Dayton Fangs Women's Ice Hockey

For our newer players I wanted to let you know that on 10/15 (sat.) at 4:30, SouthMetro has a learn to skate for people ages 13 and older. Also this weekend there is 18+ drop-in/pick-up for the more experienced players at 7:30 the night of our practice. Also before all of our practices for anyone who wants to get extra skating in, there is a public skate from 9 to 11.

I've been approached by a few families who desire to locate a girls' team. Unfortunately, Dayton doesn't have a girls' team. A few of the boys youth teams have female members, and some of the teams have looked at opening part of their ice for interested girls, but I don't know of any substantial plans to grow girls' hockey. Because the Dayton Fangs have already begun to be noticed in the community we would love to help fill this void, but I'll need a lot of help. Youth teams are much more difficult to create. First, there are issue of liability and certification not needed with adult hockey. Second, there are issues with parental transportation and support. And there are issues with age groups. USAH requires that all instructors be certified. There are a few different age groups for girls' hockey; Nineteen (19) or under Sixteen (16) or under Fourteen (14) or under Twelve (12) or under Ten (10) or under It is highly unlikely that we would be able to form teams for each age group. More likely we could form a 12 and Under and a 19 and Under, at the most. So ages 19-13 would be on one team and ages 12 and under would be on another. I've set up an initial website and we can talk more about the possibilities at the meeting on October 1 at 9 p.m. at SouthMetro in Centerville.

All Dayton Fangs Players are invited to Practice with the Columbus Capitals in Columbus, Ohio. Cost for the entire season of practices is $500 (about $16 a practice) but they will take payments. If you are interested contact Amy Buckley at buckley_88@sbcglobal.net.

The Dayton Fangs have invited both the Columbus Capitals and the Cincinnati Rising Stars to join them at practices Saturday Night at 11 p.m. at South Metro in Centerville, OH.

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