Select Team· A select team is usually associated closely with a rec league, meaning you need to be enrolled in a rec league to be eligible to play in a select league. Typically, tryouts are in the fall for select leagues. A select league is designed for the higher skilled rec league player who is looking to get additional practices and play in a few tournaments throughout the year with a higher level of competition. Many rinks offer a select team and they are directly linked with the rink. Each rink will have a slightly different way of handling these teams and the quality of play will vary accordingly. Do your homework, but this is a great way to get your kid playing at a higher level without the schedule and commitment required of a travel team.
Some of the local Select Teams are:
- TBSA – Attack
- CIA – Cyclones
- Advent Health Center Ice – Sting
- TGH – Bullsharks
Tourney Team – A tourney team is one that has various players from the area to compete at different tournaments across the state and/or country. These teams very by age group and can sometimes have travel, in-house, or independent players on the team. One example are the Tampa Thunder which is an 8U team of high level players that play all over the country in different tourneys. These players are typically hand picked by coaches and not normally publicized. In other words, if your kid is good enough, they will find you. There are a few tournament teams specifically for Spring travel players like the Wild from AdventHealth.
