Details for State Championship Tournaments are starting to come in and be posted on this website. Please check the applicable State Playoffs link on the website for your division. Fee information is posted for all divisions, and game schedules and MANDATORY hotel information is being posted as it becomes available for each division.

Parent Tip of the Week - If your child's coach does not call a parent meeting before the season starts, ask for one. You could even offer to organize it for the coach.

Coach Tip of the Week - Redefine what it means to be a "winner" through a mastery approach to coaching. Instead of focusing solely on the scoreboard, explain the ELM Tree of Mastery for Effort, Learning and Mistakes are OK, because mistakes help us learn, but fear of mistakes makes us timid and helps us fail.

2012 CAHA Girls Select Camp selections and schedule for January 28 at Glacial Gardens Lakewood is now posted. Click on the "Select Camp - Girls Camp" link on this webpage for details.

The CAHA Boys Select Camp 2012 schedule for Friday January 27 thru January 29 is now posted. Please see the "Select Camp - Boys Camp" link on this web page, or the following "more" link for more details. More >>

As most of you are aware, on December 23, 2011, USA Hockey’s Executive Board sent out a policy decision to temporarily extend the availability of the Coaching Education Program’s Online Age-Specific Modules for the 2011-12 season until January 31, 2012. California Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) will NOT be extending this offer to our coaches. Coaches must complete their Online Age-Specific Modules by December 31, 2011. Though we appreciate the gesture of this temporary policy, we have to be mindful of the efforts our coaches have made in meeting the December 31, 2011 deadline. The CAHA Board of Directors set this deadline early in the season in cooperation with USAH guidelines. Please see the following memo from CAHA President Steve Laing for more information. More >>

The Third Annual CAHA Adult State Hockey Tournament will be hosted by Sharks Ice in San Jose this coming April 27 thru 29, 2012. The 2011 tournament featured 42 mens and womens teams from Elite to Beginner, as well as an Over 50 Division, and we are looking forward to repeating and exceeding that turnout. For more information and registration details, please see the "Adult Hockey" link on this web page.

CAHA is pleased to announce the CAHA InfoCenter 2011 iPhone app. Download it for free on iTunes now. Keep up with the latest CAHA news and information while you are on the go, as well as follow your favorite Tier Team game schedules, game results and CAHA league standings, and a lot more valuable CAHA information. Click the "more" link for more details and download information. More >>

USA Hockey has had inquiries recently regarding the rights and obligations of USA Hockey, its various Affiliates and local programs with respect to ice hockey that is not sanctioned by USA Hockey. To provide guidance to Affiliates and local programs, USA Hockey, as the National Governing Body for ice hockey in the United States, provides guidelines pursuant to USA Hockey’s authority under the Amateur Sports Act (36 U.S.C. § 220501 et. seq.). See the "more" link for details. More >>

COACHES NEEDED FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S NEWEST TEAM!!! RIVERSIDE JR. REIGN SLED HOCKEY TEAM

The RIVERSIDE JR. REIGN in cooperation with CAHA has created a new hockey team for disabled players. The Jr. Reign Sled Hockey Team has been created, but is in need of coaches willing and able to work with our disabled youth. No experience needed. Just a level 3 or 4 coaching card.

This is a very rewarding and exciting position for a coach to make a difference. If you're interested in a coaching position, please contact Steve Laing, CAHA President at cahapres@yahoo.com or 909-224-5747.

September 10, 2011

During a meeting of the California Amateur Hockey Association Board of Directors, the Board of Directors approved a request from Youth Council that would allow an open policy for Pee Wee age classification to play games against Bantam age classification in a non-checking game.

Effective immediately, under USA Hockey Playing Rule, 604 (b), anytime a team from a non-checking classification (Pee Wee) plays a team from a checking classification (Bantam), checking shall be prohibited under this rule.

For purposes of clarification, body checking is prohibited in the 12 and under youth age classification and below, all girls’/women age classification and in non-check adult classifications.

Team managers and/or coaches of both teams shall be responsible, prior to the start of the game, to make sure that teams, off-ice officials and on-ice officials are aware that the pending game is a “non-checking” game and that checking is prohibited.

Sincerely,

Steve Laing, President California Amateur Hockey Association