Spring Placements
April 28 — May 2, 2025 @ Brunswick Auto Mart Ice Arena
Get ready to hit the ice, hockey players! SYHC skill trials kick off on Monday, April 28. Here's everything you need to know:
Find Your Schedule with Ease:
Head to the Crossbar app – your player's personalized schedule is waiting there! Download the app if you haven't already!
Attendance Matters:
Attending as many evaluation sessions as possible is crucial for accurate team placement. Remember, missing sessions means less data for coaches to work with. Unfortunately, make-up sessions aren't offered this year, so plan accordingly.
Sessions Explained:
Each evening, prepare for two hour-long sessions per age group. The first session starts first, followed immediately by the second session. You'll receive an email by 1 AM the night before indicating whether your player is assigned to 1st Session or 2nd Session (don't be surprised if it arrives closer to 1 AM as we finalize evaluations). On days 2 and 3, we sometimes ask a few players to stay into the 2nd session and skate with those players.
New to SYHC or Hockey? No Worries!
Starting in a new program or sport can be daunting. But fear not! Our friendly board members will be stationed at the front tables, ready to answer any questions you may have.
We're Excited to See You!
Thank you for choosing SYHC! We can't wait to see you and your player on the ice for an easy and positive team placement experience. Let's go!
MASTER SCHEDULE
| Day | Date | 5:00 PM | 6:10 PM | 7:20 PM | 8:30 PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON | 4/28/2025 | 10U/Squirt Skills Last Names A–L No Goalies |
10U/Squirt Skills Last Names M–Z All Goalies |
12U/Peewee Skills Last Names A–I All Goalies |
12U/Peewee Skills Last Names J–Z No Goalies |
| TUE | 4/29/2025 | 12U/Peewee Drills & Scrimmage All Goalies Players tbd after Day 1 |
12U/Peewee Drills & Scrimmage All Goalies Players tbd after Day 1 |
14U/Bantam Skills All Players & Goalies |
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| WED | 4/30/2025 | 10U/Squirt Drills & Scrimmage All Goalies Players tbd after Day 1 |
10U/Squirt Drills & Scrimmage All Goalies Players tbd after Day 1 |
14U/Bantam Drills & Scrimmage All Players & Goalies |
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| THR | 5/1/2025 | 10U/Squirt Scrimmage All Goalies Players tbd after Day 2 |
10U/Squirt Scrimmage All Goalies Players tbd after Day 2 |
12U/Peewee Scrimmage All Goalies Players tbd after Day 2 |
12U/Peewee Scrimmage All Goalies Players tbd after Day 2 |
| FRI | 5/2/2025 | --- | 14U/Bantam Scrimmage All Players & Goalies |
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DAY 1
Time Trials & Skills
(50 minutes)
We divide the players based on their last names for the first evening. Generally, those names appearing early in the alphabet will come to the first hour; those in the latter part of the alphabet will attend the second hour.
See the schedule on right for your time slot 👉
STATIONS
- Station 1: Agility Weave (w/ & w/o puck, 2 attempts each)
- Station 2: Forward Speed Skate (w/ & w/o puck, 2 attempts each)
- Station 3: Backward Speed Skate (w/ & w/o puck, 2 attempts each)
- Station 4: Transitions (w/ & w/o puck, 2 attempts each)
- Station 5: Stickhandling (2 attempts)
- Approximately 8-10 minutes/station. All skill stations are time trials. Players should get 2 attempts if time allows, all times recorded.
Squirts (Monday)
All Goalies attend at 6pm.
Skaters with last name in 1st half (A-L) have 5-6pm ice
Skaters with last name in 2nd half (M-Z) have 6:10-7:10pm ice
Peewees (Monday)
All Goalies attend at 7pm.
Skaters with last name in 1st half (A-I) have 7:20-8:20pm ice
Skaters with last name in 2nd half (J-Z) have 8:30-9:30pm ice
Bantams (Tuesday)
All Goalies attend at 7:20pm.
Skaters with last name A-Z have 7:20-8:20pm ice
DAY 2
FOCUSED DRILLS
(50 minutes)
At the end of the skills session, the player evaluation data will be recorded. From this data, we will break the next day's game sessions by splitting the players into two groups of equal skill and ability, 1st and 2nd sessions.
Squirt drills will focus on:
- Passing/Shooting
- Skating/Transitions/Agility
- Battle/Competition
Peewee and Bantam drills will focus on:
- Angling/Contact
- Forward & Defense skills (i.e. 1v1 & 2v1)
- Skating/Transitions/Agility
- Passing/Shooting
- Battle/Competition
- Players attending the first session may be asked to stay over and participate in the second session. This is done to assess your child's performance against other skilled players.
- If you are attending the first session you need to be prepared to stay on and attend all or a portion of the second session immediately following.
- Each session will last 50-60 minutes. If need be we will extend a session by 5 or 10 minutes.
DAY 3
Game Play
(50 minutes)
After the second session, the hockey director and evaluators will review each player based on their performance on the day. Notifications will go out the night before, informing you which session to attend. Players attending the first session may be asked to stay over and participate in the second session. This is done to assess your child's performance against other skilled players.
Scrimmages
- 5v5 (25 minutes)
- 4v4 (15 minutes)
- 5v4 (10 minutes)
- If you are attending the first session you need to be prepared to stay on and attend all or a portion of the second session immediately following.
- Each session will last 50-60 minutes. If need be we will extend a session by 5 or 10 minutes.