Volunteers

Board Members: Every year KMHA has positions to fill on their Board. We are seeking individuals who are dedicated and committed to responsibilities that extend past board meetings, straightforward and impartial, knowledgeable with a desire to learn, and able to be discrete and demonstrate confidentiality. If you are this person and have a desire to be on the KMHA Board please email kmhanominations@gmail.com for more information.

KMHA AGM is scheduled for TBD. Nominations must be submitted 3 weeks in advance of the AGM date.

Board Committee Members: 

• Rep Hockey - general oversight and monitoring of the representative divisions within the Association.
• Rec Hockey - general oversight and monitoring of the recreation divisions within the Association.
• Finances - oversight related to the Society’s auditing and reporting, financial policies and strategies, and financial risk management.
• Human Resources - responsible for overseeing the establishment of employment policies for the Society’s staff and for policies related to volunteers, and for monitoring compliance with those policies.
• Conduct - for establishing and monitoring standards of behavior, identifying inappropriate behaviors, promoting proactive strategies, establishing and monitoring disciplinary policy and establishing and monitoring dispute resolution processes
• Risk Management - ensuring the development and implementation of a comprehensive risk management program and for monitoring compliance with program standards and objectives.
• Female Hockey - making recommendations for athlete development related to female recreational and competitive hockey, for sharing best practices, and for providing the Board with advice on key issues affecting female hockey. 
• Hockey Development - responsible for the general oversight of the Society’s development programs by ensuring the establishment of program practice standards, monitoring compliance with such standards, monitoring performance of programs against approved objectives, and providing regulation and budget recommendations.

ON ICE Volunteer Positions: 

Head Coach - Encourages development of athletes to their full potential by analyzing their performances, instructing in relevant skills and by providing encouragement. The Head Coach takes on the role of planning practices, sharing information with Assistant Coaches and On Ice Helpers, as well as working alongside with the Manager so that all off ice team components are completed. Courses and qualifications required.

Assistant Coach - Assists the Head Coach of development of athletes, which could include but not be limited to, running ice times, designing lesson plans, encouraging participation and stepping in when the Head Coach is not available.

On Ice Helpers - Every team needs assistance on the ice with the team, moving pucks into position, running skill sessions, and assisting  Head and Assistant coaches with all on ice duties.

See below for course requirements for each position.

OFF ICE Volunteer Positions: 

Team Managers - Team managers help alleviate some of the workload on the coaches by handling, or delegating some of the smaller tasks associated with organizing the team and serving as a line of communication between the club registrar and the parents. 

Safety Person - Safety people who implement effective risk management programs with their own teams where player safety is the first priority at all times, both on and off the ice. 

See below for course requirements for the above positions. 

Player Evaluators - People with an adequate level of hockey knowledge who can provide an unbiased evaluation of multiple skills to assemble the best players for a team within the organization.

Tournament Coordinator - Every division in KMHA is able to host a tournament throughout the season. KMHA provides an outline of the expectations, however every tournament requires a person(s) to take the lead on these tournaments.

Tournament Helpers - Assist with KMHA tournaments and provide input and support to the committee to produce a quality tournament that will raise funds for the local teams and provide a valuable experience for the players. Every parent must take a role in ensuring KMHA hosts the best tournament they can, this means every parent will be required to be involved in scheduled duties such as timekeeping, scorekeeping, gathering sponsorship, raffle table, 50/50 and any other required duties. 

Event Planners - Assist the office with putting together the few special events they host in a season, ie) photo day, volunteer appreciation, provincials etc.

Jersey Distribution - Organizing jerseys for distribution at the start of the season, and collection at the end of the season.  

Jersey Parents - Each team requires a jersey parent or 2 to manage the team jerseys for the season. This means washing and hang drying and bringing the appropriate color to the game days.