2025-26 Houston Junior Aeros Tryouts
Tryout Registration
Information for the 2025-26 Houston Junior Aeros tryouts can be found on this page.
Online registrations will close/re-open as follows:
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June 7/8 tryouts will close at 9:00pm CST Fri/June 6.
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June 14/15 tryouts will re-open following the first weekend of tryouts and close at 9:00pm CST Fri/June 13.
Registration:
Online registration is now closed. Walk-ups are welcome and will be accepted with cash or check only, along with a $20 walk-up fee.
PAYMENT INFORMATION
All tryout registrations MUST be accompanied by online payment at the time of registration. There are no online transaction fees associated with your payment. Available online payment options: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or checking account (no AMEX).
Online registration fees:
18U - $50
10U, 12U, 14U, 16U - $100**
Walk-up/day of or offline registration fees: Additional $20 (cash or check only).
No prorated fees. No refunds.
**NOTE: The cost of tryouts is ALL-INCLUSIVE. If a Player tries out but is not selected for the AA team in his/her age division, that Player may tryout the following weekend for the A team (as the case may be) at that age division WITHOUT ADDITIONAL CHARGE OR REGISTRATION. Please take note of your Player’s tryout dates as some divisions will hold AA and A tryouts in the same weekend.
Example: Player A is registered for and attends try-outs for the 12UAA team but is not offered a roster position on the 12UAA team. Should Player A wish to be considered for the other 12U teams, he/she may attend the 12U tryouts the following weekend without any further registration or payment. Player A need only present him/herself at check-in at the scheduled 12UA tryouts.
REGSAVER FEE INSURANCE: The RegSaver Fee Insurance offered on the payment page is a Sport Engine partner. The Houston Junior Aeros have no affiliation with, nor do they administer or endorse, that program option.
USAH PLAYER REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION NUMBER
Each player's NEW 2025-26 USAH Registration Confirmation number will be required to complete a tryout registration - online or walk-up/day of. The FOURTH digit of your player's confirmation number MUST be a '6'.
Visit USAH 2025-26 Season Membership Registration to register your player.
Can't remember your player's 2025-26 USAH Registration Confirmation number? Visit HERE.
2025-26 USAH membership documentation
Out-of-Community (OOC) Waiver Process
Players interested in trying out for a team outside of their community must follow the Out-of-Community waiver process outlined in this document.
SAT/June 7 - BELLERIVE ICE
Due to an overwhelming response at the 12UAA level, it was necessary to amend/expand on the tryout times as originally posted and announced. Therefore, a few slight adjustments have been made to the below schedule (at multiple age divisions) to provide for an additional 12UAA #1 tryout session on Sat/June 7. Please update your calendars accordingly.
The total 12UAA registrants will be divided, alphabetically, between the two 12UAA - #1 tryout sessions. Each 12UAA registrant may expect an email mid week (prior to tryouts) with an assigned time to attend his/her first 12UAA tryout session.
Player cuts WILL be made after both 12UAA - #1 tryout sessions have been completed; in such instance, we welcome and encourage all cut registrants to return to the 12UA/A2 tryouts scheduled for June 14/15 (schedule below).
| Tryout Time | Age Division | Check-in Time | Apparel Try-on |
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| 7:35 - 8:35 am | 14UAA - #1 | 6:50 am | n/a |
| 8:55 - 9:55 am | 12UAA - #1 (Group 1) | 8:10 am | n/a |
| 10:15 -11:15 am | 12UAA - #1 (Group 2) | 9:30 am | n/a |
| 11:35 am - 12:35 pm ** | 16UAA/A - #1 | 10:50 am | n/a |
| (**NOTE any players missing the first 16U session due to SAT's must notify Coach Smith) | |||
| 12:55 - 1:55 pm | 14UAA - #2 | 12:10 pm | n/a |
| 2:15 - 3:15 pm | 12UAA - #2 | 1:30 pm | n/a |
| 3:35 - 4:35 pm | 16UAA/A - #2 | 2:50 pm | n/a |
| 4:55 - 5:55 pm | 18UAA - #1 | 4:10 pm | n/a |
SUN/June 8 - ***NOW AT BELLERIVE ICE CENTER***
| Time | Age Division | Check-in Time | Apparel Try-on |
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| 7:20 - 8:20 am | 14UAA - #3 | 6:35 am | 8:45 - 9:30 am |
| 8:50 - 9:50 am | 18UAA - #2 | 8:05 am | 10:15 - 11:00 am |
| 10:20 - 11:20 am | 12UAA - #3 | 9:35 am | 11:45 am - 12:30 pm |
| 11:50 - 12:50 pm | 16UAA/A - #3 | 11:05 am | 1:15 - 2:00 pm |
SAT/June 14 - BELLERIVE ICE
| Time | Age Division | Check-in Time | Apparel Try-on |
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| 10:40 - 11:40 am | 14UA/A2 - #1 | 9:55 am | n/a |
| 12:00 - 1:00 pm | 10UAA/A - #1 | 11:15 am | n/a |
| 1:20 - 2:20 pm | 12UA/A2 - #1 | 12:35 pm | n/a |
| 2:40 - 3:40 pm | 10UAA/A - #2 | 1:55 pm | n/a |
SUN/June 15 - WILLOWBROOK AERODROME
| Time | Age Division | Check-in Time | Apparel Try-on |
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| 8:50 - 9:50 am | 10UAA/A - #3 | 8:05 am | 10:15 - 11:00 am |
| 10:20 - 11:20 am | 14UA/A2 - #2 | 9:35 am | 11:45 am - 12:30 pm |
| 11:50 - 12:50 pm | 12UA/A2 - #2 | 11:05 am | 1:15 - 2:00 pm |
Apparel
All players announced to rosters are to report to apparel try-ons as per the above schedule.
As we near tryouts, please watch for our live ‘Apparel’ page for updated team and association apparel requirements and costs.
NOTE that the apparel order deadline for ALL teams will be Sun/June 15 at 6:00pm, so please plan for time in your schedule to ensure your player's completed order meets that deadline.
Player Offers & Commitments
No final team roster will be posted in hardcopy at the rink following any session. Final team rosters shall be posted ONLINE on the Houston Junior Aeros website within approximately sixty (60) minutes of completion of last tryout session for each team.
Players whose names appear on the posted team roster after each age division’s final tryout session are thereby offered a roster spot on the specified Houston Junior Aeros team.
To secure your player’s spot on a Houston Junior Aeros team roster, you shall be required to electronically submit a $500 commitment fee and complete all required documentation (eg: Player Agreement, Codes of Conduct, payment plan, etc.) as set forth below.
As in prior years, the Commitment/Signing Room will have laptops and/or required forms for parents’ use in completing the commitment process. Parents of the following players should proceed to the commitment room immediately upon the final team roster being posted:
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ALL new-to-the-association players
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New 10U players must present an original birth certificate. No copies will be accepted.
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ALL foreign players (regardless of returning or new).
All other players are permitted to complete the online commitment process offsite on their own personal devices by 6:00pm Sun/June 8 or Sun/June 15, as the case may be.
Out of respect for all competing players and Houston Junior Aeros coaches and volunteers, all players (and parents) participating in the Houston Junior Aeros tryouts should be prepared to commit and sign contracts within the above timeframe if so offered. Failure to commit as such will be considered a forfeiture of that roster spot which will be offered to another player.
Houston Junior Aeros personnel will be on site to make arrangements for any hard copy signatures and manual payment arrangements (cash, check, or credit card) that may be necessary.
Commitment Fees, Player Registration Fees, & Payment Plans
Please see below for 2025-26 Commitment Fees and Player Registration Fees.
All players wishing to accept an offered roster position with the Houston Junior Aeros must pay a Commitment Fee of $500. Refer to Player Offers & Commitments above.
The Houston Junior Aeros offers two (2) online payment options for Player Registration Fees (i.e. total season fees less Commitment Fee):
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Option 1: Pay your Player Registration Fee in full at the same time as payment of Commitment Fee (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AMEX, or checking account accepted).
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Option 2: Divide your Player’s Registration Fee (total player fees less Commitment Fee) into five (5) equal payments (as outlined in table below) to be automatically charged (using the same payment method as used for the Commitment Fee) on August 1, September 1, October 1, November 1, and December 1.
If you are unable to complete online payment of your player’s Commitment Fee and/or Player Registration Fee, you are responsible, within the designated commitment timeline, to contact Houston Junior Aeros Treasurer, Rob Borne, or Houston Junior Aeros President, Mike Zeibaq, to make arrangements for offline payment.
2025-26 Financial Disclosure & Program Information
In accordance with TAHA policy, the Houston Junior Aeros' 2025-26 Financial Disclosure is to be posted here one week before tryouts.
SKATERS
| Team | 10UA & AA | 12UA2 | 12UA1 | 12UAA | 14UA | 14UAA | 16UA | 16UAA | 18UAA |
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| ONE TIME PAYMENT - Skaters: | $3,250 | $3400 | 3450 | $3500 | $3,500 | $3750 | $3650 | $3900 | $3650 |
| PAYMENT PLAN - Commitment Fee and SIX (5) Equal Installment Payments ("EIP"): | |||||||||
| ~ Commitment Fee (payable upon being named to a team) | $500 | $500 | $500 | $500 | $500 | $500 | $500 | $500 | $500 |
| ~ EIP #1 - Aug 1 | $550 | $580 | $590 | $600 | $600 | $650 | $630 | $680 | $630 |
| ~ EIP #2 - Sept 1 | $550 | $580 | $590 | $600 | $600 | $650 | $630 | $680 | $630 |
| ~ EIP #3 - Oct 1 | $550 | $580 | $590 | $600 | $600 | $650 | $630 | $680 | $630 |
| ~ EIP #4 - Nov 1 | $550 | $580 | $590 | $600 | $600 | $650 | $630 | $680 | $630 |
| ~ EIP #5 - Dec 1 | $550 | $580 | $590 | $600 | $600 | $650 | $630 | $680 | $630 |
GOALIES
| Team | 10UA & AA | 12UA2 | 12UA1 | 12UAA | 14UA | 14UAA | 16UA | 16UAA | 18UAA |
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| ONE TIME PAYMENT - Goalies: | $1000 | $2600 | 2650 | $2700 | $2700 | $2950 | $2850 | $3100 | $2850 |
| PAYMENT PLAN - Commitment Fee and SIX (5) Equal Installment Payments ("EIP"): | |||||||||
| ~ Commitment Fee (payable upon being named to a team) | $500 | $500 | 500 | $500 | $500 | $500 | $500 | $500 | $500 |
| ~ EIP #1 - Aug 1 | $100 | $420 | $430 | $440 | $440 | $490 | $470 | $520 | $470 |
| ~ EIP #2 - Sept 1 | $100 | $420 | $430 | $440 | $440 | $490 | $470 | $520 | $470 |
| ~ EIP #3 - Oct 1 | $100 | $420 | $430 | $440 | $440 | $490 | $470 | $520 | $470 |
| ~ EIP #4 - Nov 1 | $100 | $420 | $430 | $440 | $440 | $490 | $470 | $520 | $470 |
| ~ EIP #5 - Dec 1 | $100 | $420 | $430 | $440 | $440 | $490 | $470 | $520 | $470 |
TAHA Community-Based Rule
As a TAHA member association, the Houston Junior Aeros is bound by TAHA's 'community-based' policy for all our teams.
If Houston is not the closest travel hockey community to the primary residence of a player's immediate family, the onus is on the player's family to seek permission from the TAHA Travel Section President to attend the Houston Junior Aeros tryouts. We strongly suggest that you initiate such requests at least two (2) weeks prior to the date of the Houston Junior Aeros tryout that your player wishes to attend.
Any players residing within TAHA's jurisdiction but outside Houston boundaries must present evidence of such permission prior to attending Houston Junior Aeros tryouts.
For more information on TAHA's 'community-based' policy, please see the TAHA Guidebook/Rulebook, particularly Page 19.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Financial Assistance is available for those in need: however, per DSTHL rules, the Board is not permitted to consider requests for financial assistance until after the player requesting assistance has committed to a Houston Junior Aeros team.
MITES - 2017 Birth Year Players
8U 2017 birth year (Mite Major) players trying out for the Houston Junior Aeros are encouraged to be familiar with the TAHA Mite ADM Policy, located on Page 30 of the TAHA Guidebook/Rulebook. Players 2018 or younger are not eligible to participate with the Houston Junior Aeros travel program until the 2026-27 season.
Inquiries
Please direct all inquiries to:
Mike Zeibaq
President
Vanessa Bassi
Registration
