New tim bits8/15/2023 The Trenton Hockey Association is located in the Kennedy Arena at 3101 West Road in Trenton. There is no monthly ice-fee for this program, although there are occasional minor costs for parties and/or other events.Ĭome check us out. All players will receive their own jersey. This is a more advanced program and is intended for those who can already skate on their own and for older kids, because they will learn faster. Our Beginners program (also sponsored by Tim Horton's) meets twice per week and is for 4-14 year olds (generally most are 4-5 year olds). There is no monthly ice-fee for this program, although there are occasional minor costs for parties and/or other events. This program is intended for our first-timers and for those who can not yet skate on their own. Our Tim-Bits program (sponsored by Tim Horton's) meets once per week and is for 4 year-olds and up. The emphasis is placed on having fun and on making new friends. All must join the THA (requiring a $225 fee) and USA Hockey (which is free for players 6 years old and under). But new kids are always welcomed throughout the season. Both regular season programs begin in late August and end in mid March. All on ice parents and coaches will also be required to wear HECC approved helmets. Players in both of these programs are required to wear full hockey gear (this includes a helmet, shoulder, elbow and knee pads, hockey pants, hockey gloves, a neck guard, mouth guard and hockey skates along with a hockey stick). We offer a two-tiered I-program, which provide both learn-to-skate and fundamental hockey instruction for boys and girls ages 4 and over. And although USA Hockey only requires a Level 1 coaching certification for instructors of an I-Program, we have Level 4 (Advanced) and Level 5 (Master) coaches who have coached District and State Championship teams. THA has one of the oldest Instructional Hockey programs in the USA. Both programs serve very well in developing THA's future coaches for our Mini-Mite and Mite programs. We encourage parental participation within these programs. And his masters thesis detailing the methods of creating and implementing these programs is extremely informative, even today. Coach Frank's early program lessons were used in part by USA Hockey during the development of it's nation-wide Initiation Program (I-Program). Our TimBit and Beginner programs were first developed by Frank Murphy during the 1980's and have evolved over the years. Our Beginners generally skate on Thursdays and Saturdays. Our TimBits generally skate on Saturday mornings.
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