Learn to Play can help your child learn and grow in all aspects of life. Playing hockey helps improve children’s physical fitness while strengthening their mental health, encouraging leadership behaviors, fostering character development, and teaching important life lessons.

Step One: Learn to Play Hockey | Step Two: Rookie League

Learn to Play Hockey

Our hockey professionals guide you or your player from your first steps on the ice to playing full games. For 1st time players, we provide all the equipment needed to play*!

The Spring 2023 session of the DIA Learn to Play will begin on Saturday, March 4, 2023.

The program will consist of 8 weekly sessions.

DIA Learn to Play Hockey Spring 2023
Saturdays 9:00-10:00am
Cost $170.00

Session Dates:
Session 1: March 4, 2023
Session 2: March 11, 2023
No Class March 18, 2023
Session 3: March 25, 2023
Session 4: April 1, 2023
Session 5: April 8, 2023
Session 6: April 15, 2023
Session 7:April 22, 2023
Session 8: April 29, 2023

Learn To Skate Requirements:

  • For players ages 5-12
  • Must have skating experience
  • Completed either Learn to Skate or Learn to Skate Hockey
  • Has not taken formal skating lessons, but has experience skating and can skate forward and across the ice with little to no difficulty
  • If you do not have equipment, you will be fitted for equipment that you can borrow for this session that will be kept at the arena

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Karen Perrin, Hockey Administrator, at karen.perrin@daytonaicearena.com.

Rookie League

The focus and goal of the Rookie League curriculum is designed to teach beginner players the fundamentals of hockey. After completion of Learn to Play Hockey, or a similar basic hockey program, players can continue to work on their fundamental hockey skills using the ADM model recommended by USA Hockey. Participants will learn basic game and team concepts.

The Spring 2023 session of the DIA Rookie League (Youth) will begin on Saturday, January 7, 2023.

The program will consist of 8 weekly sessions.

DIA Rookie League (Youth) Spring 2023
Saturdays 10:00-11:00am
Cost $160.00

Session Dates:
Session 1: March 4, 2023
Session 2: March 11, 2023
No Class March 18, 2023
Session 3: March 25, 2023
Session 4: April 1, 2023
Session 5: April 8, 2023
Session 6:
April 15, 2023
Session 7:
April 22, 2023
Session 7:
April 29, 2023

*session time 1/14/23 is 9:00-10:00am due to a youth hockey tournament at the arena.

Requirements:
· For players ages 11 and up or those who have completed the Learn to Play program
· If needed, you will be fitted for equipment that you can borrow for this session that will be kept at the arena

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Karen Perrin, Hockey Administrator, at karen.perrin@daytonaicearena.com