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I don't think you need to take a class every year. As long as you have a Level 1 (even if it's expired) you can coach Mites...unless something changed from last year. My level 1 expired on 12/31/2012 and I didn't have to take a class or an online module to coach last year.

It's my understanding that most of the kids at NE play for the association in which they live, not for Eagan. I know three kids who attend, they all play for the association where they live. I don't believe they need to obtain waivers to do so.

We got a response back from the original letter to the editor last week. The guy is from Apple Valley and had some great points about building a successful program. Both Pro ADM and against. Very well written. http://www.youthhockeyhub.com/letter-to-the-editor-a-voice-from-apple-valley/ Enjoy, TS B...

First off - the option of playing up at C Squirts I believe exists with most Associations. If the kid is big enough and (importantly) old enough like my daughter was, there's no issue with doing it in my mind. The problem is that neither USA Hockey / MN Hockey is flexible in this regard. Full-ice i...

I must say though, I don't agree with the arguments that say soccer, baseball, football all play on smaller fields in youth sports so why shouldn't hockey. That's because those fields are significantly larger than a full sized hockey rink. A Mite can skate the length of the ice in 10 seconds. It wou...

I totally agree with you. But good luck convincing the 4-10 parents and players from each team that they should be playing cross-ice after they've already had a taste of full-ice. I really think it should have been slowly implemented, with mandating 1st and 2nd year Mites with cross-ice this year (m...

MN Made looks to come away big with the USA Hockey cross-ice mandate for Mites. Does anyone know where MN Hockey stands with this? Did they get an exemption for this rule?