05/10/2012 - UPDATE

The Spring Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday Mens Schedules are up on the schedules page.

05/1/2012 - UPDATE

The Spring Tuesday Mens Schedule is up on the schedules page.

04/18/2012 - UPDATE

The Spring Sunday Mens Schedule is up on the schedules page.

04/16/2012 - UPDATE

The winter session is now winding down and the spring/summer registration is open. We will have the usual pre-pay discount period open until May 15th. You will receive a 10% discount for your prepayment until this date. You can still register after that, you will just lose the discount. The form can be found on this site by clicking here . Please print off and mail it to us with payment or feel free to bring into the office. Thanks for your continued support.

Wednesday “C” and “D” Playoffs Schedule - April 18, 2012

6:00 Deez Nuts vs Dunkin Donuts
6:55 Duncan vs Misfits
7:50 Championship
8:45 Beers vs Brewskeez
9:40 Headstrong Grafx vs Palazolla
10:35 Championship

WELCOME BACK TO YOUTH WINTER HOCKEY

We have been very busy this past few months assembling yet another successful league. It's exciting to not only see the number of players starting to get involved in the sport of roller hockey but equally as fun to see the enjoyment on their faces. We always welcome your input. Please drop by and share your thoughts with us. We strive to make hockey an enjoyable experience for the whole family. If there is anything we can do for you, please let us know.

Thanks

Rob, Tammy and Quincy and Staff

CHANGES FOR YOUTH HOCKEY ( Winter Session - 2012)

After careful consideration as it pertains to league jerseys being required to purchase, we have made an adjustment. Due to our suppliers not being able to guarantee the jerseys that we have purchase for you will be readily available long term, we have lifted this requirement for the time being. Please be sure that your child brings both a dark and a white jersey to every game. This decision was made to save you, our customers money as well. We will re-evaluate this decision in the summer.

Something to Ponder:

Here are some thoughts for you to think about as you sit in the stands and cheer your sons/daughters on week after week. Hockey, like life mirrors other sports that teach many skills, the game is also full of opportunities to teach our kids that they are "capable". There are so many moments that can educate them for their future life outside of the rink. So often, we see kids emotions running on supercharge after a tough loss or something that they or you as parents may not see as fair. All that you want to do at that moment is "make it better" - Here is something to think about the next time you are faced with this learning opportunity. SIMPLY - LET HIM/HER LOSE - Everybody isn't always a winner. Even if you want to say " You're a winner because you tried", DON'T. He doesn't feel like a winner, he feels sad and disappointed, and that's a good thing because sometimes life will make him feel that way too. No matter how hard ( as parents) we try to make it better and not seem so bad for them, it is just that. These kids are capable of dealing with these feelings effectively if we all just allow them too. This practice will do him/her more good later in life when he loses again, and again, and again and yes - yet again.

Instead make sure he understands that sometimes you win and sometimes you lose but that DOESN'T MEAN YOU EVER GIVE UP. Therein lies the character of a true winner. ~ Author Unknown

Monday, February 13 update

Thank you to all parents and players for their patience during the schedule making process. We take a lot of pride in knowing that we take as many requests that we can into a count and try to work out a schedule that works for you as well as the rink. Good luck this session and thanks for making All American your home rink. Please click on schedules tab to print your copy.

- The Staff of All American -

Coming Events:

TORHS Regional/ Regional Date to be determind ( Nationals in Taylor, MI - July 2012)
Narch Regional/ April 27-19th, National Event in San Jose, CA - July 2012

Statewars Tryout: May 19th-20th here at All American; Event in St. Peters - Check website for block schedules

Travel/Blast Inline Hockey program...

Tryouts to begin soon, please watch this site for more information!

This weeks Quote:" Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you"
~ H. jackson

Quote of the Week: Dedicated to All American's Very Own, Patrick Maroon

"Somewhere behind the athlete you've become and the hours of practice and the many
coaches whom have pushed you beyond your limits is a "little" boy who fell in
love with the game and never looked back -----play for him!"

Here's a Story worth reading. Enjoy.

Inline hockey helps ice hockey players

Thu, 06/12/2008 - 12:55pm
By: The Citizen

Recently an article written by Scott Hill was printed in the USA Hockey magazine with information taken from the National Inline Hockey Association Web site on how playing Inline/Roller Hockey is great for those that play ice hockey.

Hill wrote, “The Secret is out…inline hockey is great for your ice game. With so little practice time spent on individual skills and a lack of frozen ponds where the kids play for hours on end, the local hockey player is left without much opportunity to improve his or her individual creativity on the ice.
One secret that is slowly emerging in North America to help you develop your puck skills and creativity is inline hockey.

Play is 4-on-4 with no offsides, no icing, and no body checking. These factors give the player more room to dangle and be more creative.
More and more players are using roller hockey as a complement to their ice hockey game.

Whether its playing in the spring roller hockey league during the off-season or playing in the local house league during their ice season, these players are getting a jump on their competition.

Why are they gaining an advantage?

The rules and style of play for roller hockey are conducive to skill development and confidence with the puck. There are no blue or red lines to restrict player movement on the surface thereby providing the player with much more open space. This gives the player more time to get open, more decision making time when stick handling and more room to skate with the puck.

Creativity and confidence are allowed to develop in a fun and entertaining forum.

The roller hockey game is a possession game very similar to basketball. If you’ve got the puck – the other team can’t score. In addition, if your team uses a controlled attack you can catch the opposition out of position and find yourself with an excellent scoring chance.

This style of play helps develop a player’s stick handling and passing skills while developing a player’s confidence to make a smart play with the puck. Translated to ice hockey where the average player has the puck on his stick for a split second before the opposition is on top of him, added confidence and improved stick handling skills will make you a better player.”

Article Courtesy of State Wars Hockey's very own Tim McManus
( Play for Pride & Honor Always................... - by Tim McManus of State Wars Hockey

As I sit here in between the second and third period of Game 6 of the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup Finals, so many thoughts about our sport come to mind. First off, I am so jealous, because as I sit here watching the TV and typing away, State Wars National Director Jason Domitrovic is actually at the game. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Jason is a huge Penguins fan and just had to get to this game. Personally, I am a big New York Rangers fan. I can’t root for the enemy, so I’m a Red Wings fan tonight. So, in essence, State Wars Hockey is split on who we are rooting for in this awesome series.

By the way, after every game in this series I say to myself, “How the heck can this sport not be the biggest in the country?”

There is not a more exciting sport to watch or play than hockey. How anyone can prefer to watch snoozeball (baseball), people playing poker, or men rolling around in their underwear beating each other up (UFC) over hockey is just plain crazy. The one thing that I must remind myself is that people all over the world are watching this game. I mean, there isn’t one person in Sweden tonight saying, “Hey, let’s watch the Cubs -Diamondbacks game tonight.”

Most important, there are things about this series and game that totally bring things to light about our sport and what we should keep in mind when we watch our kids play, especially at State Wars.

Every call made by a referee can be questioned. No call or official is perfect, even in the NHL. In the end, as long as they are consistent, be happy. It is a tough job!

The building gets warm even in the NHL. Players are taking 20 second shifts. Yes, 20 ticks. Don’t complain when your coach calls you off after a minute. Players need to stay fresh.

Look at the passing. How many players do you see take the puck and go end to end and score? None. Not Crosby, not Malkin, not Zetterberg, not Datsyuk. So, if the best players in the world don’t do it, neither should you. The best hockey players pass the puck!

Teamwork, teamwork, teamwork. Hockey is a team game, win or lose. To win, every player must contribute. If you want to do it yourself, play golf or bowling.

We can all question the coach... Don’t. Just like reffing, it is a hard job, and it is usually thankless. Listen to your coach, appreciate your coach’s effort, and respect your coach.

Never quit! Look at the Pens in Game 5, down and out and outplayed, yet they won. In roller hockey, you are never out of it; always give your all. Play both ends of the rink. Datsyuk and Zetterberg are two of the best offensive players in the world, yet they are the first guys to hustle back every single shift; and that is what truly makes them great. Anyone can hang and score goals; be a complete hockey player!

Back to the action... as much as I’m rooting for the Wings this time around, I don’t want to see this series end. Good luck to all fans!