Travel Team Tryouts

Springfield Kings Youth Hockey Association puts together teams each year at the different levels of play for age and skill level each season. The Kings attempt to roster as many youth players as possible each year that want to play competitive youth hockey. The age levels are 10U (Squirt), 12U (PeeWee), 14U (Bantam), and 16U/18U (Midgets). The sport is beginning to use the number classifications over the names but both are still referenced.

Registration Deadline: Sunday 8/13/2023

Goalies Tryouts - All Goalies

Friday August 18th

5:45-6:45 PM 

Please note:

- Goalies SHOULD still show up on their specific age group night, but will not be evaluated until this night)

- Those that are planning on trying out as goalie AND/OR Offense/Defense player must register as a Goalie at the initial signup. Then they will show up to be evaluated as an offensive/defensive player on the appropriate age-level night.)

Players wishing to be placed on a competitive travel team through the Springfield Kings need to attend both nights of tryouts for the division(s) they are eligible for.

Missing Tryouts:

Any player that cannot make tryouts or a specific day of tryouts, need to send an email to Dave Karraker at dckarraker@yahoo.com to schedule a make-up date on either of the make-up nights above. 

Petitioning:

Any player that wishes to petition to play a level higher than their age, MUST register for that age-level and attend BOTH age-level tryouts AND MUST send an email to Dave Karraker at dckarraker@yahoo.com for approval. Please include the following in your email:

  1: Reason for Petitioning to a higher level

  2: What the Player has done to prepare for such a move

 (Note- Being approved to petition to a higher-level DOES NOT Guarantee a rostered position on the higher team. Approved petitioned players will not be able to play at a higher-level IF it would take cause an age-level appropriate player to be cut.)

Tryout Evaluations:

   1. Players will be evaluated by qualified independent evaluators.

  2. Players will be evaluated on a wide variety of skills and hockey skills.

Tryout Rostering and Coach Selection:

  1. Evaluation scores will be calculated and then players will be ranked by score and approved by the board.

  2. The board will then choose Team Head Coaches.

  3. Once Team Head Coaches are chosen, Head coaches will be given the initial rosters to review and request any changes.

    A. ANY and ALL changes after the initial rosters have been created by a Head Coach will be presented to the board with reasons for the requested change and must be approved by the board.

      B. All Head Coaches must agree to any requested changes, prior to approval by the board.

  4. After the Coaches have reviewed the rosters, and presented their changes, a final roster will be created for each team, at each age level.

  5. Once the final rosters have been completed and approved, players will be notified of their dispositions by their respective Head Coach.

  6. Head Coaches will then pick their staff and will follow the SHYA SOG in this process.