Fall Youth Hockey

The mission of our organization is to help youth of all ages and skill levels to develop as athletes, leaders, and members of the community. We offer a COMPETITIVE youth hockey program for our 6U through 18U teams. We emphasize excellence in teamwork, discipline, sportsmanship and character building. We distinguish ourselves by offering a hockey program that provides players with individual growth to reach their maximum potential both on and off the ice.

The fall season generally runs from September through February, with potential to go into March for those teams who earn their spot in the WAHA State Championship.

Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your scheduled time make sure you have time to check-in and be dressed and ready to hit the ice on time.

Try-outs are closed to spectators. Parents will not be able to be in the rink during try-outs. Please plan accordingly.

The Kenosha Komets are excited to announce a partnership with MyHockeyIQ!

As a part of your registration fees, all of our families will be given exclusive account access to the MyHockeyIQ platform.

Players will be able to focus on their development, maximize ice practice time, improve hockey comprehension, and make learning fun.

Parents will be able to track the development of their player and see tangible results of their players progression accross measurable metrics throughout the season.

Our Kenosha Komets teams are structured by age groups as defined by USA Hockey birth years. Decisions on team placement are made by the Hockey Director based upon each player's individual performance at evaluations/tryouts.

6U cross-ice and 8U half-ice are “Grow the Game” programs meant to develop the skills of the players involved and grow their love of the game with as many puck touches as possible. Our teams provide opportunities for our younger players to learn the skills needed to develop into stronger players and will prepare them for competitive hockey at the 10U level ... and beyond!

This is not just a fun way to play—it’s the best way for young players to develop the skills they need to succeed at those higher levels. With more puck touches, faster decision-making, better player engagement, and a stronger focus on individual skills, cross-ice hockey gives our players the tools they need to thrive in the future while keeping them excited and involved in the game.

Our 10U-18U travel teams are created for those players who have put in the time and effort to move beyond house-league. Joining our travel teams introduces your player to a more competitive hockey program that focuses on skill growth/development and competes against teams with similar skill sets among multiple states.

The Komets follow the American Development Model (ADM) to provide your players with age-appropriate, age-specific skills development and training and ensure they have a solid foundation for their best hockey experience.

A non-refundable tryout fee/deposit (6U-8U: $150 and 10U-18U: $350) is required to register all youth hockey players. This is not an additional fee but rather a deposit towards your fall fees. Once tryouts have concluded and your player has been placed on a team roster, your player commits to playing for the Komets, regardless of team level they are placed on (e.g., 10U A, 10U B, etc.). Should you withdraw your player from the Komets after tryouts have begun, you will be liable for the non-refundable tryout fee. If you withdraw your player from the Komets after practices have begun, you are liable for full season fees. If your player is not placed on a team, a full refund (including the tryout fee/deposit) will be issued to you within two weeks of tryouts.  

Families have two options for how registration fees will be charged to each player’s account. Payments can only be processed by either a credit card or ACH account via one of the two options listed. Using an ACH account will save you credit card processing fees.

If you have selected the installment plan for registration, you are committing to making payments on that schedule. If your payment is declined and does not process on the day that it was scheduled and becomes past due, you will have 30 days to update your form of payment, or setup a special payment plan with the club. Your child will not be able to participate in any on-ice or or off-ice activities until your financial obligation is corrected and current.

Our player jerseys are high-quality Canadian, hand stitched, official game jerseys. Jerseys are available in either skater cut or goalie cut. As they are custom made to your order, PLEASE ensure you are ordering the correct size.

New Players: All players new to the Komets will receive game jerseys and game socks for their first fall season. New means you who have NOT played in a previous fall season and have NOT been provided a game jersey previously.

Returning Players: If returning players need to order new jerseys, you will be given the opportunity to purchase game jerseys and practice jerseys. Game jerseys are $140 each and practice jerseys are $25 each.

PLEASE NOTE: Orders must be placed by June 30 for the $140 game jersey price and to ensure delivery before the season starts. For orders after June 30, game jerseys will increase to $190 each, the order will not be submitted until after evaluations/tryouts, and you will not receive game jerseys before the season begins due to anticipated shipping delays from Canada.

If you are new to the Kenosha Komets this season, it is a USA Hockey requirement that your players have their birth certificate verified. Please bring the ORIGINAL birth certificate to tryouts for validation. It must be an original birth certificate with the raised seal and watermark; copies cannot be accepted. If you have already had your birth certificate verified with the Komets, you will not need to bring it again. You are good to go!

NEW PARENT'S MEETING: We will be holding a special meeting for our families who are new to the Kenosha Komets on Monday, 8/24 at 6:00 p.m. at the rink. 

MANDATORY PARENT'S MEETING: We will kick off the new season with an all-club, mandatory parent’s meeting on Wednesday, 8/26 at 7:00 p.m. at the rink.  

Topics covered will include code of conduct, volunteer hours commitment, information on tryouts, details of the team selection process, fundraising opportunities, Club Wide Raffle Ticket Fundraiser, and other events. The Kenosha Komets is a volunteer organization and we are dependent upon the commitment of our volunteers and support of our fundraising opportunities. This includes team raffles as well as our keynote, organization-wide raffle fundraising event that takes place during our fall season and awarded at our annual awards banquet. 

The Kenosha Komets Parent's Guide provides a comprehensive resource of critical information you need to know including club policies and requirements of the organizations we are affiliated with. It is your responsibility to ensure you adhere to these requirements; it is recommended you review the guide prior to coming to the parent's meeting and ask questions for clarity.

Volunteer Hours Commitment: As a volunteer run organization, the Kenosha Ice Arena is owned and maintained by our members! This is something we should all be very proud of! In order to keep our facility in working order and our registration fees low, we ask all members to commit to support our kids and our rink by volunteering. During this coming Fall Hockey Season, each family will be required to fulfill a minimum of 20 volunteer hours. There are many opportunities to volunteer around our home ice in support of our Komets teams and special events. 

Volunteer Buyout: If you know that you will not be able to fulfill your minimum 20 volunteer hours, we do also offer an option to buyout your volunteer hour commitment for $400. You will have this option during registration.  

Volunteer Deposit: In the past, we have had many families go way above and beyond by completing not only their hours but many, many more to help maintain our rink and support our Komets organization. We have also had families who knew they were not able to commit to the minimum hours prefer to pay a fee to buy out their hours. Unfortunately, we also have a few families who choose not to complete any volunteer hours nor pursue the buy out.  To level the playing field and ensure accountability, we require every family to bring a postdated check written out to the Kenosha Komets in the amount of $400. Parents are asked to postdate a check to March 1, 2027 and bring it with then when they come to evaluations/tryouts. The check will be held and, once you have completed all of your hours of volunteer support, it will be shredded. However, if by March 1st you have chosen to not complete your minimum 20 hours, your check will be deposited after that date. For any families who do not use checks, you will be asked to sign an agreement that you understand that you will be billed $20 per hour for any volunteer hours that have not been completed by the end of the season.  

Our rink is member owned and maintained. To help keep our registration fees low and offset the cost to maintain our facility and the equipment in our rink, we hold an annual cash raffle. Each family will be asked to sell 30 raffle tickets at $10 each. Of course, families can sell more tickets if they choose - and we will have a contest to see who sells the most! We will pass out raffle tickets to all families by the first week of practice. Monies will be due by the Alumni Game (watch for the date!).

During registration you will be able to order additional Komets gear including Komets Hockey Bags, player Komets Warmups, Game Jerrseys for family members, and Yard Signs. Delivery is expected after evaluations/tryouts.