Team Staff Requirements

Submit requirements and team staff lists to:  [email protected]

Deadlines for Submitting Information

All Team Staff and On-Ice Helpers must submit the requirements/information listed in this section to the Coaching Committee by:

·       September 30^th for rep teams, or

·       October 15^th for local league teams.

If the Association does not receive the following information AND copies of the required certifications by the deadlines shown above, the applicable Team Staff member is not permitted on the bench or the ice until the requirement is met and approved by us.

Register on RAMP

All Team Staff and On-Ice Helpers must:

·       register with the OWHA on RAMP using the following link: RAMP REGISTRATION

All Team Staff, and On-Ice Helpers, must provide the following to the Coaching Committee:

·       Name, email and phone number for each Team Staff member and On-Ice Helper.

·       Date of birth and address for anyone who is new to our Association.

·       Provide proof of the following:

o   NCCP number (this can be obtained on the Coaching Locker – thelocker.coach.ca)

o   Valid Police Vulnerable Sector Check or receipt from the police for a police check that is in progress (required every 3 years).  Use this letter when applying to show you are a volunteer with Woolwich Wild.

o   The required certifications as listed in the ‘Woolwich Wild Team Staff Requirements’ chart in this document.

o   If the required coaching course is not available until after the submission date, proof of registration in the applicable course and the date of that course must be provided to the Coaching Committee.  The Coaching Committee may then grant permission for the coach to continue on the bench or ice until the date of the course.  That permission does not extend to any tournaments.

•        All Team Staff and On-Ice Helpers must review the OWHA Rowan’s Law Concussion Awareness Resource and Code of Conduct.  This information can be found on our website.

Minimum Requirements

Please note the WGMHA certification requirements are more extensive than the minimum OWHA requirements.  This approach has been approved by the OWHA.

Click here for links to the required courses.

Woolwich Wild Team Staff Requirements
Division	Team Staff (ALL Head Coaches, Assistant Coaches, Trainers and Managers)
All teams	Speak Out or Respect in Sport Activity Leader Gender Identity and Expression Anti-racism in Coaching Making Headway Support Through Support (includes 4 modules): Understanding Teen Dating Violence Bystander Empowerment Gender-based Violence in Sport Modelling Healthy Relationships Vulnerable Sector Police Check
Coaches
All rostered coaches, both Head Coaches and Assistant Coaches, on the team must have the following at a minimum. At all games and practices, at least one Team Staff member must have the following coaching certifications.
	U7 (Initiation) and U9
U7 and U9	• Coach 1 – Intro Coach - Trained Both Head Coaches and Assistant Coaches MUST have Coach 1 - Intro Coach at U7 and U9. No other coaching qualifications are accepted.
	Woolwich Wild Local League (U11 – U22)
U11 - U22	Coach 2 – Trained, or Development 1 - Trained
	Woolwich Wild Rep (U11 – Senior)
U13A, U15A, U18A	Development 1 Certified - Head Coach Development 1 Trained or Certified – Assistant Coach
All other Woolwich rep teams	• Development 1 Trained or Certified
Trainers
All teams	• HTCP Trainer Level 1 certificate
On-Ice Helpers – OWHA Players (12 - 17 years of age)
All teams	· at least 2 years older than the players on the team, · a minimum of 12 years old, · a registered player with the OWHA, and · wear full hockey equipment including a properly fastened CSA approved helmet and face mask. This is mandatory and required by our insurer.
On-Ice Helpers (16 years of age or older)
All teams	• Speak Out or Respect in Sport Activity Leader, • Gender Identity and Expression course, • Vulnerable Sector Police Check (if 18 or older), AND • be a registered player or rostered Team Staff member with a hockey association affiliated with Hockey Canada, OR • be rostered and insured with the team as 'Staff'.   Note: On-Ice Helpers age 16 or 17 MUST wear full hockey equipment including a properly fastened CSA approved helmet and face mask. This is mandatory and required by our insurer.

 

Police Check and Criminal Offence Declaration

All Team Staff, and On-Ice Helpers age 18 and over, must have a Police Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) every three years.  Forms are available online on your local police force website.  A letter which states you are a volunteer is available on our website and should be submitted when the police check is requested.

Once obtained, the validated Police Vulnerable Sector Check form must be shown to a member of the Coaching Committee who will confirm it is acceptable and record the date.  The police check must have been completed within the 6 months prior to submission or a new, updated VSC will be required.  The Team Staff member/On-Ice Helper keeps the actual paperwork, we do not retain it.

All Team Staff, and On-Ice Helpers, must also complete and sign the OWHA Criminal Offence Declaration at the start of every season.  This is done by completing the online RAMP registration.

If the Police Vulnerable Record Check is not provided to us by September 30^th for rep teams or October 15^th for local league teams, the applicable Team Staff member is not permitted on the bench or the ice until the requirement is met and approved by us.

Deadline for submitting receipts

Be sure to hang on to your course and police check receipts.  You can submit them to the Woolwich Wild Treasurer and the Association will refund 100% of the cost once you are rostered with the team.  Refunds are only provided for courses required to be a coach, trainer, manager or On-Ice Helper on a Woolwich Wild team.  We will only process the refund if the receipts are submitted by December 31^st of the current season.