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Hastings Hockey Association

Mites

What our season will look like...

 

The Hastings mite program,  has been designed to introduce new skaters to hockey and progressively develop and challenge skaters for up to 5 years during the critical foundational years for youth hockey. 

The goals of the program are simple:

  • Fun for all ages and abilities.
  • Progressive, age-appropriate skills and drills.
  • Experienced, well-trained coaches.
  • Fundamental skating development/repetition.
  • Continued edge work progressions
  • Introducing game like situations and drill for our mite 2 players. 
  • Pushing our players to make each repetition better then the last and push them outside their comfort zone for sake of development. 
  • Making sure each practice is designed in a way that will challenge players all while keeping the game fun.

-Mite 2 will skate Thursdays and Sundays as well as every other Saturday

-Mite 1 will skate Mondays and Saturdays. 

-We will use the 3-1 ratio, 3 practices for every one game day. Game days will consist of 3v 3 cross ice as well as some 4v4 half ice for our mite 2s. 

Boys In-House Director (Mites):

Dan Gallahue

Cell:  651-332-3538

Email:  boys-inhouse@hastingshockey.com

Becoming a Coach

for the upcoming season, it is required that coaches obtain the following certifications before December 31st, 2023.  Come January 1st, you will not be allowed on the ice without these certs.

Please send your receipts to squirts@hastingshockey.com

You will be reimbursed at the conclusion of the season.

  • Register as a member of USA Hockey & Minnesota Hockey ($46 - USA Hockey, $1 - Minnesota Hockey). Click here to register.
  • Complete the background screening (good for two years). Click here for more information. 
  • Complete Safe Sport Training (now required every year and cannot be added to a roster until completed). Click here for more information.
  • Complete the USA Hockey online age-specific module(s) for the age level(s) of play you are coaching. (Must be completed to be placed on a roster. Modules only need to be completed once per age level.) Click here to register for the modules.
  • Find, register and attend the required USA Hockey Coaching Education Program (CEP) certification clinic. Coaches have until December 31st to complete the appropriate CEP clinic. Click here for more information. 
  • Complete a concussion training course and provide a coach concussion acknowledgement form to your association. Click here to download the form.
  • Register as a Coach with Hastings Hockey

 

PLEASE NOTE - IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHAT REQUIREMENTS YOU MUST UPDATE, YOU CAN LOG INTO YOUR USA HOCKEY COACHING PROFILE TO VIEW YOUR STATUS.