Michigan Amateur Hockey Association District 7

• Training/Competition Ratio: No formal competition, activity games and small area games should be incorporated in every ice session
• Training Volume: 1 to 2 times hockey per week, with session lengths no longer than 50 minutes at Learn to Play and 6 & Under (Mite) levels.
• Training Year: 4 weeks/month, Oct – Mid-March
• Team Composition: no formal teams. Players listed on rosters of no more than 20
• Team Structure: Players may be grouped for individual skill stations/games
• Competition format: No formal competition

• Training/Competition Ratio: No formal competition Allow 6 jamborees per year
• Training Volume: Hockey two times per week, with session length no longer than 50 minutes in the Learn to Play Program. A third session at the 8 & Under level can be held for an informal competition – cross ice/half-ice games
• Training Year: 4 weeks/month, Oct- March
• Team Composition: Teams should consist of a maximum of 7 to 13 skaters. The goaltender position is rotated among team members.

Players are rated at the beginning of the year and following the D7 draft policy, rostered on teams of 10-14 so that the team can be divided in half, using player ratings for competition.   For the purpose of in house games, in associations with 1 team, coaches would divide the players up differently for each game. In associations with more than one team, coaches (as a group) would divide each team into two teams.

• Competition format: All competitions are held cross-ice/half-ice with the focus on skill development not outcomes. At 8 & Under, the occasional jamboree can be held as a third ice touch for the week. Limit 6 Jamborees
• Overall activity ratios: 25% hockey, 75% other sports and activities.
• Minimum of 16 cross-ice/half-ice games and 34 practices.
• Maximum 20 cross-ice/half-ice games and 40 practices.
• No District 7 U6 or U8 teams will be allowed to play in Full Ice Tournaments.
• Game count would include in-house games and jamboree games. The association Mite rep would keep the game count.