Cyclones Hockey  

Girls Spring 2026

Welcome to our Girls Spring Training Program!

Tryouts are January 2 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Nest Hockey Academy & January 9 from 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. at Ice Factory of Central Florida. You are only required to come to one tryout but are welcome to attend both. Register for tryouts using the link on this page. Tryout fee $50.

Questions? contact: jessica@hockeyislife.org

We look forward to helping our players grow and advance their hockey skills.

The program consists of 9 separate training days which are held on Saturdays or Sundays from March through May 2026 and includes 27 hours of on-ice training plus an additional 9 hours of classroom/off-ice training sessions, along with 2 tournaments.

Ages

Teams will consist of:

8U (training days only)

10U (training days & 2 tournaments)

12U (training days & 2 tournaments)

14U (training days & 2 tournaments)

16U (training days & 2 tournaments)

When & Where

3/1- 10:30-12:00 & 1:45-3:15 (Nest)

3/8- 12:35 (75 mins) & 4:10 (75 mins) (Ice Factory)

3/22 - 10:30-12:00 & 1:45-3:15 (Nest)

3/29- 10:30-12:00 & 1:45-3:15 (Nest)

4/12- 10:30-12:00 & 1:45-3:15 (Nest)

4/19 12:35 (75 mins) & 4:10 (75 mins) (Ice Factory)

4/26- 10:30-12:00 & 1:45-3:15 (Nest)

5/3- 10:30-12:00 & 1:45-3:15 (Nest)

5/17 - 12:35 (75 mins) & 4:10 (75 mins) (Ice Factory)

Tournaments

3/13/2026 to 3/15/2026 Girls South Bend Cup at the University of Notre Dame - South Bend, Indiana (10U to 16U)

5/22/2026 to 5/25/2026 Tampa Memorial Cup - Tampa, FL (10U to 16U)

Season Cost

10U to 16U is $1,950 and includes

  • 27 hours of on-ice time
  • nine (9) classroom sessions
  • two (2) tournaments
  • jersey/socks
  • team swag


8U only is $1,300 and includes:

  • 27 hours of on-ice time
  • nine (9) classroom sessions
  • jersey/socks
  • team swag

Coaches

HOCKEY DIRECTOR & HEAD COACH: LEE ZERFASS

Level 4 USA Hockey Coach Certification

Level 5 USA Hockey Coach Certification (in-progress)

Level 1 Bronze USA Hockey Goalie Certification

CIA Director - Youth Hockey (2021-2025)

AAU Women's College Hockey-Commissioner (2024-2025)

12 Years Coaching Rec, Rec-Select, HS, Travel A/AA/AAA, Collegiate

Florida Alliance - Tier 1 U10/U12 Girls

Florida State Seminoles Women's Team - Head Coach (2025-Present)

University of Tampa Women's Team - Head Coach (2023-25)

CHS Women's College Hockey - Coach of the Year.

AAU Women's College Hockey - Coach of the Year.

CHUCK MORABITO

Head Coach - Girls Florida Cyclones 14/16U Teams

Level 5 USA Hockey Coach Certificate

Rec, A, AA, and AAA levels, and high school for 10 years

Chuck played travel, junior, and college hockey, earning two professional tryout (PTO) opportunities in the minors

Tampa Bay Lightning Alumni in the Learn to Play

Florida Alliance 14U AA Girls team

Girls Spring Training

Join us for our Girls Spring Training Program. We will field teams for 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U and 16U. 


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