U7 | Under-7
General Information
Our U7 program, which provides a friendly introduction to hockey, is ideal for teaching fundamental skills in a secure and encouraging setting. A few home and away games throughout the East Kootenay Valley when the team is ready will give our young Rockies the opportunity to enjoy the thrill of the game in a nurturing and growth-oriented setting.
The season could look like the following:
- Practices: WVMHA tries to offer two on-ice practices per week (pending Rockies Home game schedule).
- Power Skating: Held during practice with a certified power skating coach.
- Tournaments and Exhibition Games: Decided at the beginning of the season with parents, coaches, and managers during the parent meeting within the first 2 weeks of the season start.
The Timbits U7 program is for ages 5, 6, and players turning 7 before December 31st of the current playing year.
Please review the Hockey Canada U7 programming.
Full hockey gear is required whenever a player steps on the ice. See the Equipment List in the Resources section of the website for a full list.
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Practice Schedules
Practice schedules for the season are currently scheduled for:
Tuesday 3:45 to 4:45 pm; this will include a power skating instructor on the ice during practice.
Friday 4:45 to 5:45 pm (Pending Rockies Games)
Saturday September Power Skating sessions.
Times and days may change due to registration numbers, please refer to your TeamSnap schedule for all updates and games.
Dressing room assignments will be available on the monitors at the main and player entrances.
U7 Calendar of Events
Communication
WVMHA uses TeamSnap for communications.
Open your TeamSnap app to find your player's team and schedule. Only the registrant can add family members to TeamSnap to share schedules.
Each team has a team email managers and or treasurers can be reached directly: u7wvmha@gmail.com
Parent Respect in Sport (RIS)
One parent/guardian for each player is required to have a current Respect in Sport for Hockey Canada Parents. Players will not be considered registered until parents/guardians have completed Respect in Sport.
Volunteer
The WVMHA association runs on volunteers – parents of players become coaches, team managers, on-ice safety , and volunteer during home tournaments for example running raffle tables and score clock.
Consider what you might be able to do and if you have questions or want to volunteer to be a coach or team manager particularly, contact the Coach Coordinator at coach.wvmha@gmail.com or the Manager Mentor at managers.wvmha@gmail.com
2023 / 2024 U7 Hockey Gallery
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