u15aa saah TRYOUT process

• All the sessions are evaluated by independent evaluators who are instructed to provide a scores for each player for each session the player participates in based upon skating, puck control, work ethic, checking, shooting, passing and hockey sense.
• ​​​​​​​Additionally, the 4 coaches with assistants will be in attendance for most of the sessions and will provide additional feedback to the coordinators each night.

ROOKIE CAMP

• ​​​​​​​All non-returning skaters will have 3 scrimmage games (8 teams) without the players that played U15 SAAH the previous year. Chosen goalies from the skills session will have 2 scrimmage games.
• ​​​​​​​The top 90 players from this group will play in the Main Camp with returning players on Friday.  There will be 6 teams at this stage and each team will play 3 more games.

MAIN CAMP

• ​​​​​​​All player sessions in the Main Camp will be 90 minutes long and everyone will have one session per day.
• ​​​​​​​Each period will be 25 minutes long, with five minutes to warm up goalie each period.
  • Gameplay will simulate a real game.  (change on the fly, faceoffs, etc.)
  • Line combinations are to change each game
• ​​​​​​​Referees will run each game. 
• Penalties will be called. Suspendable acts will be served during the regular season.​​​​​​​

• SAAH will be utilizing a separate goaltending coordinator to utilize a specific expertise.
• They will be evaluated in the goalie session and will be assigned for the scrimmage games.
• The separate goalie session will be on September 7, 2024 between 9:15 AM - 5:15 PM. This information will be sent out by the SAAH Goalie Coordinator.
• All scrimmage games will be evaluated by a separate group of independent goalie evaluators specifically with goaltending knowledge.
• The SAAH Goalie Coordinator will send out a separate schedule for the goalies.