Female High School Players with U14 Eligibility

The following policy applies to female U-14 aged players who will be attending high school (typically about half of the 2nd year U-14 players are also incoming high school freshman) for the 2024-25 season:

1. All girls who are U-14 birth years are strongly encouraged to participate as AHA U-14 full season players. For those U-14 birth year girls who will be entering their freshman year of high school in the fall, participation in the AHA's High School Half Season ("HSHS") program, which runs from early September through approximately Thanksgiving, is available at no additional cost. 
2. Freshmen girls who are U-14 birth years and who do not participate as full-time AHA U-14 full season players are still eligible to participate in the AHA HSHS program at full cost.
3. U-14 birth year girls who intend to participate in AHA U-14 full season and AHA HSHS should plan to attend both sets of placement sessions.

Notes:

• AHA HSHS is an excellent opportunity to get extra ice time in the fall.  We believe that participating with both the U-14 full season and HSHS programs is the best path for serious hockey players to improve and prepare for high school tryouts.  Furthermore, after the high school season is over, players will still have about a month left in their U-14 full season (including potentially the Massachusetts Hockey state tournament and Middlesex league playoffs.)

• If a player with U-14 eligibility makes a sub-varsity team at Andover High School, they are typically encouraged to continue playing for their U-14 full season team, schedule permitting, with High School games and practices taking priority in the event of a conflict.  Any player who makes the AHS Varsity is typically permitted to participate only with that team during the high school season.

• If your player will be attending a different high school, we strongly encourage you to check with that program for their policies with respect to U-14 full season/high school hockey participation.

• Finally, high school students with U-14 eligibility are not required to also participate in the HSHS in the fall, and can elect play U-14 full season only.

Should you have any questions on these policies or any placements related inquiries, please feel free to contact placements@andoverhockey.org.