Girls U13/U19 Age Classifications
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 9:00 am
Hearing a fair amount about changing Girls Hockey Classifications from U10/U12/U15/U19 to U10/U13/U19. Does this really have legs?
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YesInThePipes wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 9:00 am Hearing a fair amount about changing Girls Hockey Classifications from U10/U12/U15/U19 to U10/U13/U19. Does this really have legs?
Please help me understand the logic, the proposal is to create a new 13U level thereby having 3 years/grades playing at the same level during the most pivotal development time of their lives (and all the changes associated with that) in order to keep a few 8th graders out of high school locker rooms in associations that don't have the numbers to support a U15 team? What else am I missing here?elliott70 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 10:49 amYesInThePipes wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 9:00 am Hearing a fair amount about changing Girls Hockey Classifications from U10/U12/U15/U19 to U10/U13/U19. Does this really have legs?
but more likely to be 10U, 13U, 15U, 19U
Of course, everything is up for debate.
A survey was sent to high school coaches and youth hockey association leadership
Its more than a few 8th graders.InThePipes wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:11 amPlease help me understand the logic, the proposal is to create a new 13U level thereby having 3 years/grades playing at the same level during the most pivotal development time of their lives (and all the changes associated with that) in order to keep a few 8th graders out of high school locker rooms in associations that don't have the numbers to support a U15 team? What else am I missing here?elliott70 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 10:49 amYesInThePipes wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 9:00 am Hearing a fair amount about changing Girls Hockey Classifications from U10/U12/U15/U19 to U10/U13/U19. Does this really have legs?
but more likely to be 10U, 13U, 15U, 19U
Of course, everything is up for debate.
A survey was sent to high school coaches and youth hockey association leadership
Thanks, appreciate the response. This number of 8th graders that played HS last year, that shouldn't be difficult to calculate, this must already be known? Then the next question is how many of them played HS not because they wanted to, but because it was their only option due to a lack of a U15 option.elliott70 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:37 amIts more than a few 8th graders.InThePipes wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:11 amPlease help me understand the logic, the proposal is to create a new 13U level thereby having 3 years/grades playing at the same level during the most pivotal development time of their lives (and all the changes associated with that) in order to keep a few 8th graders out of high school locker rooms in associations that don't have the numbers to support a U15 team? What else am I missing here?
That is what is being discussed right now.
What are the numbers and what are the alternatives?
Right now, 13 year-old players are playing with 14 & 15 year old players or worse on a JV team.
The reality is where are you in terms of the state and youth/high school hockey..
Some areas have enough to have a 3 year gap at the 13-15 stage while others are forced to the high school level.
Don't forget the money here. The difference in cost between U15 and HS hockey for our family was over $2,000.InThePipes wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 12:56 pmThanks, appreciate the response. This number of 8th graders that played HS last year, that shouldn't be difficult to calculate, this must already be known? Then the next question is how many of them played HS not because they wanted to, but because it was their only option due to a lack of a U15 option.elliott70 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:37 amIts more than a few 8th graders.InThePipes wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:11 am
Please help me understand the logic, the proposal is to create a new 13U level thereby having 3 years/grades playing at the same level during the most pivotal development time of their lives (and all the changes associated with that) in order to keep a few 8th graders out of high school locker rooms in associations that don't have the numbers to support a U15 team? What else am I missing here?
That is what is being discussed right now.
What are the numbers and what are the alternatives?
Right now, 13 year-old players are playing with 14 & 15 year old players or worse on a JV team.
The reality is where are you in terms of the state and youth/high school hockey..
Some areas have enough to have a 3 year gap at the 13-15 stage while others are forced to the high school level.
jg2112 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 1:36 pmDon't forget the money here. The difference in cost between U15 and HS hockey for our family was over $2,000.InThePipes wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 12:56 pmThanks, appreciate the response. This number of 8th graders that played HS last year, that shouldn't be difficult to calculate, this must already be known? Then the next question is how many of them played HS not because they wanted to, but because it was their only option due to a lack of a U15 option.elliott70 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:37 am
Its more than a few 8th graders.
That is what is being discussed right now.
What are the numbers and what are the alternatives?
Right now, 13 year-old players are playing with 14 & 15 year old players or worse on a JV team.
The reality is where are you in terms of the state and youth/high school hockey..
Some areas have enough to have a 3 year gap at the 13-15 stage while others are forced to the high school level.