I-Program Hockey

Notice: We regret to inform you of the passing of Michael Berry, age 73. Mr Berry was a longtime Trenton coach during the 1970’s and also helped out Frank Murphy during the early days of our I-Program (then called Beginners and Advanced, now called TimBits and Beginners).

News Flash: (dateline - Trenton Michigan 2008-2009) Michigan's oldest and most storied Instructional Hockey program is now FREE! Please note that participants must still join the Trenton Hockey Association, which requires an $80 membership fee.

Unfortunately, due to this season's unprecedented growth, we can not accept any new children from outside of the Trenton, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile or Riverview school districts!

Please feel free to contact Director Kevin Begeman at (734) 479-4095 or Keith Kloock at (734) 692-5158 for information on this program.

Please note our schedule changes below!
Our Beginner Program's normal ice will now be on Mondays @ 5:20pm and generally on Saturdays @ 9:20am. However, dates and times are subject to change so please check the complete schedule below.
Our TimBit Program's normal ice will now be on Saturdays @ 10:20am. However, dates and times are subject to change so please check the complete schedule below.

Complete Ice Schedule (187KB.pdf) This schedule is of course subject to change. Revised as of 10/25/08

Your child is invited to learn and play the coolest sport on our planet. The Trenton Hockey Association (THA) has been offering children (both boys & girls) this opportunity since 1961. You are invited to our 2008-2009 Instructional Hockey Program. And now its Free. Our Beginners Program is starting it's 24th season (even pre-dating the USA Hockey national I-Program).

Players from surrounding cities are welcomed, but we are especially seeking players from Trenton, Riverview and Gibraltar. Since both Riverview and Gibraltar lack their own facilities and we are already home to their High School varsity teams.

Parental and Player Resources

Coach Kloock's website 'Young Guns Hockey', which contains a lot of resources for Players, Coaches and Parents.

The materials contained below are generally provided in Adobe PDF format. You will need either Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader in order to view them.

To get Adobe Reader free, click here:

Registration Packet (614KB.pdf) Forms and Instruction needed for registration with THA's I-Program (TimBits & Beginners). These are Fill-In forms, which can be completed and then printed. Please remember, after printing, to sign where appropriate.

Hockey Equipment Check List (105KB.pdf) This check list explains both the Required and the Recommended Player's hockey equipment.

THA's I-Program Flyer (95KB.pdf) This is a promotional flyer that you can give to fiends and relatives in order to get them interested in playing.

Teaching Young Hockey Players How To Ice-Skate (202KB.pdf) This article by coach Kloock offers recommendations regarding the selection of your child's first hockey stick and concerning getting their skates sharpened.

Downriver Ice Skating (97KB.pdf) This is a listing of Open Skating times, Sticks & Pucks skating times and Parent-Tot skating times for several Downriver communities including; Trenton, Monroe, Taylor and the Ice Box.

Beginner's Hockey Timeline (63KB.pdf) A basic guideline for the progress of the Beginners Program throughout the season.

Coach Murphy's Masters Thesis (193KB.pdf) This thesis titled 'Trenton Beginners Hockey' explains the design and implementation of THA's early Initiation Program.

Parent's Introduction To Hockey (59KB.pdf) An advisory flyer produced by USA Hockey.

Parent's Are Killing Kid's Hockey (23KB.pdf) A good article by Allan Maki of Massachusetts Hockey. All hockey parents should be required to read this article.

Mites Notes (115KB.pdf) These are notes from an interview with Don Lucia of Minnesota Hockey concerning his thoughts on the development of young hockey players under 8 years old.

The Early Years of the Trenton Hockey Association (211KB.pdf) This is a compilation of articles taken from the Trenton Times about the birth of Trenton Hockey during the 1960's. The Trenton Times was the hometown newspaper until it closed during the 1990's.

email: Coach Keith

Young Guns Hockey