Under-7 (U7) Season

DEVELOPMENT SEASON

• A development season is the beginning of the year where players will learn the fundamental skills, they need to play hockey.
• Learning the FUN-damental skills at this age is crucial to the development of all the players.
• Duration of Development Season: 8 Weeks
• Recommended Practices: 16

 

??DEVELOPMENT SEASON CALENDAR TEMPLATE??

 

WEEK 1 (October 7^th-12^th)

Tuesday, October 8th

• Practice Focus: Safety rules, Balance and Agility, Skating, Fun Game
• Practice Plan #1:  https://shorturl.at/GZIPi

Thursday, October 10th

• Practice Focus: Free Skate, Balance and Agility, Gliding, Fun Game
• Practice Plan #2: https://shorturl.at/Uzwtq

WEEK 2 (October 14^th-19^th)

Tuesday, October 15th

• Practice Focus:  CanPower/Power Skating

Thursday, October 17th

• Practice Focus: CanPower/Power Skating

WEEK 3 (October 21^st-26^th)

Tuesday, October 22th

• Practice Focus: Edge Control, Obstacle Courses, Stopping, Fun Game
• Practice Plan #3: https://shorturl.at/2rbId

Thursday, October 24th

• Practice Focus: Edge Control, Striding, Gliding, C-Cuts, Fun Game
• Practice Plan #4: https://shorturl.at/qxj1Z

WEEK 4 (October 28^th-November 2^nd)

Tuesday, October 29th

• Practice Focus: CanPower/Power Skating

Thursday October 31th

• Practice Focus: CanPower/Power Skating

WEEK 5 (November 4^th-9^th)

Tuesday, November 5th

• Practice Focus: Striding, Gliding, C-Cuts, Fun Game
• Practice Plan #5: https://shorturl.at/u38NZ

Thursday, October 7th

• Practice Focus: Stopping, Lateral Movements, Figure 8’s, Fun Game
• Practice Plan #6: https://shorturl.at/RCpUi

WEEK 6 (November 11^th-16^th)

Tuesday, November 12th

• Practice Focus: CanPower/Power Skating Practice

Thursday, November 14th

• Practice Focus: CanPower/Power Skating Practice

WEEK 7 (November 18^th-23^rd )

Tuesday, November 19th

• Practice Focus: Puck handling, Lateral movements, inside/outside edges, Fun Game
• Practice Plan #7: https://shorturl.at/QVCIl

Thursday, November 22st

• Practice Focus: Puck handling, skating with the puck, Shooting, Fun Game
• Practice Plan #8: https://rb.gy/4bwg0h

WEEK 8 (November 25^th-30^th)

Tuesday, November 26th

• Practice Focus: CanPower/Power Skating

Thursday, November 28th

• Practice Focus: Shooting, Gliding, Puck Control, Fun Game
• Practice Plan #9: https://rb.gy/4bwg0h

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At the completion of the development season if your Minor Hockey Association has multiple teams this would be a good time to re-evaluate all the players and split the players onto even teams.

Games may begin on December 1^st.

HOCKEY CANADA’S COREY MCNABB ON THE DEVELOPMENT SEASON:

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Under-7 Regulations

6.04.05

iv)  U11 and Lower

Players must play with the closest center that has a team for them to register with.

NOTE:  If players do not wish to register in the closest center with a team of their age group they will require a release from that center in order to play in the next closest center, etc.  A player cannot play with a center that is more than 80 km from their parent’s residence.

6.04.13    U7

a)    All Minor Hockey Associations must constitutionally adopt and implement the U7 curriculum for hockey in the age classification of 6 years and under.

b)    All U7 games and practices must be in the cross-ice format.

c)    There will be no U7 games sanctioned by Hockey Saskatchewan until December 1st annually.

NOTE:  All U7 “play” until December 1st is practices.

d)    The maximum number of games a U7 team can play is thirty-five (35) per season. (See 6.04.15 Note)

NOTE:  Any coach, team and/or association found to be non-compliant with the U7 Cross-Ice format at any time during the season; or the U9 Half-Ice format; or the seasonal maximum game limits for U7, U9 and U11, will be subject to sanctions from both the Minor Hockey Association and/or Hockey Saskatchewan.

Sanctions may include but are not limited to:

• Head Coach suspension
• Minor Hockey Association (and members) not being able to enter Hockey Saskatchewan Provincial Playoffs.
• Minor Hockey Association (and members) not being able to host any Hockey Saskatchewan sanctioned event.
• Minor Hockey Association (and members) not being able to attend any Hockey Saskatchewan sanctioned event.
• Minor Hockey Association’s Hockey Saskatchewan membership reviewed.

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Other Links

Under-7 Hub

Under-9 Hub

under-11 Hub