If you have registered for U15 house league this year and did not receive an email from me please check your spam folder and contact me if nothing found (
[email protected]).
Hello parents,
athletes, and coaches,
I would like
welcome everyone to the 2023/2024 London Devilettes U15 House League season. My name is Peter Wethey and I will be the U15 House League convenor this
year.
For those
returning to the devilettes, welcome back, and for those new to the league we
are glad to have you aboard. I am sure this year will be another fun and
exciting year of hockey where the athletes can enjoy reconnecting with their
hockey friends or making new hockey friends, in addition to developing their
skills and experiencing the excitement of games and tournaments.
I have
included a link to the Devilette’s web site below for your convenience should
you wish to have a look. The U15 HL web site will be available soon. I will be
updating the U15 HL web site throughout the year with information and game
results.
https://londondevilettes.ca/
We are aiming for four U15 HL teams this
year.
The ice times for U15 House League are shown
in the table below. We will have games on Saturdays and practices on Thursdays.
We need some volunteers before we can begin the season. Most critical …we need 3 more head coaches,
but we will also require assistant coaches, trainers, dressing room/bench moms
for each team once the teams are assembled. The season will begin with 2
assessment ice times for all athletes. The assessments will be leveraged to
create balanced teams. Assessments will start on Saturday September 30th
if we get all the head coaches in place plus we get some on-ice volunteers (we need 2 or 3
for each ice time) to run assessment drills and some volunteers (2 for each ice time) to hand
out jerseys at the first assessment day. Please email me if you can
volunteer for any of these positions ([email protected]).
Can I ask you to
reply to me ([email protected]) with your athlete’s preferred position and
which direction they shoot (left or right). We know the position you submitted
with your registration, however I would like to verify this is still accurate. If
you have received multiple emails from me and only wish me to communicate to
one of those email addresses please let me know which email to communicate to
going forward.
I will be
sending a follow up email out in a number of days with the assessment ice time
your athlete has been assigned. Teams will be assembled following the 2nd
assessment session (Thursday Oct 5th). You will hear from the head
coach of your team shortly after the teams are assembled. I will post the
schedule for the first half of the season once the teams are assembled. There
will be some minor adjustments to the schedule as the season progresses to
account for arena blackout dates that affect ice availability and tournaments
our teams enter impacting our ability to run games.
Below I have included some information about the
assessment sessions for those new to process or for those looking for a
refresher.
ASSESSMENT STEPS:
1. When
you arrive at arena for your first assessment session, a table will be set up
with a volunteer handing out jerseys. Please go to this table to collect your athlete’s jersey when you arrive at
the arena for the first assessment session. Please arrive at least 20 minutes
prior to your athlete’s assigned assessment session start time.
2. The
assessors will evaluate athletes by jersey colour and number so it is vital
that your athlete keeps the same jersey for both assessment sessions. Jerseys
will be collected at the end of the 2nd assessment session. The teams will be
established using the evaluation results. To ensure a balanced set of teams, it
is important that your athlete do their best at the assessments so the teams
can be created with accurate information. Please encourage your athlete to do
their best.
3. I
will publish list of assessment ice times by last name shortly. Please attend your assigned ice time session. With
about 50 athletes to organize, it is impossible to shuffle athletes around to
accommodate everyone's special requests and personal schedules. If you have a
conflict for a critical item please email me and I will do my best to
accommodate your request.
I am seeking a few volunteers to assist with Jersey assignment at the first assessment
sessions. Please
reply back to me via email if you are interested in assisting with this. You
will need to be at arena about 40 minutes before our first ice time. This
is a great opportunity to meet some of the families involved in the league this
year!
I am also seeking some on-ice volunteers to run the assessment drills. The drill details will
be provided to you prior to the assessment sessions. All you need is a helmet, gloves,
stick and skates, and ideally a whistle to help execute the drills. This will
allow the head coaches to watch off ice and record their assessment
results. This is great opportunity to meet the coaches!
I am looking forward to meeting
you, and enjoying a great season of hockey ahead!
Peter Wethey
[email protected]