A Manager's Guide to Hockey Life (Updated September 2023)
 

Managers make the hockey fun happen, often in the background, without the players even knowing what they do. Team Managers help ensure that coaches are able to best spend their time coaching and they are crucial to the success of a team's hockey season! This page contains lots of information and lots of links to information. Team Managers are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the documents and links found below to help guide them through their hockey season. The mentorship committee encourages all OMHA teams to use the various forms located in the Appendices below, our goal is to have all OMHA teams using the same forms which will create consistency and help avoid confusion. It's a lot so, when you're stuck, don't be shy to reach out to the Mentorship Committee for help finding the answers to your questions. 

Quick Links

• IMPORTANT: For specific, up-to-date information related to Gloucester Hockey Association League play and structure, please consult the GHA Rules and Regulations.
• IMPORTANT: For specific, up-to-date information related to the structure of and tasks associated with OMHA teams, please consult the OMHA Rules and Regulations.
• Find contact info for GHA Coaches & Managers here.
• For Hockey Eastern Ontario resources, including links to required courses, visit HEO website.
• For the most up-to-date Risk & Safety Policies, click here.
• To find tournaments within HEO, visit their Tournament Search Engine.
• To find tournaments outside of HEO, visit the Ontario Minor Hockey Association website's Tournament Listings Page.
• To book Referees for exhibition games, visit the District 9 Referee Association website.

Team Manager Manual & Appendices

Team Manager 101 *This manual contains a lot of good, basic information on getting your season started and covers the ebb and flow of the season. It's a good starter resource for new Managers. Some of the specifics are a bit outdated so Managers should review the attachments and links on this page for the latest info. 

1. HTCP Medical Information Form
2. FAIR PLAY PLEDGE for Players & Parents
3. Game Sheet Label Template
4. Instructions on Completing a Game Sheet
5. Manley Clock Instructions
6. Senecal Clock Instructions
7. Club Roster Affiliation FAQs- GHA 2022
8. Affiliation Form for House League Tournaments and Competitive Teams
9. Game Switch or Reschedule Template
10. Team Fees
11. Team Parent Meeting Agenda (Sample)
12. Example of House League Budget
13. Parent Budget Ratification Form
14. Assigned Sweater List
15. Official Team Roster Submission Form
16. Police Record Check for Service with the Vulnerable Sector
17. Volunteer Letter for the Police Record Check for Service with the Vulnerable Sector
18. Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders
19. Gender Identity Training
20. HEO Social Media Guidelines
21. Rowan's Law
22. HEO Dressing Room Policy for U13 and older 
23. Outdoor Rink Usage Policy
24. Tournament Checklist
25. Team Travel Permit (HEO)
26. Consent to Travel Abroad Parent-Guardian Letter
27. USA Hockey and Hockey Canada Travel Permit
28. Officiating Complaint and Compliment Form

Miscellaneous 
Figure 1 OMHA Organizational Structure 
Figure 2 GHA Organizational Structure
Figure 3 Team Organizational Structure