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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