ACTION – Update your Player Account page with which role option(s) you want to help hockey happen each year.
Note: Your selections are not publicly visible and what you click does NOT automatically mean you will be asked to take on the role. Your input will be used by operations folks to get roles filled more quickly.
But, why?
Each year, MGHA puts on a large-scale, volunteer-operated season.
We have about 200 ice times, 130 games and over 250 players. We need ~40 captains, ~40 coaches and 520 scorebox shifts covered
With more MGHAing to do than ever before, we’re asking all players how they want to help hockey happen. Kindly read through each hockey-oriented role’s key responsibilities and reminders to decide how you can to help our MGHA mission and community thrive!
Captain Responsibilities:
- Select subs to balance gameplay by filling roster gaps.
- Lead team communication during pre- and post- game locker room time, period breaks, team emails/chat groups, and regular pass-down info from league-wide announcements.
- Set lines and strategy, requesting support from coaches as needed.
Coach Responsibilities:
- Support Captains and be a second set of eyes so they can be present as skaters. As requested, share tips/tricks/notes at period breaks and in the locker room. Converse with players on the bench and be open to questions.
- Coach to team- and player-specific goals by observing play, noticing patterns, and celebrating small and big wins that demonstrate progress.
- Share hockey knowledge and be able to explain position-based strategy. Explain and show techniques, lead with why it matters.
These following roles require ZERO hockey skill. If you didn’t sign up for one above, please select at least one of these when filling out your /account page.
- Evaluations Helper: Work a shift at evaluations skills station, instruct players on what skill to perform, hold a clipboard and write down the result. That’s it!
- Scorebox Leader: Use your experience with score box and stats to guide and educate newer folks others.
- Scorebox Support Staff: Show up to the score box on time, learn and perform hands-on tasks; keep time, update score, track shots on goal, play music, get pucks where they need to be, submit stats to website.
Thanks!