Volunteer Policy

XXVII.   VOLUNTEER POLICY

The Eden Prairie Hockey Association has implemented a new volunteer policy.  In order to provide a positive experience to players and families we need to have volunteers.  The Eden Prairie Hockey Association has implemented a new volunteer policy. 

1)     All players (parents) at the Junior Gold A & B, 16U, Bantam, Peewee, Squirt A, B1 or B2, C and Girls 14U, 12U and 10U shall perform ten (10) hours of volunteer service per player for the season.

*Families with multiple players shall be assessed 10 volunteer hours per skater/goalie.

2)     Volunteer opportunities and sign-up will be listed on the EPHA Website.  Volunteer hours will be tracked online with the new website and by the Volunteer Coordinator.  Examples of volunteer positions would be coaching, team manager, tournament scoring, clock, and penalty box, food sales, fundraising, registration, tournament assistant/runner and golf tournament.  A complete list will be posted on the website.  These are exclusive of jobs done for your own team.

3)     The penalty for not meeting your volunteer requirements for the year will be as follows:

*A penalty amount of $750 per player for not meeting the requirement.

*Players failing to meet 100% of the requirement must pay the entire penalty.

*Players not meeting the requirement will not be allowed to register for the following season until a check for $750 is received.

4)     Qualified volunteers must be capable of performing the tasks and must be 16 years or older, (18 or older to operate the clock or keep score).  The Volunteer coordinator shall determine if the volunteer is capable.

5)     Volunteer Buyout Program:

Each player may buyout of their volunteer commitment at the beginning of the season for $500 per player.

6)     Volunteer Exemptions:

The following volunteer positions are presumed to require hours of participation well in excess of the requirement.  Therefore, they are exempt from the volunteer service requirement for any and all players in their family;

*Board Members

*Head Coaches

*Commissioners & Coordinators

In addition, the following volunteer positions are required to perform hours of service in excess of this requirement.  Consequently, the following are exempt for their specific team only:

* First Assistant Coach ¾ They will be credited with the ten hour commitment for the team they are coaching.  Only the first assistant coach that is selected by the head coach and listed as such for the team will receive volunteer credit.  They will still be responsible for volunteer requirements for other players in their family.  No other assistant coaches will receive volunteer credit.

*Team Manager ¾  Only one team manager per team will be credited with the ten hour commitment for the team they are managing. They will still be responsible for volunteer requirements for the other players in their family.

* Mite Coaches – Since Mites do not have a volunteer commitment, head and assistant coaches at this level will not be exempt and thus will be responsible for volunteer requirements for other players in their family above the Mite level.