey to get that opportunity, and that school and family, as well as sports, play an essential part in a child's life.  Finding the right balance of these and other factors tends to be very difficult.  Keeping these factors in mind, the Cougars will operate this year's AA teams just as the A/B teams have been operated teams for the past 13 years.  So what does this mean?

Overview

The AA teams will begin an informal practice schedule after tryouts.  The formal set schedule will begin in August; the formal schedule will consist of each team having a minimum of one full ice practice a week and a shared ice practice once a week.  It is anticipated there will be some extra open weekends, which will be available to teams at minimal cost.  From May to August there will be one informal practice slot a week which will rotate between a week night and Saturday afternoon slot.  It is understood that kids would like to play other sports or attend camps during the summer and the Cougars will support that decision through the summer.

Since all AA teams are required to play in the mandatory CAHA weekends to be playoff eligible, the tier teams will travel to the LA area for most of these weekends.  Though these weekends, combined with tournaments, could become a financial burden in a hurry, the Cougars have devised a schedule that would alleviate this problem and give more freedom to the players and their families.  Since many of the CAHA weekends fall on, or in close proximity to, holiday weekends the CAHA weekends will be in place of the normal holiday tournaments.  This is not to say that a team is forbidden to attend any holiday functions, but the teams will keep them very limited or local, based on the outcome of parent meetings after team selection.  The organization also hopes to form AA leagues with other local teams that would allow teams with more home games.

Tentative CAHA Schedule (Based on 2009-10 Actual schedule)
    Pee Wee Midget
  Oct. 23-24 San Jose Valencia
  Dec. 4-5 N/A San Jose
  Jan. 15-16 Toyota Center N/A
  Feb. 5-6 N/A Ventura
  Feb. 26-27 Lakewood Valencia
The number of weekends is based on the number of AA teams declared in each age division.

Cost

Dues for the Season will be $2,599.  This includes all practices and home games and the fees associated with these games as well as coaches stipend, and the entry fee for the CAHA league.  It is estimated a maximum of an additional $500 per player for tournament or playoff fees where applicable.

The cost does not include any travel expenses for players or coaches associated with away games.
Cougars Teams and Coaches for the 2010/11 Season (Travel)

The California Cougars Hockey program will continue to support teams at A and B levels in NORCAL.

Listed below are the anticipated teams at each level for the upcoming season's teams.
2010/11 California Cougars Program Structure
Teams Birth Years # of Teams Levels Coaches
Mite 2002/later 1 -- TBA
Squirt 2000-01 2 A Chris Hathaway
B Sean Connolly
Pee Wee 1998-99 1 A/B Brendan Roberts
Bantam 1996-97 2 A Dave Guy/Zac Lytle*
B Zac Lytle/Dave Guy*
Midget 16 1994-95 1 A Pat Foley/Seth Frigo
Midget 18 1992-93+
+ Midget16-eligible players may be selected for Midget teams
* The Head Coach for a specific Bantam team will be determined prior to team selection
Determination whether a Midget-16 or Midget-18 team will be fielded will be determined at tryouts


 
 
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