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Aces Long Term Player Development Model

The Aces "Dallas Stars Travel Hockey League" Presentation

What are the changes happening to Dallas and Texas youth Hockey? This presentation from the Aces Board will help communicate the basic format of the new DSTHL as well as the Texas Aces execution plan.

UPDATED TEAM'S STATUS: May 15, 2012: Click here to view.

What is the Aces Value Statement?
What is the new DSTHL as of 5/15/12?
What does this mean to the NTXHL?
What are some associations considering?
When are tryouts?
Who are the Aces Coaches?

Check back for updates.

Dallas Stars Travel Hockey League Website: http://www.dsthl.com/

Dallas Stars Annoucement: http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=630641

With the new changes to hockey in the Dallas Fort Worth area we wanted to address your questions:

Why are the Aces in the DSTHL (Dallas Stars Travel Hockey League) and some association not included?

· The Texas Aces were asked to join this new league based on our long history of hockey in DFW and our continued best-in-class focus on hockey development.

· We are planning on playing against the other associations in our league and provide opportunities to grow and develop as quality hockey players.

· Please, please read the article we have posted on the Aces web page LTPDM, it describes the ‘big’ hockey picture and may prove some interesting insight to the numbers and hockey options.

What does this mean to my son or daughter?

· As part of this league, players will have a choice of playing T1 (AAA)

· If you are interested in playing AA hockey there are 3 choices and 4 @ the Midget level.

· If you are interested in playing A & B hockey you have a number of local choices including the Aces

· If the player is not selected for any of these then they will be accommodated by the Dallas Stars house programs

When will tryouts be?

· Tryout dates have been set by will take place as previously planned and found on the Aces website- home page.

What are my options if my son does not make an Aces team?

· If a player does not make an Aces team then they have the opportunity to try out for one of the other association’s teams and pending that outcome potentially playing in the Dallas Stars house league program.

Hello Fellow Aces,

As the new Aces president, I wanted to let you know the board has been working very hard since the New Year to review the survey we conducted covering all the major Metroplex hockey associations. We are using your feedback to develop a go forward Aces strategy that is driven by your comments and suggestions.

The key survey takeaways are:
1. You Want Strong Player Development
2. Quality Coaching

Today marks a significant transition for The Texas Aces as we introduce the Aces Long Term player Development Model (LTpDM). It’s an important step that we hope you will see as an investment in The Texas Aces, one that will strengthen our ability to provide high-quality hockey development to the Aces players. The changes have already started and will be fully implemented by the start of next season.

For more information and to learn about our new LTpDM, please click on the link below:

Texas Aces Long Term Player Development Model

Please stay tune for more exciting announcements in the coming weeks!

As always, we want to know how to get better at serving you, please feel free to let us know.

Regards
David Mills
Aces President

HEADLINES

2012-13 Tryout News
Tryout News: TAHA has announced tryout...
Prime location & state-of-the-art facility reward Aces Families
The combination of being the youth sports...
Tournament Updates
Congratulations to Aces Bantam Clarke who...
Aces Announce Comprehensive Skills Camp
- CAMP TIMES ANNOUNCED - Wednesdays: 5:45-7:00...

2012-13 Tryout News

by Aces Admin posted 05/08/2012

Tryout News:

TAHA has announced tryout dates for the 2012-2013 season. Detailed information about times @ McKinney rink for Aces tryouts will be determined as the date approaches.

· Sun 6/03 - 14U BANTAM... House/Rec (A/B)

· Sat 6/09 - 12U PEEWEE & U10 SQUIRTS... House/Rec (A/B)

· Sun 6/24 - 18U, 16U MIDGETS... House/Rec (A/B)

Prime location & state-of-the-art facility reward Aces Families

by posted 05/04/2012

The combination of being the youth sports epicenter of North Texas and $4 a gallon gas has made the Dr Pepper StarCenter McKinney-Craig Ranch a destination of choice for hockey families. The McKinney rink now hosts the largest house leagues for the youngest skaters in addition to being the home rink for the Texas Aces Hockey Club. The McKinney location now provides a path to maximize hockey development for boys and girls at all age groups.

Tournament Updates

by posted 05/03/2012

Congratulations to Aces Bantam Clarke who went 4-0 in Taos, NM to capture the Coyote Classic Championship.

Bantam (Clarke) 1^st place

Aces Bantam Clarke - Coyote Classic Champions 2012

Congratulations to the Texas Aces Bantam Clarke team for winning the Coyote Classic in Taos, NM! Starting the tournament with two players coming straight from the airport, the Aces quickly fell behind 1-0 before finding their legs and rallying back for the win. They continued their strong play with shutouts in the next two games and finished with a perfect 4-0 record to bring home the trophy! Great finish to the season!

Congratualtions to the Texas Aces Pee Wee Mills' teams for another outstanding performance at the 2012 Texas Star Winter Classic!

PeeWees (Mills) 1^st place

Aces Pee Wee Mills - Texas Stars Winter Classic Champions 2012

Congratualtions to the following Aces teams for outstanding performances at The 10th Annual FALL ROUNDUP Tournament!

Squirts (Rose) 2^nd place
PeeWees (Mills) 1^st place
Midget Minor (Sharon) 1^st place

Aces Pee Wee Mills - Fall Round-up Champions 2011

Aces Midget Minor Sharon - Fall Round-up Champions 2011

Texas Aces Midget Minor - Sharon captured the 2011 Fall Round-up Championship this past weekend. After an opening game loss, the team won three straight games including a 4 to 2 win over the Stars Select - Sung team. The team got significant contributions throughout the roster and the coaches employed great game plans. Congratulations to players and coaches!

Aces Announce Comprehensive Skills Camp

by posted 03/09/2012

- CAMP TIMES ANNOUNCED -

Wednesdays:

5:45-7:00 pm, Squirt and Pee Wees

7:15-8:30 pm, Bantams

8:45-10:00 pm, Midgets

Saturdays:

2:15- 3:30, Squirt and Pee Wees

3:45 – 5 pm, Bantams

5:15- 6:30 pm, Midgets

Welcome to the 2012 Aces Spring Camp.

You will leave our camp in June a more skilled and better player than when you arrived at camp on April 4^th .

In keeping with our promise of the LTpDM we will be running a high intensity camp focused on the basic hockey skills building blocks.

REGISTER ONLINE HERE

How are we different from all the other camps…

1^st - we don’t do this to make money and our only concern is making more skilled hockey players.
2^nd - we will take the time to work on the proper skill technique to increase muscle memory and learning.

We will be testing the players at the start and the end of camp to provide benchmarks of improvement and continued focus.

To get the word out on the Aces’ commitment to offer serious hockey development, we are offering the following incentives…

Best value in town: 18 sessions @ 1.25hrs each for $399.00. We believe when compared to other programs you will agree.
Quality Aces instruction under the guidance of former NHLer Alan May.
"Bring a friend incentive" for all current Aces players to introduce non Aces players and families to our new brand of hockey:

Rules: for each player a current Aces player registers for camp the Aces player will get a Camp registration discount per below, so bring lots of friends!

25% Camp discount for the 1^st player registered
50% Camp discount for the 2^nd player registered
75% Camp discount for 3 or more players registered

Each player will receive 2 sessions per week of instruction -Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. The groupings will be determined after sign up to ensure maximum development. Details on our optional off ice program are detailed below.

Sign-up early as space will be limited!

REGISTER ONLINE HERE

REGISTER ONLINE HERE

Off-Ice Exclusive for THE TEXAS ACES HOCKEY CAMP

$100/10 weeks (1 session per week), includes boxing gloves and wraps.
The classes will entail boxing techniques, strength training, agility, balance, core work, endurance and flexibility.

Sign-up Options:

Tuesday & Wed 5:30pm or 6:30pm (Sign-up will be first 10 to select time).
Thurs & Fri 5:30pm or 6:30pm (Sign-up will be the first 15 to select time).
Special Saturday class 11:30am (Sign-up first 20 to select class).

Sign-up and payment will be coordinated through The JYM

This is a very unique opportunity for Aces Camp participants to be pushed out of their athletic comfort zones. This past season, the Aces Peewees took part in this program and not only did they have fun but greatly improved their balance, coordination and explosiveness… Check-out the PeeWee video on the site!

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