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Development Level Information
EPHA General Development Information for All Levels
- Fun
- Safe
- Challenging
- Life Lessons
- Work Ethic
- Goal Setting
- Respect
- Self Esteem
- Sportsmanship
- Team Play
- Social Skills
Mites/6U/8U Development Information
- Fun Safe Environment
- Focus on Basic Skills
- Small Games
- Every Player is Involved
- Grouped by Ability
- Short Quality Practices
- The Foundation of the EPHA
Squirts/10U Development Information
- Fun Safe Learning Environment
- Skills Based Practices with some Tactics Mixed in
- Players Involved in Every Postion
- Players Involved in Every Situation
- Small Games
- Performance Base of Success
Pee-Wees/12U Development Information
- Fun Safe Learning more Challenging Environment
- Cover the Redefinition of Checking
- Rotation of Positions with some Players may still occurr
- Tactics and Positional Play comes into more Focus
- Skills are Still a Big Part of Practice
- Player Roles can be Introduced
- Small Games
- Competetion Plays a Bigger Role
- Performance Definition of Success Weights Heavy
Bantams/14U Development Information
- Fun Safe Competetive Environment
- The Players Roles are more Defined
- Special Team Units can be Created
- Winning Comes into Focus
- Practices can Focus on the Team Play
- Small Games
- Bigger Goal Setting