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VOLUNTEERING

IDCMHA is comprised of volunteers supporting our community. We rely on these volunteers throughout the year and each team will be looking to fill a variety of roles.  A summary of these roles can be found here.

If interested in volunteering to assist the board with hosting events, sub-committees etc., we encourage you to contact the President or Vice President of IDCMHA at your convenience. 

PARENT KICK-OFF MEETING PRIOR TO THE START OF EACH SEASON

Upon completion of the evaluation process, the third-party evaluator will form teams and determine placement.  Prior to the start of the season, a Parent Kick-off Meeting will be held for parents to select/volunteer/assign these roles, provide information, complete bench staff paperwork, collect any outstanding items, and answer any initial questions regarding the season.  This is also a great time to make first introductions and welcome new members to IDCMHA.  

TOURNAMENTS:

IDCMHA will host tournaments for age groups:  U7-U13.  Dates will be provided/posted on the website once confirmed.  Each team is expected to provide volunteer organizers leading up and during the event,and we encourage teams to provide additional support to minimize the impact on any one volunteer.

To highlight, there are several benefits of these tournaments for our members, including:

• Player development: opportunity to play teams from out of our Eastman region,
• Team development: opportunity to provide immediate coaching feedback over consecutive games,
• FUN: tournaments are a great way for players to bond and can be an important memory on their hockey experiences,
• Financial: The net proceeds for the fundraising activities (silent auction, 50/50, bake sales, games, etc) organized by the teams at the tournament is shared equally amongst the host teams to use at their individual discretion (away tournament costs, exhibition games, wind-ups, coaches or players gifts, etc.)
  
  

The IDCMHA Picture Day is scheduled for Wednesday, November 6th, 2024. The schedule is listed below, but will also be showing up on your teamlinkt calendars.

Please note:
You MUST show up already dressed in your gear, (minus skates, you can put that on at the rink). Your child will not be wearing their helmet for the photos, so you can do their hair however you like :)

The pictures move quickly, so be ready and waiting 5 minutes prior to your scheduled photo time slot.

If you are wanting your children to do a siblings photo, make sure they are all ready and waiting together.

You also must have your photo order sheet filled out and ready WITH PAYMENT, prior to coming to the rink. We will be set up at the entrance to gather the forms so there is no confusion / missed forms. I have attached the form in the email below.

* Important for Managers: The photographers will be asking you to fill out a roster containing correctly spelled player & coaches names with jersey numbers. Use a printout or game sheet sticker or even fill out the roster portion of the team envelope that the photographer gives you on picture day. (Absence of a roster can delay your photos)

We have the schedule as:
6:00 pm - U7 Black / U11 B
6:20 pm - U7 Gold / U11 C
6:40 pm - U7 Teal / U11 Girls
7:00 pm - U9 A / U13 A
7:20 pm - U9 B / U13 C
7:40 pm - U9 C / U15 Female
8:00 pm - U15 B