• Players are to arrive in a timely manner to tryouts
• Bring full equipment

• Check-in with the Kachinas representative located at the front desk
• Players will be assigned a pinny for evaluation purposes
• A players pinny will identify their team for scrimmage day, the tryout process is new so please check-in to all skates for any adjustments
• Request for all players to put number on front side of jersey

• Each skate will be ran by a Kachinas Elite coach from different age groups, the coaches will be on-site evaluating
• The first skate will be a skill evaluation
• The second skate will be a game scenario evaluation
• 14U & 16U players will receive a team color for scrimmage day, the schedule is shown in the schedule
• Incudes 2 45 minute scrimmages
• The final skate will be an invite-only skate
• Parents will receive an email from the Elite Hockey Director with game assignment
• You may receive a request for a single skate or multiple skates

• Kachinas Elite Coaches Evaluation
• Tier I Coaches will evaluate and release team rosters 5/5/2025
• Tier II Coaches will evaluate and release team rosters 5/12/2025
• Non-Tier Coaches will evaluate and release team rosters 5/19/2025

Our Kachinas Elite program is split into 3 groups:

• Tier I/AAA
• Our Nationally Bound Tier I/AAA teams are classified as Green teams at the 14U-19U age groups
• Tier II/AA
• Our Nationally Bound Tier II/AA teams are classified as Red teams at the 14U-19U age groups
• Non-Tier/A
• Our Elite House/Rec teams include 12U-15U options to play at skill appropriate leagues/tournaments, prepping them for the next step into Tier hockey
• 12U Green is classified as House/Rec competing at AA/AAA
• 12U Red is classified as House/Rec competing at A/AA
• 15U Black is classified House/Rec competing at A

If an in individual can not attend tryouts due to a conflict, they must pay in full to try out for a GHA travel team. Players who are unable to attend tryouts for any reason still are responsible for paying the tryout fee and must send a written request via email to be considered at tryouts to the Elite Hockey Director two (2) weeks or more prior to tryouts.

If an individual is injured prior to tryouts inside the 2 week notice, they must submit a request to the Elite Hockey Director (elitedirector@arizonakachinas.com) as soon as they know they will be unable to tryout due to injury.

Yes. The Kachinas abide by AAHA affiliate policy in relation to Out-of-State players at the Tier I & Tier II level.

All players, including those who do not reside in the state of Arizona, must pay in full to try out for a GHA travel team. While all players from out-of-state are encouraged to attend tryouts, if a player can't attend, they need to follow the policy in regards to not attending tryouts (listed above).

Out-of-State players are highly encouraged to Billet, using the Arizona Kachinas Billet Program.