Please read below. Information regarding the U13 B Barrie Colts.
Tryouts
During the tryouts of the 2025-26
Barrie Colts U13 B team I will be evaluating players on their hockey skills, ability
to play as a member of team and with a particular focus on their understanding
of positional play. Not only are the players abilities being evaluated but so too
is their ability to be a good teammate, be that on or off the ice.
Team Selection
The team will be selected based
on the composition of talent during the tryouts, as set out above, but also on
creating a team that has complementary skills.
Team Objectives
The team objective for this
season is to attend the OMHA Championships!
Team Events
The team will play in 4 tournaments
during the season. Two tournaments in which we will need to stay over. One of tournaments
we will stay over at will be in Quebec City.
There will be various events
held throughout the summer to build team cohesion.
First team meeting will be
held May 15, 2025, at a location and time to be determined.
The team will be participating
in the Barrie Terry Fox run, we will run the 5k together in addition to raising
funds for cancer research.
Development
During the season the team
will have practices run by Jr team coaches with the purpose of working on both
individual skills and team skills.
Money from the team budget
will go to the goalies for training in Aurora.
There will be coaches coming
to assist in specific training for the defense throughout the season.
End state for the team
At the end of the season the
goal is that all players will have had an enjoyable yet challenging season in
which they have grown both as a hockey player and a person; with a greater love
for the game then when the season started.