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LHS/VHHS ICECATS HOCKEY

LHS/VHHS ICECATS HOCKEY. Parents Meeting August 28, 2012. 2011-2012 Icecats board. Jamie Dobson – President Tom Stanis – Vice President Jim Draths – Treasurer Rich Segall – Secretary Bob Silver – Rules and Ethics Bob Miller, Ty Quinn – Varsity Directors

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LHS/VHHS ICECATS HOCKEY

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  1. LHS/VHHS ICECATS HOCKEY Parents Meeting August 28, 2012

  2. 2011-2012 Icecats board • Jamie Dobson – President • Tom Stanis – Vice President • Jim Draths – Treasurer • Rich Segall – Secretary • Bob Silver – Rules and Ethics • Bob Miller, Ty Quinn – Varsity Directors • Stuart Vieth, Brian Garrett – JV Directors

  3. Board Elections • Complete application (on website) • Submit to President by Sept 7th • Board reviews all applications and send list of approved applicants back to membership for vote • All membership can vote at October Board meeting

  4. Icecats Board application By-laws and application form on the web site

  5. Board Meetings • 2nd Monday of every month • Glacier arena • 7 pm • ALL membership welcome to attend • Next meeting: September 10th

  6. Coaching Staff & Season Expectations • Shawn Brown – Director of Hockey/Varsity Head Coach • JJ Heredia – JV Head Coach • Jim Jennings – Varsity Assist. Coach • Jason Nemeth – JV Assist. Coach • Dean Opper – Goalie Coach

  7. Team Rules

  8. Team Expectations

  9. Jack Raslawski, Referee in Chief, IHOA

  10. 2012-2013 Fall/Winter Fee’s • $3,600 skaters/$3,100 goalies • Due September 7th • Payment options: • One time payment • 4 postdated checks (all due Sept 7th) • Spring hockey credit • Includes: • All games/practices (including tournament fees) • Cross Fit off ice training • Athletic trainer • Jerseys for new players • Hockey bags (new players) • Excludes: • Tournament expenses • Warm Up suits Sep 7th $800* Oct 7th  $900 Nov 7th  $900 Dec 7th  $900 * *For qualified players, initial check is $650 due to spring hockey credit No Fundraising Planned JD

  11. Scholarships • Individual family must make a request to the President of the Board • President will review the financial requirements with the family • Should family want to pursue scholarship, President will instruct them to contact the respective school to follow the schools process • The school will then notify the Icecats if the family qualifies for a scholarship • No personal financial information is to be disclosed to the Icecats organization JD

  12. Scholarship requirements 100% Scholarship 50% Scholarship JD

  13. Icecats online Registration

  14. Communication • E-mail • www.icecats128.org Stuart Vieth • By-laws, information, schedules, roster, etc • Facebook  • Pictures, videos, comments • Need volunteers for each team

  15. Illinois High School Hockey League (IHSHL) – North/Central Division

  16. Home Ice – M, W, F, S, Sun (Hotshots) M  8:40 – 10:10 pm W,F  8:30 – 10:00 pm Sat  6:30 – 8:00 pm Sun (Hotshots)  7:15 – 8:15 pm Season 9/15  1/31 26 or 27 league games 2-3 Tournaments/team On Ice Practices ~25 practices/team Goalie clinics Off Ice Practices Cross Fit Tues for JV Thurs for Var 7:15 – 8:15 Cross Fit in Vernon Hills Games/Practices

  17. Tournaments JV and Varsity Leafs Center, Dundee, IL 3 game guarantee Thanksgiving, MLK weekend will be decided shortly

  18. Volunteering! Team Managers (2) Spirit Wear Sales Organizers (2) Team Photographers (2) LHS Homecoming Parade Community Service Coordinators (2) Freshman Orientation (2) • Pink Out Event committee (6) • Fan Appreciation Event committee (6) • Senior Night Event committee (4) • Awards Banquet committee (5) • Tournament/Social (2) • Team Photo Coordinator (2) Require at least one parent volunteer from each family; one volunteer per player in the program

  19. Team Managers EACH TEAM REQUIRES A MANAGER. THE MANAGER IS A DIRECT LIASON WITH THE COACHING STAFF. THEY WILL PROVIDE COMMUNICATION TO THE PLAYERS AND PARENTS FROM THE COACHING STAFF. THE MANAGER WILL ENSURE THAT ALL SCORE SHEETS ARE SENT IN ON TIME. THE MANAGER WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PLAYER’S PERSONAL FILES AT EACH GAME. THE MANAGER WILL HAVE SCORE SHEETS FOR EACH GAME. THE MANAGER WILL HAVE THE COMPLETE USA HOCKEY ROSTERS AND REGISTRATION FORMS REQUIRED FOR USA HOCKEY. WILL ALSO INSURE THAT ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP HAS SIGNED UP FOR CLOCK DUTY AND METRO GUARD FOR HOME GAMES AND SCORESHEET FOR ALL AWAY GAMES. A BIG JOB! 2 Volunteers needed … one for each team.

  20. Spirit Wear Sales THESE VOLUNTEERS WILL PURCHASE, ORGANIZE, AND SELL ALL ICECATS SPIRIT WEAR TO THE PLAYERS AND PARENTS AT ALL HOME GAMES and ICECATS EVENTS 2 Volunteers needed … one for each team.

  21. Photographers SOMEONE NEEDED TO TAKE PICTURES AT GAMES. THE PHOTOGRAPHER WILL WORK WITH THE WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR AND WILL SEND THE GAME PICTURES TO HIM FOR WEB POSTING 2 Volunteers needed … one for each team.

  22. Homecoming Parade LHS ONLY. RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKING WITH THE RESPECTIVE SCHOOLS TO COORDINATE THE TEAM’S PARTICIPATION IN THE HOMECOMING PARADE. DUTIES INCLUDE COMPLETING ANY REQUIRED SCHOOL PAPERWORK, ORGANIZING FLOAT, ORGANIZING PLAYERS, AND BUYING CANDY 1 Volunteer needed.

  23. Community Service NEW THIS YEAR! THESE VOLUNTEERS WILL IDENTIFY A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT FOR ALL ICECATS PLAYERS TO GET INVOLVED IN. WILL INCLUDE COORDINATING WITH THE ORGANIZATION, SCHEDULING AND ANNOUNCING THE EVENT, AND INSURING TEAM ATTENDANCE 2 Volunteers needed.

  24. Freshman Orientation REPRESENT THE ICECATS AT THIS ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL EVENT. THESE VOLUNTEERS WILL ENSURE THAT THERE ARE AT LEAST 2 TEAM REPRESENTATIVES AT THE EVENT TO PROMOTE OUR HOCKEY TEAMS. THEY WILL PROVIDE PLAYER INFORMATION SHEETS TO BE TURNED IN AT THE END OF THE NIGHT. THE VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION TO BE HANDED OUT AND KEPT BY THE POTENTIAL PLAYERS. THE VOLUNTEERS WILL PROMOTE THE FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT AND SPRING HOCKEY. THIS TAKES PLACE JAN – MARCH. 2 Volunteers needed … one for each high school.

  25. “Pink Out” Event Committee THESE VOLUNTEERS WILL ORGANIZE OUR ANNUAL SUSAN G. COMAN FUNDRAISING EVENT. INCLUDES IDENTIFYING SPONSORS, SETTING UP SILENT AUCTION, DECORATING RINK, COORDINATING WITH THE TEAM, ETC. A BIG EVENT FOR THE ICECATS! 6 Volunteers needed.

  26. “Fan Appreciation” Event Committee THIS EVENT IS ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR. IT IS OUR CHANCE TO SHOWCASE OUR ORGANIZATION AND TO INVITE ANY INCOMING FRESHMAN TO SEE WHAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT. THIS EVENT WILL REQUIRE A CO-ORDINATOR AND VOLUNTEERS. THE VOLUNTEERS WILL ENSURE THAT THERE IS AMPLE PUBLICITY, VIA THE WEBSITE, SCHOOL WEBSITE AND THROUGH THE INFORMATION THAT IS GATHERED AT EACH SCHOOL’S FRESHMAN ORIENTATION NIGHT. THE VOLUNTEERS WILL ENSURE THAT THERE IS FOOD AND BEVERAGES OFFERED AT THE END OF THE GAME. THE VOLUNTEERS WILL NOTIFY GLACIER ICE HOCKEY ARENA OF THE EVENT AND TO ARRANGE FOR THE MEETING ROOM TO SERVE THE FOOD AND BEVERAGES. 6 Volunteers needed.

  27. “Senior Night” Event Committee THIS EVENT WILL REQUIRE A CO-ORDINATOR AND VOLUNTEERS. THE VOLUNTEERS MUST BE FROM SENIOR’S PARENTS AND WITH A MINIMUM OF TWO JUNIOR’S PARENTS. THIS WILL ENSURE THAT THE VOLUNTEERS WILL CARRY ON FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR WHEN THEIR PLAYERS ARE SENIORS. SOME OF THE TASKS FOR THE SENIOR NIGHT ARE HAVING A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR FAMILY PICTURES, POSTERS, AND PENANTS ETC. THE CO-ORDINATOR WILL WORK WITH THE SCHOOL LIASON TO ENSURE THAT THIS EVENT IS PUBLICIZED. 4 Volunteers needed.

  28. Award Banquet Committee THIS COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ORGANIZING THE ICECATS SEASON ENDING BANQUET. THE VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH ALL DETAILS. THEY WILL SET THE BANQUET DATE, AND LOCATION AND SEND OUT INVITATIONS. THE VOLUNTEERS WILL WORK WITH THE BANQUET LOCATION FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE AND DECORATIONS. THE VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE TROPHIES AND OTHER AWARDS, FOR EXAMPLE, HONOR ROLE CERTIFICATES, LETTERS, INDIVIDUAL PLAYER AWARDS (TO BE DETERMINED BY THE COACHING STAFF), TROPHIES AND PLAQUES. THE VOLUNTEERS WILL ARRANGE FOR ANY GIFTS. IT IS DESIRABLE TO HAVE VOLUNTEERS FROM PARENTS OF JUNIOR, SOPHMORE AND FRESHMAN PLAYERS. 5 Volunteers needed.

  29. Tournament Coordinators VOLUNTEERS WILL ARRANGE ANY TEAM GATHERINGS DURING THE TOURNAMENTS. THE VOLUNTEER WILL HAVE COPIES OF RULES/REGULATIONS, MAPS TO THE ARENAS/HOTELS/RESTAURANTS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS. THE VOLUNTEER WILL ARRANGE IN ADVANCE ANY RESTAURANTS RESERVATIONS OR ANY OTHER SOCIAL EVENTS DURING THE TOURNAMENT. . 2 Volunteers needed … one for each team.

  30. Team Photo Coordinators WE WILL HAVE TEAM PHOTOS SUBMITTED TO THE YEARBOOK AT EACH SCHOOL LIKE ALL SCHOOL SPORTS, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PHOTOS FOR KEEPSAKES. 2 Volunteers needed … one for each team.

  31. Helmets/Concussions • Baseline testing • Complete paperwork sent from schools • New expiration date

  32. Code of Conduct • Zero Tolerance • Parent Code • School Athletic code • Academic eligibility

  33. Zero Tolerance Inappropriate and disruptive behavior shall include, but is not limited to, the following: · Use of obscene or vulgar language in a boisterous manner to anyone at anytime. · Taunting of players, coaches, officials, or other spectators by means of baiting, ridiculing, threat of physical violence or verbal abuse. · Throwing of any object in the spectators viewing area, player’s bench, penalty box or on the ice surface directed in any manner as to create a safety hazard. · The use of air-horns, bullhorns, laser pointers, loud speakers and similar devices is prohibited.

  34. Student Code of Conduct Knowingly use, attempt to use, possess, sell, or assist any other student in the use of the following: a. tobacco/tobacco products b. alcoholic beverages – some examples may include but are not limited to, transporting alcohol or drugs/drug paraphernalia in your car, consumption of alcohol, or c. Any form of controlled substance/drugs/look-a-like drug paraphernalia other than those prescribed by a physician for that student. 2. Exhibit gross misconduct or behavior/citizenship (outside of CLUB organized games and practices)

  35. Student Code of Conduct If there is an alleged violation of the CODE, the athlete’s privilege of participating in hockey games is immediately withdrawn and a meeting will be held to discuss the infraction. The parent/guardian shall be notified and advised of the date and time of this meeting. This meeting will include the athlete, parents/guardian and the Icecats Hockey Board officers and include the coach, as well as other people involved with the alleged violation. The CODE record and consequences arecumulative beginning with the student athlete and parents signing of this CODE and continuing throughout the athlete’s entire high school career. These policies are in effect on or off campus throughout the entire calendar year, including weekends and summer break.

  36. Student Code of Conduct • First Offence – 40% reduction of games • Second Offence – Entire season • Third Offence – Excluded from all high school sports for remainder of high school career

  37. Questions

  38. Mark your calendars • Teams posted by 8/31 • 1st Varsity practice Monday, Sept. 3rd • 1st JV practice Friday, Sept 7th • 1st Varsity Cross Fit Thursday, Sept 6th • 1 JV Cross Fit Tuesday, Sept 4th • Next Board meeting Monday Sept 10th

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