AHAI BIRTH DATE VERIFICATION

You must bring your player’s birth certificate or passport to the first tryout session.  AHAI requires that we verify the birth date of each player matches the date submitted to USA Hockey.  We will not keep a copy of the document.  You only need to do this once during the tryout process.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PLAYERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY 17 OR OLDER, OR WILL BE ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31ST

PLEASE NOTE that you will need your own USA Hockey Confirmation Number or Referee Number and your own email address to access the training. You can locate your number OR obtain a number here membership.usahockey.com. If you will not be participating as a player, coach or referee, you can register at no cost under the ice manager/volunteer category to obtain your USA Hockey Confirmation Number.

Click here for more information:  https://www.ahai.org/

The most important part of any Hawks program is safety.  Our highest priority is to offer a safe environment for players to enjoy the sport that we love. One of the biggest safety concerns in youth sports today is concussion prevention and management. 

To ensure we are doing everything we can to address this concern, the Hawks have partnered with Achieve Orthopedic Sports Institute ( https://www.achieveorthosports.com ) to provide FREE and MANDATORY baseline concussion testing to our members. Achieve is a proven leader in the field of orthopedics and concussion management. They provide services to several area soccer and football teams, gymnasts, and NHL players.

The baseline test administered by Achieve is the ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) test. This nationally recognized test assesses a player’s decision-making ability, reaction time, verbal and visual memory and processing speed while healthy. In the event that the player suffers a head injury, the ImPACT test provides qualified medical providers the information necessary to determine the degree to which a player has been affected by an injury and the level of function that must be met before he/she returns to activity.

NO PLAYER WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY ON-ICE ACTIVITIES FOR THE CHICAGO HAWKS OR DARIEN PHANTOMS 2022-2023 SEASON WITHOUT COMPLETING BASELINE TESTING