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(updated July 11, 2010)
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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)
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Pee Wee |
Midget |
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Oct. 23-24 |
San Jose |
Valencia |
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Dec. 4-5 |
N/A |
San Jose |
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Jan. 15-16 |
Toyota Center |
N/A |
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Feb. 5-6 |
N/A |
Ventura |
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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.
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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.
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| 2010/11 California Cougars Program Structure |
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Birth Years |
# of Teams |
Levels |
Coaches |
| Mite |
2002/later |
1 |
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TBA
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| Squirt |
2000-01 |
2 |
A |
Chris Hathaway
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| B |
Sean Connolly
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| Pee Wee |
1998-99 |
1 |
A/B |
Brendan Roberts
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| Bantam |
1996-97 |
2 |
A |
Dave Guy/Zac Lytle*
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| B |
Zac Lytle/Dave Guy*
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| Midget 16 |
1994-95 |
1 |
A |
Pat Foley/Seth Frigo
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| Midget 18 |
1992-93+ |
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+ 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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