TGHA Update
April 6, 2009
Head Coaches Needed for 2009-10 Season
New Process for Travel Team Formation Sessions
Head Coaches Needed for 2009-10 Season
TGHA is in search of qualified and dedicated adults to serve as Head Coach for the
upcoming 2009-2010 season. Those of you interested in coaching our beginner and
intermediate players in the Initiation, House or Recreation programs should contact
Kathey MacQueen, Vice President for House. To be considered for a Travel Team,
please contact John Golay, Vice President for Travel. You can submit your letter of
interest via e-mail or post office by Friday, April 17th to the addresses below.
Please include in your letter the following:
1. Your background in hockey.
2. Why you would like to be a TGHA Head Coach.
3. Current USA Hockey coaching certification you hold.
4. What team(s) you have interest in coaching
If you are not yet coaching-certified you will have to obtain your USA Hockey
coaching credential by attending one of many USA Hockey coaching clinics offered in
the early fall.
The TGHA Board will be supporting the following programs and travel teams:
Initiation
House
Recreation
12U Travel
14U Travel
16U Travel
19U Travel
Thank you for expressing interest in coaching for TGHA. We look forward
to your participation on and off the ice to make the 37th year of TGHA
another successful season.
If you have any questions please contact one of us:
Kathey MacQueen
TGHA Vice President for House
9509 Route 89,
Trumansburg, N.Y. 14886
(607)387-4117
e-mail: macqueenbkm@hotmail.com
John Golay
TGHA Vice President for Travel
87 Genung Circle
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607)272-8916
e-mail: jwgolay@twcny.rr.com
New Process for Travel Team Formation Sessions
TGHA will hold player evaluations on Saturday, April 25th at The RINK in Lansing,
New York for new and returning skaters interested in joining a Travel Team in the
2009-2010 Season. The Board has acknowledged that there are advantages to offering
these evaluations sooner, rather than waiting until fall registration:
Players can receive constructive assessments of their skills in time for spring and
summer hockey programs.
TGHA can attract new players from non-local areas.
TGHA can better prepare the season ice schedule to meet travel team needs and
minimize unnecessary expense.
Travel Teams can organize their social and off-ice activities during the summer.
Team account fund raising could also occur during the off-season.
We understand that this schedule may conflict with other spring sports/activities.
Current TGHA travel team players planning to return next season should communicate
with John Golay, Vice President for Travel, if you cannot attend because of a conf
lict. Preliminary rosters will be developed after April 25th but there will be room
for additional players who approach TGHA before the final evaluation session to be
held on September 12, 2009 (times TBD). Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Thank you.
David Herrick,
Co-President
dherrick@twcny.rr.com
277-1414
The following information is available attached as well as pasted into this message,
and will be posted to the web site: www.ithacagirlshockey.com
TGHA Announces 2009-2010 Player Evaluations
TGHA will hold player evaluations on Saturday, April 25th at The RINK in Lansing,
New York for new and returning skaters interested in joining a Travel Team in the
2009-2010 Season. TGHA remains committed to supporting our players’ joy of the game
by fostering and developing competitive travel teams. It is our goal to form teams
at four age divisions: 12 and Under (12U), 14U, 16U and 19U. State Tournament Bound
status for each team is expected to be Tier II, but is ultimately determined by the
team and association in the fall. For the first time, USA Hockey’s 2010 National
Championships will include Girls Tier II divisions.
Players are encouraged to attend and participate in one or both sessions for the age
division that corresponds with their birth date. The cost of each 1 hour session is
$10 per skater. Head Coaches will be conducting drills to assess each player’s
skating and hockey skill level and can be available after-wards to talk with a play
er or parent. Registration with TGHA is not required at this time, however all
skaters on the ice must be registered with USA Hockey for the 2008-09 season.
Session 1: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM 12U and 14U
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM 16U and 19U
Session 2: 5:45 PM to 6:45 PM 12U and 14U
6:45 PM to 7:45 PM 16U and 19U
It is understood that this schedule may conflict with other spring
sports/activities. Current TGHA travel team players planning to return next season
should communicate with John Golay, Vice President for Travel, if you cannot attend
because of a conflict. Players new to TGHA who registered and skated with another
association this past season will need to provide a signed release from their
current associ-ation’s president. The form can be downloaded from the Forms section
of the NYSAHA web site at http://www.usahockey.com/new_york/. It can be presented o
n April 25th or faxed in advance to David Herrick at (607)273-6322.
All skaters participating in Sessions 1 and/or 2 should RSVP to John Golay, Vice
President for Travel by Wednesday, April 22nd. Questions regarding the evaluation
sessions can be directed to David Herrick, Co-President. Thank you.
Preliminary rosters will be developed after April 25th but there will be room for
additional players who approach TGHA before the final evaluation session to be held
on September 12, 2009 (times TBD). Players may be moved to another roster based on
their skill development over the summer, and other factors determined by the coaches
and association. Final Travel Team formation decisions will be made and communicated
to players following this session. Pre-season practices will begin the week of
September 14, 2009.
Contact Information:
John Golay
TGHA Vice President for Travel
87 Genung Circle
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607)272-8916
e-mail: jwgolay@twcny.rr.com
David Herrick
TGHA Co-President
1 Winner’s Circle
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607)277-1414
e-mail: dherrick@twcny.rr.com