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14U is an important stage in a player's hockey development. Players are preparing for the transition to high-school-age hockey, while continuing to build the skills, habits, confidence, and character that will serve them well beyond youth hockey.

The game becomes faster and more physical at 14U, but long-term development remains our priority. Following USA Hockey's American Development Model and Long-Term Athlete Development principles, we emphasize high-quality practice, individual skill and athletic development, hockey sense, competitiveness, and growing independence.

Birth Years: 2012 & 2013

Season Fee: $1550; payment plan available

CARDS Camp: optional 3-week tune-up; late August through mid-September; $100

Jerseys: all Bantams must purchase new game jerseys (pair), game socks, and a reversible practice jersey this year ($170)

First Official Practices: September 15th

At 14U, success is about more than goals and wins. We want players to become skilled, confident, resilient, self-aware, competitive, and accountable teammates who can take increasing ownership of their development. We're preparing players for the next stage of hockey—but also helping them become well-rounded athletes and people.

The 14U Bantam season is $1550 and includes four tournament fees. MYH offers a payment plan during registration.

CARDS Camp, an optional 3-week tune-up opportunity that practices 3 times per week before the season, is an additional $100 during registration. It can't be prorated for attendance/schedule conflicts.

8/24 @ 6:10pm

8/26 @ 7:20pm

8/27 @ 6:10pm and 7:20pm (7:20 is a checking camp)

All Bantams must purchase new game jerseys (pair), game socks, and a reversible practice jersey this year ($170). Please include this from the "Add-Ons" section during registration so our volunteers don't need to chase you down.

Please email gear@middletonyouthhockey.com with any questions.

1) Register your player with USA Hockey. This is required annually.

2) Log in to (or create) your family MYH CrossBar account.

3) Register your player for the season with MYH in CrossBar.

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The players who transition most successfully to high-school-aged hockey programs aren't always the biggest or strongest — they're the ones who skate well, think the game quickly, compete consistently, and continue improving every season. Our 14U program aims to help our players build those habits.

The more you know...🌠

Resources:

USA Hockey's Parent Handbook

USA Hockey's Parent Module

American Development Model at 14U-16U

ADM 14U Development Overview

ADM Program Structuring by Age Group

ADM Train to Train Stage

ADM Guide

Our 14U program is built around a simple idea: players improve through quality practice, meaningful competition, and continued individual development. Throughout the season, we emphasize:

🏒 High-quality practices that maximize skating, puck touches, decision-making, and game-like repetitions

🏒 Advanced skating and puck skills

Goaltending is a unique position, and our development and assessment process reflects that.

14U goalies work on advanced movement, tracking, rebound control, positioning, and game management while continuing to develop the consistency, resilience, and habits needed for high-school-age hockey and beyond.

We'll aim to provide a dedicated goalie development session every week, along with regular opportunities for position-specific work during team practices. We'll also ask one coach from each team to take an active role in supporting the development of their goalies throughout the season.

Our season begins in late August with an optional CARDS Camp, giving players a chance to get back on the ice while allowing families flexibility around fall activities. Participation is not required.

Beginning September 15, 14U players come together as an age-level group for a week of practice before development assessments. This gives players time to get comfortable on the ice, continue developing their skills, and provides flexibility for fall schedule conflicts and multi-sport athletes.

Development assessments begin around September 24, with teams formed by approximately October 5. We intentionally keep players together as a group for as long as possible, giving coaches the opportunity to work with all players, build community, encourage multi-sport athletes, and focus on individual development before teams are formed.

Learn more about the MYH Development Assessment process.

Four tournament fees are included in the 14U registration fee. Teams may choose to participate in additional tournaments, with those entry fees paid by player families.

Families are responsible for their own hotel and transportation costs.

At the Bantam level, Middleton Youth Hockey provides girls the choice to play co-ed hockey with MYH or join an area girls-only team.

For more information, please email our Bantam Age-Level Director at bantams@middletonyouthhockey.com.

Middleton Youth Hockey is volunteer-run. Each 8U family is required to volunteer 7 hours for a single-skater family or 12 hours for a multi-skater family.

The volunteer deposit is $200 for one skater and $400 for two or more skaters. The deposit is returned when the required hours are completed.

We're always looking for coaches, managers, game volunteers, event helpers, board members, and others who want to help improve MYH.

You can learn more about volunteering with Middleton Youth Hockey here.

1. Emphasize character over statistics.
2. Encourage players to take ownership of their goals and development.
3. Support healthy habits on and off the ice.
4. Let coaches coach and give players room to learn independently.
5. Model sportsmanship, humility, and respect.
6. Keep the focus on lifelong learning—not just the result of the next game.
7. Coach or volunteer!

14U players are becoming more independent, the game is getting faster and more demanding, and the transition to high-school-age hockey is approaching.

Our job is not simply to prepare players for their next game or next season. It's to give them the skills, habits, confidence, and love for the game that will help them wherever hockey takes them.

We want our Bantams to leave MYH as better hockey players—but also as better teammates, competitors, leaders, and people.

Each of our hockey age levels has a volunteer director. To contact the Bantams Age Level Director (ALD), please email: bantams@middletonyouthhockey.com

For rental equipment or jersey questions, please email: gear@middletonyouthhockey.com

For any other assistance, please email: info@middletonyouthhockey.com

How is 14U different from 12U?

14U is the final stage of youth hockey before high school. The game becomes faster and more physical, and players are expected to combine strong individual skills with hockey sense, teamwork, competitiveness, and increasing personal responsibility.

How are teams formed?

Players participate in development assessments before teams are established. The goal is to create teams that provide the right environment for player growth, appropriate competition, and long-term development.

Learn more about Development Assessments & Team Formation

What does a typical 14U practice look like?

Practices are fast-paced, competitive, and game-like. Players can expect significant work on skating, puck skills, hockey sense, decision-making, body contact, and small-area games and competitions.

We continue to believe that players improve most when they practice well—not simply when they play more games.

How does 14U prepare players for high-school-aged hockey?

We focus on the skills and habits that will help players continue developing at the next level: skating, hockey sense, decision-making, competitiveness, resilience, leadership, accountability, and a commitment to getting better.

Is winning the primary focus at 14U?

We expect our players to compete hard and play to win. At the same time, winning is not our only measure of success.

We also measure success by how much players improve, how they compete, how they support their teammates, how they respond to challenges, and whether they are becoming more capable and independent hockey players.