The 2024-2025 high school hockey season begins on Monday, December 2, 2024. There will be a meeting for all interested hockey candidates on Thursday, November 14th right after school in the Distance Learning Lab. Please read the information below to make sure you are eligible for our first day of tryouts. Parents and players should expect to receive additional important announcements from Coach Shuman and the CHS Athletics office in the upcoming weeks. Be sure to check the CHS Athletics Blog frequently and follow us on Twitter.
What needs to be done to ensure that a player is eligible for tryouts?
TO BE COMPLETED BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN | TO BE COMPLETED BY PLAYER TRYING OUT |
Register your child through Arbiter before November 24th** https://www.cantonma.org/chs/departments/athletics/registration | Complete Player Information Form (click here) for Coach Shuman before November 14th. Attend tryout meeting right after school on Thursday, November 14th in the Distance Learning Lab. |
| (If necessary) Bring an updated copy of your physical to Mr. Erickson in the Athletics Office |
| Verify that you are academically eligible (see Mr. Erickson if unsure) |
| If you are new to Canton High School (and NOT at 9th grader), see Mr. Erickson |
** Players who miss this deadline will not be able to tryout on Monday, December 2nd. This has happened in the past, so please don't let this happen to you.
Where and when are tryouts?
Tryouts will begin on Monday, December 2, 2024 at Ponky immediately after school.
3:30 PM: All 9th and 10th graders (except returning varsity 10th graders)
4:30 PM: 11th/12th graders and all returning varsity 10th graders
On Sunday, December 1st, all players will be emailed a Day 1 practice plan along with a jersey color assignment (white or green/dark). Players should have provided a non-Canton Public Schools email address on the Player Information Form to receive emails from Coach Shuman with daily tryouts practice plans and updates. Please note: Many players do not get hockey emails through their iCloud accounts. GMail provides the most reliable email system, and it is free to create a GMail address.
New players are encouraged to wear a jersey with a nameplate on the back. Players must arrange your own transportation to tryouts, as well as storage of equipment during the day.
What will tryouts be like?
Tryouts will be a mix of drills and games to help coaches evaluate your skills, conditioning, strength, competitiveness, and hockey sense.
Will there be cuts?
Unfortunately not everyone may be offered a playing position in our program. Most final roster decisions will be made on either Wednesday 12/4 or Thursday 12/5. All players will have a face-to-face meeting with a coach to notify the player if he made the team or not. During these meetings, we will also have honest discussions about projected playing time. If you are offered a spot on either team, it is expected that you will take it. If you are unwilling to play for our subvarsity team, please don't attend tryouts.
If I make a team, what will our season schedule look like?
Our practice and game schedules are on our website (www.cantonhighschoolhockey.com). Varsity team members should expect to skate 5-6 times per week, while JV team members will skate 3-5 times per week. We also may offer players opportunities to serve as "swing players" who may practice with either JV or varsity on specified days/weeks and play in select JV/varsity games.
Any other questions, please email Coach Shuman at bshuman02@gmail.com. Be sure to check your email, our website and Twitter feed for important information in the future.
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