Tryouts are pushed agaoin

[alfirst]

Getting within 1 month now...


Some bullet points in this weird year disregarding non-hockey noise:


 - Some AAA teams tasted the game feel in Vegas - some had bitter taste (Ducks AAA 06?)


 - Some AA teams tasted "other states" tournaments and some got bitter (or beaten) taste as well (ID 07 AA?)


 - Handful of 07s trying (and some definitely will) to make 06 AAA teams


 - More out of state scrimmages and camps getting arranged prior to try-outs


 - Stupid (imo) mask-on-the-ice rules does not seem to stop majority of players from coming to the rinks 


 - AAA coaches are "kinda" holding to too many players and October might bring some revelations to some parents.


 Question - would club discount the fees if tryouts are held in October but there's no CAHA/SCAHA season until 2021?


 Moving on....

[805hockey]

Wonder if us non-tier peasants get to play in a few tournaments out of state too?  Guess covid doesn't harm tier players lol

[Deuce]

Unless something changed last night SCAHA is not allowing out of state plays for us non-tier teams. Only option is non-sanctioned tournaments that are few and far between.

[Beer Leaguer]

Heard that pushed back tryouts  till 11/20

[805hockey]

Unless something changed last night SCAHA is not allowing out of state plays for us non-tier teams. Only option is non-sanctioned tournaments that are few and far between.

Yeah, hoping that would've changed...pretty damn stupid imho

[Deuce]

Heard that pushed back tryouts  till 11/20

Makes sense since per the minutes for the July meeting they said...


"Dave Bigelow stated that there will be no season until the government gives the green light for youth hockey. At that time we then can have tryouts. Next window of possibility for on ice tryouts would be Oct 1st. If the government still hasn’t opened up youth sports, then we would slide the tryouts out every 30 days until such time we can have youth sports open (hockey season games, scrimmages, etc.). In summary, the tryout rollout would look like Oct. 1st; if not then → Nov. 1st; if not then → Dec. 1st. The Tryouts would be completed for all levels within two weeks. In the worst case scenario, a December 1st tryout, the season would then run from January through to April with limited travel to Santa Barbara, Bakersfield and San Diego. There is a lot of flexibility here. We could possibly extend the season up to May or June if needed and also a possibility to double up games on weekends. We can possibly have a 12-14 game season. Louis Magnifico stated that LAHOA would be supportive of Friday through to Sunday games. The only staffing issues may be with the outlying areas, Santa Barbara, Bakersfield and/or San Diego."

[ohnonotagain]

Heard that pushed back tryouts  till 11/20

Heard the same.

[Avery19]

Everything pushed:





To: All CAHA Member Associations


Re: CAHA Permitted Tryout Dates Update






All,






This letter shall serve as notice that pursuant to the CAHA Board of Directors Special Meeting held on September 12, 2020, the Directors voted in the following 2020-2021 CAHA tryout calendar updates;






TIER 1


Tier 1 contracts (bilaterally binding) shall be permitted effective 10/1/20. This will supersede the previously posted Tier 1 tryout dates, as well as the Tier 1 unilateral team formation/player rostering policy issued by CAHA on July 19, 2020. What this means is that players choosing to recommit to a Tier 1 team on/after 10/1/20 will be bound to that team subject to the terms/conditions of player contract they enter into, and CAHA/USAH rostering rules and guidelines.






TIER 2


Provided that Shelter in Place restrictions applicable to ice rinks/youth hockey are lifted statewide, Tier 2 Tryouts shall be permitted Not Earlier Than 11/20/20.






A/BB/B


Provided that Shelter in Place restrictions applicable to ice rinks/youth hockey are lifted statewide, A/BB/B Tryouts shall be permitted Not Earlier Than 12/4/20.






High School


CAHA is currently reviewing the High School (HS) landscape and will be canvasing participating HS team representatives to ascertain what if any impact prior CIF decision regarding sports participation may have on participating teams in the ADHSL/LAKHSHL/SJHSHL leagues. If responses indicate there to be little or no impact, then CAHA will most likely also move HS tryout dates as follows; Provided that Shelter in Place restrictions applicable to ice rinks/youth hockey are lifted statewide, HS Tryouts shall be permitted Not Earlier Than 12/4/20* (*decision pending).






Sincerely,






Thomas Hancock


President


 

[Hockeyking]

I heard there are a few 07’s on each 06 AAA team. Is the 07 birth year just that strong or is the remaining 06 that’s didn’t leave for prep schools just that weak? This is the first year is have seen something like this.

[lcadad]

This happens every year.  There were '06's playing on several '05 teams last year, both official AAA and AA teams that were really AAA's playing AA.  There is certainly a flood of kids leaving the state as well.  It doesn't have to be one thing or the other.  Out of 5 '06's I know of, who were generally considered to be the best players in the state, not one of them is still playing in California this year.   There are still a lot of talented kids at the '06 year, and maybe the upside is that there will be more opportunities for more kids to experience AAA.  It's a shame after all the data showing that hockey is low risk, it keeps getting restricted and bumped.  Either way, there's nothing unprecedented about a handful of kids playing up a year at AAA.

[HockeyGuy-99]

I'm more interested in why 05's would be playing on an 06' team in Vegas?  That's just weird.

[Dman2]

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/coronavirus/article245652280.html

[notTHATdad]

A tragic story. Turns out the coach took sleeping pills (I guess to go to sleep while feeling like crap) while he had Covid. A terrible idea from a respiratory point of view. But he was pretty clearly in bad shape. Really sad.


But before we all take this an an indication that there is no way to do anything safely...



He coached for the Texas Warriors. Here are their Covid rules:


https://www.texaswarriors.org/news_article/show/1122406


They read like an organization just trying to skirt the public health office and keep quiet. Note the part about if you post to facebook about a player or coach having Covid you will be suspended for a year. Also that if 3 kids are caught without masks they will be suspended for a game on successive games (because I guess it's more important to play than enforce).


But here is the kicker....


“20% rule is still in place – If 20% of a team is infected at the same time there will be a 14 day shutdown of the team. We understand that the health department is saying that even one positive result should result in the shut down of a team but we will be adhering to the league rule.”

That's a league rule. You could have 3 or 4 kids with Covid who had been practicing and playing with your team, and they would be FINE with you keeping playing, and potentially using asymptomatic carriers in a competitive game against other teams. Just make sure those 3 or 4 that are showing symptoms stay at home.

That's nuts. No wonder their league has had 31 cases.

[fistocuffs]

Now just imagine going to a tournament in Pheonix and playing a few of those teams a couple times.  You can run your team and run a tight covid ship, but you have no control over the other team and what rules govern their practice/play

[HockeyGuy-99]

Now just imagine going to a tournament in Pheonix and playing a few of those teams a couple times.  You can run your team and run a tight covid ship, but you have no control over the other team and what rules govern their practice/play

It almost sounds like jumping in your car and being a defensive driver on the CA freeway system.