Chaska Chanhassen Hockey Association

The following positions will be exempt from the volunteer policy:

• All Board Members
• All Key Volunteers
• All Hockey Development/Operations Members
• All Active Fundraising Members
• District 6 Board Member

The following hours will be applied to the following positions:

Head/Assistant Coaches

Each rostered head coach will receive the number of volunteer hours needed to fulfill their family’s requirement. Assistant coaches for the upper levels (U10, U12, U14, Squirts, Peewees, Bantam and Jr. Gold) will receive 15 volunteer hours. The maximum volunteer hours given to any team (all upper levels) will be 60 volunteer hours which equates to one head coach and three assistant coaches. Please feel free to have as many rostered coaches on your team
that would like to help out, but they will not receive any volunteer hours.

Each rostered head and assistant coaches for the lower levels (U8, U6, Mite 1, Mite 2,Mite 3) will receive 7 volunteer hours. The maximum volunteer hours given to any team (all lower levels) will be 28  volunteer hours which equates to one head coach and three assistant coaches. Please feel free to have as many rostered coaches on your team that would like to help out but they will not receive any volunteer hours.

Traveling Team Managers/Treasurers/Scrimmage Managers

Upper Level (U10, U12, U14, Squirts, Peewees, Bantams and Jr. Gold) Managers will receive the following volunteer hours:

Lower Level (U8, U6, Mite 1, Mite 2, Mite 3 Managers) will receive 7 volunteer hours.
Only one manager per team will receive the 7  volunteer hours.

The following activities are highly encouraged and definitely appreciated but DO NOT fill volunteer hours for the association: Organizing coaches’ gifts, team parties, scrapbooks, team photographer, treat scheduling, locker room decorating, and sending announcements or thank you notes. Working at league games or scrimmages does not earn volunteer hours. These activities
generate team sprit and vary from team to team.

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES GUIDELINES

All volunteer hours/activities need to be signed up through the CCHA website otherwise there is no assurance you will receive credit for any volunteer hours with the exception of the following:

• All Board Members
• All Key Volunteers (ie. Tournament Director, Concessions Coordinator, Board Member Assistant
• Volunteer Coordinator, Hawk Award Coordinator, etc…)
• All Hockey Development/Operations Members
• All Active Fundraising Members
• All Head/Assistant Coaches
• District 6 Board Member
• Team Managers/Treasurers

If your volunteer hours/activities are not signed up on the CCHA website there is no guarantee that you will receive credit for these hours.

Examples of volunteer hours/activities on the website:

• All tournament hours (Thanksgiving, Districts, Brick City, Carver Cup, Mini-Mite Jamboree, etc.)
  o Rink set up
  o Running the clocks
  o Refereeing
  o Food sales
  o Rink clean up
  o Ticket sales
  o Running the scoreboard
  o Penalty box
  o Merchandise
  o Etc.
  
  
• Cookie sales distribution
• Assisting Photographer with Team Picture Day for the Association
• Tryout Hours
  If you have a player trying out at a specific level then you may not   work any of the volunteer hours scheduled for that level. – You will not receive credit for these hours.
• Concession (non ice credit hours)
  When signing up for concession hours please make sure you are signing up for either “volunteer hours” or “ice credits” to avoid any confusion later. – The Association will not be transferring ice credits hours for volunteer hours, etc.
  

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

Volunteer buyouts will be $250 per player with a $500 maximum per family.  To ensure fairness to all families a volunteer deposit will be required. This will be collected via check. The check will NOT be cashed UNLESS the volunteer hours are not fulfilled. No checks will be cashed until the end of the hockey season. All volunteer checks, with the exception of those that will be cashed, will be destroyed at the end of the season. CHECKS WILL NOT BE MAILED BACK TO YOU AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS.