Youth Hockey
General SYHA & Hockey Information
Parents and families new to Sparta Youth Hockey, please make sure to visit our New To Hockey page and Parent Info page for instructions on how to create your account. You can find details regarding Volunteer Hours and Fundraising under the Resources > For Parents heading.
In order to register your player for our Youth Hockey program, you must first register your player with USA Hockey. USA Hockey registration can be completed at www.usahockeyregistration.com
The hockey season runs from October to March for the U6, U8, U10, U12, and U14 co-ed and girls teams. This is about 20-22 weeks of hockey practice and/or games which averages out to be between $2 and $6 per practice. Practices are generally an hour to an hour and a half long.
As an SYHA hockey member, you receive access to the following:
- Free admission to open skate. Open skate is family-oriented skating, with no hockey gear.
- Free admission to open hockey. Open hockey is all-ages hockey, and requires full hockey gear.
- Free admission to high school hockey games played in Sparta. All age levels attending are asked to wear their jerseys.
- Free non-primetime ice rentals for your immediate family.
Registration
The online registration process allows you to pay online with a debit card, credit card, or electronic check. You can also make payments throughout the season (requires payment by credit/debit card) and pay in person. Online registration simplifies our overall membership process, rostering abilities, allows us to communicate with you better, and reduces the amount of paperwork you have to fill out and we have to keep. For registration, you will need the following:
- About 10-15 minutes to set up your account or login with your information from a previous year and register your skater(s).
- Resister with USA Hockey to get a USA Hockey number for each skater you are registering. You need to register with USA Hockey every year. This fee is NOT included with your Sparta Hockey Registration.
- Your skaters' information (name, birthday, etc.)
- Your contact information (email, phone, etc.)
- Payment menthod
- If your skater is a first-time player with SYHA, you will need to provide the players physical birth certificate for verification purposes to the registrar and another board member for review.
Important Cross-Rostering Information
If your daughter wishes to cross-roster please register her for her primary team, then contact our President and request the ability to cross-roster to the other team. For instance, if your daughter wants to play 12U girls as her primary team, then register for U12 Girls. Then contact the President and request her to cross-roster to the U12 co-ed team.
*** This is only a request and does not guarantee she will play on the requested cross-roster team. ***
Ages
SYHA provides programs for children age 4 through 14. Age levels are determined by player birth year at or before December 31 of the current year.
Learn to Skate/Mini-Mite: 2019 - 2021 or 1st Year Players
Mite/8U: 2017 & 2018
Squirt/10U: 2015 & 2016
Pee Wee/12U: 2013 & 2014
Bantam/14U: 2011 & 2012
When (Practices & Games)
Practices start in early October. Games start in November. The season ends in late February or early March, depending on the age level and tournaments your team has scheduled.
Practices are typically scheduled 2-3 times per week. This will depend on your age level, game schedules, and ice availability.
Where
Hockey practices and home games will take place at the Sparta Ice Arena, 1121 E. Montgomery, Sparta, Wisconsin (next to the golf course) or at the Tomah Ice Rink, 1600 Butts Ave, Tomah, Wisconsin unless otherwise specified. Away games generally take place within communities around 50-80 miles away.
Equipment
All SYHA participants will have the option to rent equipment from the association at the refundable rate of $75 for the hockey season.
SYHA will assess a cleaning/wear and tear non-refundable fee of $25 per leasee at the time of rental for the hockey season. This will be deducted from the $75 fee.
2025-26 Season
Youth hockey Registration
Cost
Squirt/10U - $300 - after 8/15 $350
Peewee/12U - $375 - after 8/15 $425