Our Travel Program brings the strongest players from Austin, Dallas, and Fort Worth together to compete at regional and national tournaments — with a transparent standard for how teams are set, what commitment means, and how players move up.
Entry to Travel at U14, U16, and U19 is via annual tryouts. Teams are selected in August, and families then sign the season commitment — before teams are published. Come ready to play; we'll handle the rest.
U12 players don't try out — every player who wants to travel, travels. Register for the current season and you're in.
No tryouts — every player who wants to travel, travels. 7v7 hockey, two travel tournaments, and local bootcamps before every trip so everyone is prepared.
Tryouts in August set two teams — Orange and White. Orange commits to the full travel slate; White players choose their tournaments. In January, players can move.
One season commitment, signed at tryouts, identical for Orange and White. Same tournaments, same calendar — the only thing that changes with a January move is the division you play in.
The National Hockey Festival — Thanksgiving weekend in Naples — is our premier college recruiting showcase. It's not on the U12 calendar. From U14 up, availability is declared at tryouts: required for Orange team consideration, optional for White team players. It becomes part of your calendar as you move toward the top of the pathway — by design.
One team, 7v7, open to every registered player. Two travel tournaments — Sunshine Showcase (Orlando, Jan) and The Midwest Cup (St Louis, May) — plus two hosted tournaments in Texas with no air travel required.
New for 2026–27: all-club bootcamp days before every trip so the team travels prepared.
We ask families to aim for 75% training attendance — tournament teams are built at training, and her tournament experience is a lot more fun when she's better prepared.
Register season by season. To attend a tournament, you just need to be registered for the season it falls in.
Tryouts in August set two teams: Orange (11v11) and White (7v7). White is often where newer players build their game — many of our players first pick up a stick in middle school.
Availability for the full travel slate — National Hockey Festival (Nov), Sunshine Showcase (Jan), and Regional Club Championships / Midwest Cup (May) — is declared at tryouts and is required for Orange team consideration. White players choose their tournaments.
All-club bootcamp days before travel tournaments — everyone trains together (no overnight). The Sunshine Showcase bootcamp runs on the Winter Escape weekend for U14.
The last week of January — after Sunshine Showcase — is the one point in the season when players can move between teams.
Training attendance expectation: 80%, tracked — the first thing coaches look at in January. Injured players attend and observe, and are marked present.
Up to three players may move in each direction, with training attendance and commitment weighted first. Promoted players debut at the February local tournament.
Registration is annual, opening the day teams are announced — pay in full or three installments.
The season commitment — signed at tryouts, before teams are named, identical for both teams — Orange and White: Sunshine Showcase (Jan), Regional Club Championships (May), and one hosted Texas tournament. Winter Escape and the second hosted tournament are optional for everyone.
Festival availability (Nov 26–28, Thanksgiving weekend) is declared at tryouts: required for Orange team consideration, optional for White team players — and a strong signal ahead of the January window.
Availability is re-declared every year - choosing family Thanksgiving is a legitimate choice with a known sporting cost, never a hidden rule.
The January window — the last week of January, after Sunshine — is the one point in the season when players can move between Orange and White. Capped at three players in each direction. A move never changes your family's travel plans: thecommitment is identical, and the May championships share one venue and one weekend.
Training attendance expectation: 90%, tracked — the first thing coaches look at in January. Every absence counts; injured players attend and observe, and are marked present.
New to Lonestar? Players joining at U16 or U19 play their first tournament with White, regardless of ability — Orange selection is earned through how you train and compete in a Lonestar shirt. The January window is the first chance to move up.
While numbers grow, U16 and U19 White players combine into one team competing in the U19 division — for U16 players, that means playing up against faster, more physical opposition.
Players from both Orange and White go on to play college hockey.
Registration is annual, opening the day teams are announced — pay in full or three installments.