Municipality of Chatham-Kent

1. Municipality of Chatham-Kent Ice Allocation Now Let’s Be Fair… working together for ourcommunity www.chatham-kent.ca

2. Development Stage.... Key Objectives of Presentation • Review C-K’s Ice Allocation principles • Focus on tools for developing an ice allocation policy • Assist others to develop their own policies www.chatham-kent.ca

3. Development Stage.... Need For a Policy • •A consistent approach to ice time allotment in 10 arenas was required. • Several communities had different ways of sharing prime ice www.chatham-kent.ca

4. Development Stage.... Focus of the Policy • • To ensure minor sport organizations had priority access to ice time during prime ice hours . • Ice was given on an equal basis based on need. www.chatham-kent.ca

5. Development Stage.... • Data was gathered through meetings and surveys from Facility Supervisors, user groups and other municipalities such as: • LONDON • SARNIA • HUNTSVILLE • LEAMINGTON • HALTON HILLS • BURLINGTON www.chatham-kent.ca

6. Development Stage.... • Information was also collected from the sport governing bodies: • Canadian Hockey Association • Ontario Minor Hockey Association • Skate Canada • Ontario Ringette Association • Ontario Women’s Hockey Association www.chatham-kent.ca

7. Development Stage.... What is an Ice Allocation Formula? • A formula used to equally distribute ice time to minor groups based on need using the same criteria for all groups. www.chatham-kent.ca

8. Development Stage.... Existing Standards Hockey & Ringette: The Chatham-Kent average # of players per team in both house league and travel was: 15 players/team www.chatham-kent.ca

9. Development Stage.... Proposed Standards Hockey & Ringette: House league - 15 players /team Travel - (A/E) - 16 players/team Instructional - 40 skaters/hour www.chatham-kent.ca

10. Development Stage.... Common Principles • TRAVEL TEAMS: • 1 game & 1 practice • HOUSE LEAGUE: • 1 game & 1 shared practice www.chatham-kent.ca

11. Development Stage.... Allocated Time - Hockey/Ringette • H.L. Travel • Hrs/wk Hrs/wk • Instructional Tyke • Ages 5-6 1 N/A • Novice • Ages 7-8 1.5 2.5 • Atom • Ages 9-10 1.5 2.5 • Peewee • Ages 11-12 1.5 2.5 • Bantam • Ages 13-14 1.75 3.0 • Midget • Ages 15-16-17 2 3.0 • Juvenile • Ages 18-19 2 3.0 www.chatham-kent.ca

12. Development Stage.... Allocated Time - Hockey/Ringette House League: 1 hr = 50 min game/wk 50 min shared practice 1.5 hrs = 80 min game/wk 80 min shared practice 1.75 hrs= 80 min game/wk 50 min practice www.chatham-kent.ca

13. Development Stage.... Allocated Time - Hockey/Ringette Travel League: 2.5 hr = 80 min game/wk 50 min practice 3 hrs = 110 min game 50 min practice 80 min game/wk 2-50 min practices www.chatham-kent.ca

14. Development Stage.... Figure Skating Level Definitions • CAN SKATE • COMPETITIVE/STAR SKATERS • SYNCHRONIZED www.chatham-kent.ca

15. Development Stage.... Frequency Standards: Figure Skating www.chatham-kent.ca

16. Development Stage.... Chatham-Kents Current Standards # Time Of SkatersAllotted CAN-SKATE 50 1 hr/wk STAR SKATERS 1 11.6 min/skater SYNCHRONIZED 24 1.5 hrs/wk hours/wk www.chatham-kent.ca

17. Implementation Stage.... Definitions • Home Arena: • A group that contracts the majority of their total ice time in a particular arena. www.chatham-kent.ca

18. Implementation Stage….. Demand & Supply of Ice • If the demand for ice exceeds the supply in each home centre, each minor group must take a % of non-prime ice. • Ice time acquired outside a home arena will be credited as part of the groups non-prime ice allotment. www.chatham-kent.ca

19. Implementation Stage…... Registration Data • Registration information is gathered from the previous seasons registration. • Registrants must be Chatham-Kent residents or covered under a joint use agreement and may only be counted once www.chatham-kent.ca

20. Implementation Stage.... Historical Precedent • Consideration is given to time allotment according to previous years usage. • Significant change in annual allotment is based on: • REGISTRATION LEVELS • REGISTRATION COMPOSITION • EMERGING NEEDS www.chatham-kent.ca

21. Implementation Stage.... Tournaments • Any new events are to be negotiated with major users affected. • Each major user is allowed to host 1 event per year with consideration given to current events hosted. • Hours lost for special events are to be negotiated between affected groups. www.chatham-kent.ca

22. Implementation Stage.... Affect on Adult Groups • Consideration to historical use is given when allocating adult times. • Adult groups pay 100% cost recovery rates and assist in keeping the rental fees to a minimum for minor groups. • If an adult group cancels seasonal ice, minor groups in a deficit will have first opportunity to rent the ice time. www.chatham-kent.ca

23. Implementation Stage.... Who Gets First Choice Of Prime Ice? • Home arena groups will have first choice of available ice time allocation. • Surplus ice will be offered in the following order: • Home arena minor groups in a deficit • Non-home arena minor • groups in a deficit www.chatham-kent.ca

24. Review Stage.... Changes to the Policy • Committee reviews every 2 years • Minor sport groups submit • requests • Sport governing body changes to • sport specific criteria www.chatham-kent.ca

25. Review Stage…….. Future Issues • Reduction in # of participants • Possible merger of minor hockey • systems • Reduction in use of border arenas • in smaller communities www.chatham-kent.ca

26. Review Stage…….. Future Issues • OMHA consideration of changing • practice times principles • Local house leagues wanting • equal ice time • Any increases to sport governing • criteria www.chatham-kent.ca

27. Final Policy.... Example of How Allocation is Done! www.chatham-kent.ca

28. Final Policy.... Success !!! • Allows equal access to prime ice • time for all user groups • Removes subjectivity in the • process • Allows groups registration to • grow www.chatham-kent.ca

29. Final Policy.... Success !!! • Allows emergence of new groups • within Chatham-Kent • Does not impact current adult • users • Treats all levels of ice users • equally • Treats all communities equally www.chatham-kent.ca

30. Ice Allocation …... Now Lets Be Fair Coming Together is a Beginning..…. Keeping Together is Progress.….. Working Together is Success.….. www.chatham-kent.ca

31. Municipality of Chatham-Kent Ice Allocation Now Let’s Be Fair… working together for ourcommunity www.chatham-kent.ca

32. Ice Allocation …... Now Lets Be Fair… Questions? www.chatham-kent.on.ca