All eligible Bantam aged players are invited to attend tryouts for the IHNSW Team
to participate in the 2018 NSW De Fris National Championship, which will be held from 1st to 5th August in Canberra, ACT. Peewee aged players may attend by invitation only.
Attendance at tryouts is expected. Any IHNSW registered players currently playing overseas must send a letter or expression of interest to
IHNSW will provide selectors to evaluate and select players from the tryouts. Input may be sought from Club Team coaches but it is to your advantage to attend all three tryouts.
The $40 tryout fee is payable regardless of the number of tryouts you attend.
It is essential players wear your CLUB jersey or a jersey with your name and number on it and you must wear the same jersey to all three tryouts. The selectors will be identifying you by what you are wearing and it needs to correspond to the jersey listed.
All players attending tryouts are expected to have attended a Linesman course as per the State Representative rule. If you have attended a course at any time you are eligible to be selected, however if you have not attended a Linesman course you are able to complete the online exam but must achieve a pass mark of 70%
This must be completed before the final tryout, there are no exceptions to the rule.
Team members will be required to stay in team accommodation with Team Officials for the duration of the tournament. There will be charges to cover the tournament entry fees, accommodation, food, entertainment and bus hire. A detailed budget will be released to the team after selection.
The IHNSW Team will be announced the week following the final tryout.
Please do not hesitate to contact IHNSW with any queries.
Rob Duchemin – Head Coach
What is the McCrae Williamson Jamboree?
It’s an open national coaching event for all 7 to 11-year-old players who are registered with Ice Hockey Australia.
The Jamboree is a 4-day event where the primary focus is on ensuring all players are provided with an opportunity to improve their playing skills and ice hockey knowledge in a non-competitive environment, play small area games to enhance their playing skills, meet new friends and most importantly have a “FUN” experience!
Who can attend the Jamboree?
Any IHA member player born (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) are eligible to attend the Jamboree. Players must be a current active registered member with IHA.
What happens at the Jamboree?
The players will be broken into two groups of players 10 and 11 years and the other 7, 8, 9 years
During their groups ice times Friday, Saturday and Sunday the players are broken into smaller groups of about 8-10 players, they rotate between coaching stations where they do coached Small Area Games. Monday there is a morning of cross ice hockey games which is a lot of fun to watch as it is intense.
It is a fantastic event for player development as well as for coaches to develop their skills.