Volunteer Requirement
The St. Paul Capitals Hockey Association relies on parent volunteers to keep our organization running.
TOTAL COMMITMENT
- 15 VOLUNTEER HOURS PER FAMILY- If your Crossbar account states more than 15 are required, please ignore that. Total hours completed is what we look at.
- 6 HOURS PER MINI MITE-ONLY FAMILY – Once you have a child above the mini-mite level, you move into the 15 hour category.
BUYOUT
- Any family that does not complete the mandatory volunteer hours will have their credit card on file charged at the end of the season for the $750 volunteer buyout fee. During registration all families are required to electronically sign that they understand this requirement and agree to the buyout fee.
TEAM CREDITS
- 15 volunteer credits awarded to head coaches
- Each team is eligible for up to 60 additional SPCHA volunteer credits. The head coach decides how to distribute these credits among SPCHA assistant coaches, with the requirement of 15 credits each going to the team's goalie coach and manager. If there's no dedicated goalie coach, the team receives 45 total SPCHA credits.**
**PLEASE NOTE - Game clock, scorebook and penalty box coverage WILL NOT be credited towards volunteer hours. Each team will be responsible for setting a policy and/or schedule for filling these spots on game days.
VOLUNTEER SHIFTS
- ALL volunteer positions/shifts (with the exception of coaches and managers) will be posted to the Volunteer page on the association website.
- Each family will be responsible for tracking their own hours and fulfilling the requirement.
- Shifts will be posted periodically. Once the current shifts are filled, more will be added though the end of the season.
- If you are unable to work a shift, it is your responsibility to cancel the shift or find a replacement volunteer.
- Failure to work a shift you have signed up for will result in a $100 no-show fee, and there will be no credit for those hours.