U13
2024/2025 U13 Season Welcome
Hello U13 Stettler Minor Hockey Families! Welcome to the 2024/2025 season!
My name is Ruby MacDonell and I will be your U13 Director this year. I have been a hockey mom for 6 years for my 2 boys and have helped coach but this is my first time in the director role. I hope you will all be patient with me as I navigate this new role and hopefully I will be able to answer all your questions. You can contact me by text or call 403-741-2500, by email stettleru13@gmail.com, or once teams are selected you can contact through team snap. Please reach out if there’s any questions or concerns:)
Here is the Pre-season skates and team selection dates/times:
U13A Team Selection Times
Tuesday, Sept 17 - 6:15-7:30pm - Selection Game #1 Thursday, Sept 19 - 6:15-7:30pm - Selection Game #2
U13B/C Team Selection Times
Monday, Sept 23 - 7:45 - 9:00pm - Selection Game # 1 Wednesday, Sept 25 - 7:45- 9:00pm - Selection Game # 2
A table will be set up in the lobby and each child will be required to check in with me, they will receive their jersey and will return their jersey after their skate. It is important they keep this jersey they are assigned for the skate and return it after each skate. As we move into the Evaluation and Tryout Process I have included the SMHA Evaluation Policy at the bottom of this email, please review it for more information.
*** If your player will not be attending tryouts I would appreciate if you would let me know.
Practice Schedule (regular practices for all teams will start the week of Oct 6/24) :
U13A Team
Tuesday, Sep 24/24 - Blue Arena - 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Tuesday, Oct 1/24 - Blue Arena -7:30 - 8:30 pm
U13B
Thursday, Sep 26/24 - Blue Arena - 6:15 - 7:15 pm
Tuesday, Oct 1/24 - Red Arena - 7:45 - 8:45 pm
U13C
Friday, Sep 27/24 - Blue Arena - 6:15 - 7:15 pm
Thurday, Oct 3/24 - Blue Arena - 6:15 - 7:15 pm
Our home tournament is fast approaching as well. Please keep the weekend of November 15-18 open in your calendars. Since it is so early in the season, I would like to get some volunteers that would want to be on our tournament committee. Please reach out if you would like to help out. Please remember the home tournament helps fund each teams away tournaments for the season so let’s make it a successful one!
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me.
See you at the rink!
Ruby MacDonell
SMHA Evaluation Policy - July 2022
Every effort will be made:
- to have a minimum of four to five evaluators present for each skate. One of which will have goaltending knowledge to evaluate goaltenders if necessary.
- to have evaluators with hockey knowledge and experience. (Evaluators will be selected and approved by the SMHA executive)
- to try to ensure that there are no conflicting interests with evaluators and players. Whether this be through family relationships, close friends, etc.
- a member of the SMHA executive will be present at all evaluation skates.
- U11 - All players will be guaranteed three skates as per Hockey Canada. Players will be evaluated as overall players.
- U13, U15 & U18 - All players are only guaranteed one skate. Players will be evaluated as either forward, defence, goaltender. (As specified at time of registration or before commencement of first evaluation skate.)
- Head coach of teams will be selected after the first evaluation skate.
- Head coach will be asked to evaluate players for second and, if necessary, third evaluations.
- Head coach will not be in the same room as evaluators during this time.
- Evaluators will recommend cuts of bottom evaluated players and or removal of top evaluated players after each evaluation skate. (All U11 players will have 3 skates.)
- Evaluators will pick the top half of the team. The second half of the team will be picked from the list of Evaluator recommendations with the input and evaluations of the head coach.
- Evaluator decisions are not open for discussion or revision.
- Parents/Coaches/Players are NOT to be contacting evaluators, head coach, directors or board members AT ALL regarding evaluations and the process. Evaluators are volunteering their time to help with team selections. SMHA will not tolerate any abuse, harassment or questioning of evaluators/head coach, directors or board members about the evaluation process and decisions. Individuals found to be participating in this activity may be issued a warning in writing and repeated offenses may result in sanctions from SMHA.
- Once teams are set there will be no player movement. If a technical error is discovered or player enrollment fluctuates this will be reviewed and if adjustments are needed recommendations will be made. Example - player wearing the wrong number/color.
- Absolutely NO complaints or concerns will be heard until after October 1st. Complaints and Concerns will only be accepted after this date and must be emailed to: evaluations@stettlerminorhockey.com
- SMHA has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse or harassment of volunteer board members, coaches & directors.
- Complaints and concerns emailed to board members / directors will NOT be acknowledged.
- Complaints and concerns will be addressed after October 1st by the VP Operations, VP Development and President. However, there will be zero movement on player evaluations and teams.
- Preregistration required and paid in full at least 48 hours before. Preferred that this is done at time of yearly registration. NO WALK ONS WILL BE ACCEPTED
- At least one hour early for all evaluation skates
