DCHP-2

mosquito DCHP-2 (April 2016)

• n. — Sports

  a division or level of children's sport, usually an intitiation level.

  Type: 5. Frequency — Mosquito may refer to the division for the most junior players in baseball, hockey and other sports for children. The term is reported in the US, but is most frequent in Canada (see Chart 1). Mosquito is not listed under Hockey Canada's official minor hockey categories (see Hockey Canada reference), where novice is the first level. See also COD-2, s.v. "mosquito" (2.a), which is marked "Cdn".

  See also: peewee  atom  bantam  novice  major junior  midget  Junior A  

  • 1978  Although they attended elementary schools and played street, floor and ice hockey at the same time in Verdun, Les Trois Denis did not become familiar with each other until they all showed up for a tryout for a mosquito team called JAV in 1970. 
  • 1982  They first met and became aware of their coetaneous origins as 9- year-olds trying out for a mosquito level team. 
  • 1991  "We're small and quick. A mosquito fleet. It's hard to win here. This is the best level of junior competition I've seen all over the world." 
  • 2005  Crimson Tide captured the mosquito division championship of the Kingston Baseball Association, defeating the Royals 15-8 at Strathcona Park on Wednesday night. 
  • 2013  The program focuses on teaching kids how to properly catch a ball, throw, hit, run the bases and teaches general knowledge about the game. It prepares them for the mosquito level, which is for 10 and 11-year-olds.