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Welcome to 8U and Under!

8U and Under PROGRAM - $250

Welcome to the Coeur d'Alene Hockey Association 8U and Under Program!

Main Goal: Have fun!

Main Objective: Learn the mechanics of skating and develop hockey skills.

8U and Under practice twice a week and play their games cross-ice.  Playing cross-ice gives our youngest players many opportunities to touch the puck, shooting experience and builds confidence. 

8U and Under Program Includes:

  • Approximately 2 hours of practice per week, October – Mid March.
  • Games against other local hockey teams.
  • Technical skating instruction from a professional skating instructor.
  • Practice jerseys included through lease program.
  • Game jerseys - there are a limited number of lease game jerseys available, based on a first come, first served basis. (Last year's players are encouraged to continue using their game jerseys if it's possible.) New custom game jerseys are available at an additional cost. 
  • Opportunity to play in additional optional tournaments. (Tournament participation is dependent on availability and participation. Tournaments have an additional entry fee and often require travel and hotel stays at the expense of participants.)

8U and Under hockey athletes need full hockey gear.  Part of the gear can be leased at no charge through CDAHA, it just requires a post-dated check that will NOT be cashed *while supplies last*. It will be held and returned or shredded when the gear is returned at the end of season.

The lease gear includes:

  • A gear bag
  • Shoulder pads
  • Hockey pants (breezers)
  • Elbow pads
  • Shin guards
  • Hockey gloves
  • Hockey helmet with face mask
  • Hockey stick
  • Hockey skates

Parents will need to provide: 

  • Hockey socks (they go over shin guards)
  • Mouth guard
  • Neck guard
  • Athletic cup
  • Base layer and regular socks
  • Water bottle with your skater's name (permanent marker on a piece of stick tape works great)
  • Stick and sock tape

VOLUNTEERS

We need many coaches, managers and parent volunteers.

You must be a credentialed volunteer or coach to be on the bench.  It would be great if we could get at least one credentialed parent on each bench to help direct traffic, assist with water, tie skates, etc. 

Off-Ice Volunteers need to:

Coaches, please go to the CDAHA Coaches page to fill out the CDAHA Coaching Application: https://www.cdahockey.com/coaches

 

WAYS TO SUPPORT CDAHA:

  • Mite Program Sponsors - In 2019 Tran Creative donated an awesome new Thunder logo design and many other amazing community businesses sponsored the mite program so we were able to pay for game jerseys with the new logo! If you own a business or know of any that may be interested in sponsoring our program, please let me know and I will get them information!
  • CDAHA apparel can be purchased via our on-line store: http://bigleaguelocker.tuosystems.com/stores/cdaha20.  CDAHA receives a portion of the proceeds.
  • State Farm Quotes for Good. Contact State Farm Agent and fellow CDAHA parent Matt Pelz at 208.762.7359 or www.agentpelz.com and mention CDAHA for a no obligation quote on auto and home/renters insurance and he will donate $10 to CDAHA. Matt still donates to CDAHA even if you do not sign up.
  • Shop on Amazon via our link: smile.amazon.com/ch/82-0517596.  CDAHA receives a portion of the proceeds.

CDAHA is here to help young athletes and their families develop a life-long love of the great sport of hockey! Please let us know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. It is difficult for us to anticipate what you might not know yet.

Go Thunder!

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