Team Manager Information
In addition to a head coach, each team is required to have at least one assistant coach and a team manager. Team managers are required to obtain a USA hockey number (it's free for managers), pass a background check every other year, and complete the annual Safesport training. The USA hockey website will walk you through the three steps.
The team manager, with oversight from the head coach, is in charge with the execution of the off-ice activities and has the authority to plan and manage off-ice and team support functions, including:
- Communication of team events with families
- Work in conjunction with the Jersey Coordinator to order uniforms
- Work in conjunction with the Scheduler in order to add extra Chiller ice, if and when available. [Managers can reach out to the OSU ice rink and Newark to obtain additional ice, but only the EYHA scheduler is allowed to obtain Chiller ice]. Interested in additional Chiller ice? View the Chiller Daily Rink schedule, and look for slots that are not currently assigned to any other organization.
- Assist the coach in finding opponents when needed
- Penalty box, game clock, and scoresheet volunteer coordination and assignments. [USA Hockey Scoresheets are typically kept in the closet in rink two, on top of the mailboxes].
- Create scoresheet stickers and place them on official scoresheets before each game, both home and away. Managers will also need to check in at all Tournament Headquarters at the start of each tournament in order to give them scoresheet stickers, etc. [We have a scoresheet sticker template at the bottom of this page.]
- Team financial management. (The team manager shall keep a budget spreadsheet to track all finances, including but not limited to ice fees, ref costs, paid coaches, uniforms, tournament entry fees, end-of-season party costs, etc). Budgets must be forwarded to the treasurer and approved by the board yearly.
- Enter tournaments, off-ice activities, and away games into the team calendar. [The EYHA scheduler will enter all home game ice and practice ice given to us by the Chiller. Managers can enter anything else].
- Enter game scores into myhockeyrankings [The organization will pay for your team to become a member. Three teams will share a single login. The cost for each team is $10].
- Check horizonwebref.com weekly to ensure that refs are lined up appropriately. [The EYHA scheduler will automatically book refs for all game ice].
The Manager is also to be the primary point of communications for all team related functions outside of the actual coaching aspects of the season. The head coach and team manager oversee the structuring of parent-volunteer participation.
