Midget Minor AAA Tryout Information & Schedule
** Please note that all 15 year old players wishing to tryout for this years Minor Midget AAA team are required (parents are welcome as well) to attend an information session on September 9th at 11:15 am in the MNP room at the Leduc Rec. Centre. At which time you be told what session you will be skating in that evening.**
Welcome to the 2018-2019 hockey season. We sincerely hope that you are as excited as we are to kick off the winter season and hope that your preparations for the upcoming season prove to be successful for your development in becoming the best you can be. We are finalizing our camp schedule as we have made a few tweaks to it and sincerely appreciate your patience. Over the next few days expect to see a full camp schedule along with a survey page that we require you to fill out and bring to our meeting at the LRC in the Meyers Norris Penny Room from 11:15-12:45 on Sunday September 9th. This will be a kick off meeting to set some expectations and go through the try out process in conjunction with player registration and jersey ssignments. We require mandatory attendance by all players that will be skating in the first skates on Sunday September 9th and encourage parents to attend as well.
If you are trying out for the major midget team and are not successful in making the team at any point past September 9th please give Mike Mueller a phone call at 780.514.5840 or Nathan Smith at 780.721.2511 so you can be included in the Minor Midget try out process seamlessly.
Listed below are some of the highlights of the year so you are aware of the commitment if successful in making the team.
Highlights
- Regular practice times Tuesday 6:30-7:45 and Thursday 8:30-10:00 as well as rotating Friday practices
- Two video session a week on Tuesday and Thursday before practice
- One dryland training session per week typically on Tuesday after practice
- 10 skills sessions with a NHL skills coach throughout the year over and above the regular practice times
- Skills sessions for players/goalies incorporated into daily practices to go along with a goalie coach rotating on regular practice times
- PLAYER/PARENT EDUCATION SEMINAR- Start of October we will have representatives from NCAA Division I colleges, NHL personnel, WHL/AJHL/BCHL along with USHL and NAHL personnel in one room to present to parents and players on the current trends in hockey, pipelines, and how to make wise choices both on and off the ice
- Community Involvement away from the rink/team building
We are looking forward to growing together for a successful year. If there are any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Please click here for the updated LJAC Midget Minor September Schedule.
As well please print of the Mental Skills Questionnaire that is required to be fill out with the player name on it and be handed in at the meeting on Sunday.
Tryout teams will be given at the meeting as we have to wait until Saturday night or Sunday morning to see if the Major Midgets release any 2003 players.
Sincerely,
Mike Mueller and Nathan Smith
