Volunteer Policy
Volunteers are greatly needed to make a hockey association run, and without volunteers contributing many hours, CCHA could simply not exist. We appreciate and can’t thank the volunteers enough for the work that they do to help make all of our children's hockey experiences positive and enjoyable ones while making the CCHA program a success!
MINIMUM REQUIRED HOURS BY LEVEL
While there is nothing stopping anyone from providing more volunteer hours than the requirements below (and highly encouraged), the CCHA relies on the contribution of a minimum number of volunteer hours per player to run its operations. We believe that the CCHA is improved when everyone contributes some sweat equity to the operation. For the upcoming season, the per-player/family* volunteer hours are as follows:
1 player requires 10 hours
2 or more players requires 20 hours
Every Family is required to work 1 concessions shift
**Rookie Mites and Jr Gold Families are exempt
The following positions will be exempt from the volunteer policy:
- All Board Members
- All Key Volunteers
- All Hockey Development Committee Members
The following team positions will receive full family credit for their required volunteer hours:
- 1 Head Coach per team (Upper and Lower level)
- 3 Assistant Coaches per team (Upper and Lower level)
- Team Managers (Upper and Lower level)
- Team Treasurers/Scrimmage Manager (Upper level)
- Team Videographer (Upper level)
Mandatory Requirements for specific team positions to receive hours:
Coaches:
In order for any CCHA coach to receive their volunteer hours all USA Hockey and Minnesota Hockey requirements for coaches MUST be met for the full season and they MUST be rostered on the official USA Hockey Team Roster as a Team Coach. Any and all additional CCHA requirements MUST be met as well.
Any coach that is removed from a team for an expired CEP will NOT receive any volunteer hours.
Team Manager, Team Treasurer, Team Scrimmage Manager, Team Videographer:
In order for a Team Administrative volunteer to receive their volunteer hours, they MUST register with USA Hockey and complete all requested additional CCHA requirements that are posted for their position; background check and SafeSport modules, in order to receive volunteer hours.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Examples of volunteer hours/activities available from the CCHA:
- Concessions: Information about concessions can be found on the CCHA website under Volunteer tab
- CCHA Tournaments (Brick City, Jamboree, D6 Playoffs): clock, scoreboard, penalty box, announcer, welcome desk, etc.*Not all tournament hours are awarded volunteer credit, some are team responsibilities. Those for credit will be posted in the Dibs tab on the website.
- Tryouts: Note: If you have a player trying out at a specific upper level then you may not work any of the volunteer hours scheduled for that upper level tryout – if you work a tryout Dibs at your players level, you will not receive credit for these hours.
- Additional needs are posted as necessary.
All volunteer hours/activities need to be claimed through the Dibs tab on the CCHA website otherwise there is no assurance you will receive credit for any volunteer hours.
All volunteer hours and needs will be reviewed on a monthly basis by the Volunteer Committee composed of the Vice President of Administration, Secretary and Volunteer Coordinator.
If you cannot work your shift and you need to cancel, you need to submit a cancellation request through DIBS. IF IT IS WITHIN the non-cancellation window, you are responsible for finding a replacement or taking the "no show charge".
Failure to show up or find a replacement for a signed-up shift will result in a $25.00 fee and applied to your account.
VOLUNTEER DEPOSIT REQUIREMENT
Each family is required to submit a volunteer deposit in the amount of $500 per player. Volunteer buyouts will be $500 per player, up to a maximum of $1,000 per family.
To ensure fairness to all families, a volunteer deposit will be placed on the player's account, failure to complete your volunteer requirement, an invoice will be sent for your deposit, and you will not be allowed to register for any future registrations without bringing account current.
Volunteer Q & A
Q: What is an Ice Credit Shift?
A: An Ice Credit Shift is a concession stand shift that you are paid to work. The current rate of pay is $15.00 per hour. The money you earn for completed Ice Credit shifts is credited to your account and can only be used to offset player fees for the next season.
**Ice credit shifts are NOT required and do not count toward your family volunteer hours.**