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About WTM
Program Overview
Rules of Play
Ice Fees and Practice Schedule
Age Groupings
Program
Overview
Wilbraham Twin Meadows (WTM) Youth Hockey Association
serves the towns of Wilbraham, East Longmeadow, Longmeadow
and Hampden. The purpose of the WTM Hockey Association
is to develop athletic proficiency and competitive
sportsmanship in the skill of ice hockey, while incorporating
the spirit of teamwork. Emphasis by the coaching staff
is on teaching, educating and developing ice hockey
skills in all the players.
The WTM Youth Hockey Assocition
is governed by a volunteer Board
of Directors with the support of many volunteer
coaches and parents. If you would like to volunteer
your services, please contact one of our Board members.
All players must be a registered
member of USA Hockey and Massachusetts Hockey before
they participate on the ice with the WTM Organization.
The WTM registrar will handle this process when your
child registers with WTM. All Players and coaches
must complete and sign a Medical Release Form, a Waiver
of Liability form, and a Code of Conduct form. All
WTM coaches, team managers, and board members, must
sign a Massachusetts CORI Form, unless it is already
on file from a previous year. Players must also be
cleared of any financial obligations from the previous
year before their registration will be accepted.
Ice
Fees and Practice Schedule
2009-10 Ice Fees remain the same as last year!
$225 per month -- Mite, Squirt, Pee Wee, and Bantam
$110 per month -- Novice
Mite, Squirt, Pee Wee and Bantam
teams practice twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
One or two games are played on the weekends; the game
schedule varies.
Novice teams practice once per
week on Tuesdays. One or two games are played on the
weekends; the game schedule varies.
Rules
of Play
WTM participates in the Greater
Springfield Hockey League which operate under
the jurisdiction of Massachusetts
Hockey and is governed by USA
Hockey. Their rules and regulations will be strictly
adhered to at all times.
WTM coaches are provided with
Massachusetts Hockey Guide Books and a USA Official
Playing Rules Book at the beginning of each season.
These books contain a complete set of rules, regulations
and standards to follow as coaches and also inform
coaches of the USA sanctioned tournaments. If you
have any questions about these rules, please contact
your head coach, the ACE coordinator, the Coaches
Coordinator, or any other member of the WTM Board
of Directors.
Age
Groupings
Players are placed on teams grouped by age. A player's
age grouping is determined by his or her birth date
(based on the age at 12/31of the current season).
These age brackets are set by USA
Hockey.
- Learn to Skate — usually 3 to 8-years old
- Mite — 8 and under
- Squirt — 10 and under
- Pee Wee — 12 and under
- Bantam — 14 and under
- Midget — 16 and under; 18 and under
For any questions on age groupings,
please contact the Registrar.
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