WHY NJC ADM PROGRAM?
We offer some of the best coaches in the area to help develop your child into a future hockey star! Most importantly, we keep FUN in the game with positive reinforcement, skill work and encouraging creativity! NJC follows USA Hockey guidelines for station-based skills combined with small area games. The goal is DEVELOPMENT!

WHERE & WHEN:

@ Mennen Sports Arena in Morris Township, NJ.

September 2024 to February 2025 with holiday breaks in November and December.  Dates and times TBA.

FEES:

• Full Season ADM = $1,250
• 2024-25 USA Hockey Membership is required:  USA Hockey Member Registration (Opens April 8, 2024)
  
  

WHAT YOU NEED:

1. Parents are responsible for the required gear although we do have limited supplies of some items. Please contact John Phillips (jphillips@colonialshockey.org) regarding available equipment.
2. Required: helmet with full shield or cage, mouth guard, neck guard, shoulder pads, elbow pads, hockey gloves, hockey pants, shin pads, hockey skates, hockey stick
3. Optional but recommended: wrist guards

The recommended path for children to prepare for travel hockey:

Step 1. Learn-To-Skate (LTS) - Children learn the basic skills of skating for ice hockey, sessions are typically 4-6 weeks. Mennen Sports Arena offers LTS sessions throughout the year: Learn-To-Skate | Morris County Parks (morrisparks.net). Contact Mennen's Skating School Administrator at lblue@morrisparks.net for additional information, questions or concerns.

Step 2. Learn-To-Play (LTP) - Open to boys and girls, age 5-10 who have completed Learn-To-Skate programs and are ready to learn the basic skills of ice hockey. Sessions are normally 6-8 weeks. LTP programs are offered by local rinks and the Devils - Learn to Play Hockey - NHL and NHL Rangers: Rangers - Learn to Play Hockey - NHL. They often provide full equipment as part of the fee.

Step 3. Colonials American Development Model (ADM) - Open to boys and girls, ages 5-8, who have completed a Learn-To-Play hockey program. The ADM program prepares players for travel hockey with a full season program (approximately 20 weeks). Players enjoy station-based drills and small area games at practices schedules twice a week.

Step 4. NJC Travel Hockey - The Colonials offer 8U teams ranging from Advanced to Beginner skill levels. Players moving up to 10U can try out for AAA, AA and A teams.