U7 I.P. Timbits Hockey (4-6 years old)

We have gone to great lengths at Faustina to develop a very fun & structured program to maximize player development.  I.P. is our House League program – you can find information on rates and dates on our main House League Page.

Etobicoke Timbits Hockey

–I.P. For U7 (4-6 year olds) – –

Note: 4 year olds who are comfortable skating (or shuffling) on the ice unassisted by parents are welcome to join the our U7 I.P. program


U7 A/B divisions.  This season we are going to follow the very successful A/B division format which we have been using in Minor Novice / Novice for the past 2 years.    This “development first” approach allows us to program practice plans that are development level appropriate and also gives kids the opportunity to be on the ice with others closest to their level of development.   Teams in both divisions will have one game day and one practice day per week.

Evaluation Skate. We will have an evaluation skate in mid-September for players. This evaluation skate steers the division that each child starts in.  We will move players between divisions if needed after the season starts.

Our weekly practices are station based.  We run between 4-6 stations per practice and have a full season drill plan that we have developed at Faustina for our coaches to lead each week.

Our Saturday game days combine cross-ice game play + a practice station.  Players rotate from the practice area > game play > Bench time with the coaches.  With this format, kids are on the ice for 30 minutes on game days and 50 minutes on practice days.

Cross-Ice Boards
See pictures below of our new cross-ice boards and ice format.  We will have a fully board-enclosed game area and 2 practice zones with players rotating between Practice Zone – Game Zone – Bench throughout the game time.

Tyke-boards

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I.P. Program Parents Meeting

We will hold an on-line parents meeting  in September to discuss the Hockey Canada I.P. program and to provide information on our program for the season.  If you are new to Faustina or a U7 parent, you will receive information about this meeting in September. 
Are you interested in volunteering? 
Since its inception in 2017,  our Initiation Program (I.P.) at Faustina has been an overwhelming success based on parent feedback and from player development.  We have almost 50 volunteers engaged in running our I.P Program each year and we will need the same again this year.   If you are interested in volunteering this season please email us at [email protected]  . (Adult volunteers must  online courses and complete a vulnerable sector police check – VSC).  We are also looking for high-school student volunteers to help with the Saturday games.  (Ideally, these students are also Faustina players).

Are you interested in more competitive U7 age ice hockey?
Visit the Select tab on our website to learn about our Select/CDP hockey program (Select/CDP players also participate in our House League I.P. Program).