Hello,

Wanted to share with all of you that I just got back from the USA Hockey Annual Congress Meeting in Colorado Springs.  2 times per year 500 members and volunteers from all over the U.S. representing USA Hockey Councils, USA Hockey Committees, and USA Hockey Sections get together working on ways to continually improve the sport of which we all love.  While I have been attending these meetings for nearly 7 years now, the productivity of this past weekends meeting was amazing.  Some of the main topics included Learn To Play Hockey programs, Insurance, Dedicated staffing, Assistance with marketing and promotions, Additional coverage of inline hockey in the USA Hockey magazine, and continued education for coaching and referees. Perhaps the most important meeting was about GROWING OUR SPORT followed by RETAINING PLAYERS.

With your help, Central Carolina Hockey would like to take a more aggressive approach to some of these main topics.  If you have interest in getting involved or simply would like to provide input or ideas at this time, please stop me at the rink, email me, or give me a call at the CCH office.

Thank you,
Jake Plancon

 

 

CCH owner and hockey director, Jake Plancon, will be attending the USA Hockey Winter meetings in Orlando, FL on January 15-17^th.  This annual event brings the entire USA Hockey board, chairpersons, and section leaders together from both the ice and inline side of the sport. Also in attendance, top league directors, rink owners, as well as other key players in the industry.  First on the agenda is to review last years minutes of record so that an accurate picture can be seen of what has been accomplished as well as what requires more attention on behalf of USA Hockey for the up coming year.

Topics of discussion include USA Hockey’s membership, over all player development and curriculums, learn to play hockey programs, house league programs, competitive hockey programs, Team USA’s international teams, referee and coaching clinics, risk management, and lastly what changes, programs and services should USA Hockey implement.

With 30 different meetings set up over this 3 day period all filled with great topics of discussion, USA Hockey and CCH will use this information to assist in their continued efforts to better the sport as a whole for 2010 and beyond.  

With Winter Registration details near complete, CCH wanted to remind everyone that this upcoming winter season does cross over the USA Hockey age cut off date of December 31st.  To ensure you register your player in the right age division, ask your self this simple question...."How old will my player be on December 31st, 2009?"  What ever age your player is on that day, gives you the appropriate age division for your player for all of 2010.   If you have any questions concerning age cut off, please feel free to email the CCH office.

All Central Carolina Hockey participants are required to become members of USA Hockey Inline. If you haven't registered your child with USA Hockey, please do so at www.usahockeyregistration.com. Yearly USA Hockey Memberships are good from September 1, 2008 thru August 31, 2009 at a cost of $30.00.

All CCH League Programs and Facilities are sanctioned by the USA Hockey Inline (USAHIL) organization. USAHIL is the governing body for the sport of Inline Hockey, and establishes our Rules of Play.

All players participating in CCH league or instructional activities must be members in good standing of the USA Hockey Inline (USAHIL) organization.

Click Here to register for USA Hockey Inline Membership online!

USAHIL membership guarantees that you have completed a participation liability waiver, and also represents additional player insurance coverage. The cost is $30 per year, and you can click read more below to find out more about the benefits associated with being a USAHIL member!