(03_29_23) NOTICE - 2023 CAMP INVITES:
- Western Regional High Performance Camp invites and Rocky Mountain District Camp invites were sent out to TAHA Boys players Wed/Mar 29 in the pm.
- As was clearly stated on the below 2023 - TAC Boys - Player Development Camp Announcement, spam blockers should have been set to accept emails from the online registration domain: rockymountainregister.com. Depending on the email provider, the invite should come from info@rockymountainregister.com.
- If you have not received an invite, please check your spam folder ONE MORE TIME before emailing kyoung@tahahockey.org to advise as such.
- Alternates will NOT receive invitations or informational communications. Alternates will be contacted directly, as soon as possible, and ONLY in the event any additional spots open.
| Congratulations to the 2023 - Boys TAC participants who will advance to the Western Regional High Performance (’09) and the Rocky Mountain District (’08, ’07, ’06) Player Development Camps! See adjacent document for important camp invitation/details and final advancing player lists. | 2023 - TAC Boys - Player Development Camp Announcement |
(01_15_23)
TAHA is pleased to announce that the 2023 Boys’ Texas Affiliate Camp ("TAC") will be held as follows:
DATES - Fri/Mar 17 - Sun/Mar 19, 2023
LOCATION - Children's Health StarCenter - Valley Ranch, 211 Cowboys Parkway, Irving, TX 75063
SCHEDULE - The finalized schedule will not be released until Mon/Mar 13, 2023. For your planning purposes, see 'Additional Requirements/Information' below for general ice times per age division.
OBJECTIVE - The objective of TAC is to evaluate the Affiliate’s top players at their respective positions and age groups -- Boys: (17's) 2006, (16's) 2007, (15's) 2008, and (14's) 2009. Based upon each player’s performance in a series of scrimmages, TAC evaluators will select a limited number of players at each position and within each age group to represent TAHA as follows:
- (17's) 2006, (16's) 2007, and (15's) 2008 - Rocky Mountain District (RMD) Player Development Camp currently scheduled to be held in May 19-21, 2023, at Children's Health StarCenter - Valley Ranch, Irving, TX. This camp link, once available, will be updated/included on this site.
- (14's) 2009 - Multi-District Camp (Western Regional High Performance Camp) currently scheduled to be held June 12-17, 2023, in Colorado Springs on the campus of Colorado College . This camp link, once available, will be updated/included on this site.
EVALUATORS - Similar to last year, TAC evaluators will be experienced hockey coaches from outside of the States of Texas and Oklahoma. Our goal is to improve the integrity and consistency of the player evaluation process by eliminating the natural biases that can occur when coaches are evaluating groups of players that include those from their own team or association.
ELIGIBILITY - Each TAC participant MUST:
- be born in one of the following birth years: 2006, 2007, 2008, or 2009.
- BE A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES as at the date of registration.
- have official permanent residence in the State of Texas or the State of Oklahoma.
- be in good standing with his Association and with TAHA/USAH.
SELF NOMINATION - TAC is intended for the TOP players at each birth year. While the registration process is open, we would request that coaches speak with their players about which players fit this category. In fairness to all those on the ice, if there are players who clearly “do not belong” with the group, they will be cut after the first skate.
'TIERED' REGISTRATION - The registration process will be the same as in years past. 'TIERED' registration will be open by current 2022-23 playing level until all the slots for a given birth year and a given position are full. See below/as follows for the online registration link and the respective tiered registration dates (all listed times are CST):
- TIER I, AAA, or PREP SCHOOL ROSTER - Players currently on a Tier I, AAA, or Prep School roster may register no earlier than 6:00am, Tues/Feb 21, 2023.
- TIER II or AA ROSTER - Players currently on a Tier II or AA roster – may register no earlier than 12:01am, Sun/Feb 26, 2023.
- DSTHL A or HIGH SCHOOL ROSTER (All Other Affiliate Players) – (a) Players currently on a DSTHL A roster or (b) Players not on a DSTHL roster but on a TAHA High School roster – may register no earlier than 12:01am, Wed/Mar 1, 2023.
- Registration will close 11:59pm, Sun/Mar 12, 2023.
DISQUALIFICATION - NOTE: ANY player registering EARLIER than his level of play as set forth above WILL BE DISQUALIFIED from participating in TAC this year. It is critical that Association leaderships and coaches communicate the tiered process to the parents and players.
ACCURACY - Upon the first date of registration eligibility as set forth above, each player will follow the instructions to be provided via the online registration link. Registrants are reminded that all data submitted MUST BE ACCURATE – ESPECIALLY the email address.
RMR MEMBER LOG IN - Online registration will again be offered via third-party service Rocky Mountain Registrar ("RMR"); returning TAC registrants are, therefore, encouraged to locate their RMR member login information beforehand.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS/INFORMATION
- COST - $175 (online payment). Registration fees are non-refundable; all payment transactions are final.
- 2022-23 USAH PLAYER REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION NUMBER - To register for TAC, Players will need a 2022-23 USAH Player Registration Confirmation Number. If you need to locate that number, click HERE to request a Duplicate Registration Confirmation.
- PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CAMP COMMITMENT - Potential participants need be reminded/advised that by registering for TAC, they are also committing (if selected to advance) to attend the District/Multi-District Level Camps as set forth above.
- TAC CAMP DETAILS - Players registered for TAC may access camp details which will be posted on this webpage by 11:59pm, Mon/Mar 13, 2023 (check-in times, assigned teams, etc.).
- GENERAL SCHEDULE -
- (15's) 2008 and (14's) 2009–
- Registrants may expect to be on the ice as early as 9:00am, Fri/Mar 17, 2023, and skate twice on Friday.
- Player selections to the final two All Star teams, which will skate once Saturday and once Sunday, will be posted by 9:00pm, Fri/Mar 17, 2023.
- All on-ice sessions shall be completed by 2:00pm, on Sun/Mar 19, 2023.
- (17's) 2006 and (16's) 2007–
- Registrants may expect to be on the ice as early as 11:45am, Fri/Mar 17, 2023, and skate once Friday and once Saturday.
- Player selections to the final two All Star teams, which will skate once Saturday and once Sunday, will be posted by 1:00pm, Sat/Mar 18, 2023.
- All on-ice sessions shall be completed by 2:00pm, on Sun/Mar 19, 2023.
- PLAYER SELECTIONS - Players selected to advance to District/Multi-District camps will be posted on the TAHA website by 6:00pm, Mon/Mar 20, 2023.
QUESTIONS
Karen Young
TAHA - Travel Section President
kyoung@tahahockey.org
