1. Training Your Association Board and Creating an organization that Works

2. Importance of Volunteers
Represent USA Hockey
Implement organizational programs and philosophies
Main point of contact for customers
We recognize the importance of volunteers. They:
Are the main point of contact for our customers
Sell our sport
Represent our brand
Implement our organizational programs & philosophies
Club Excellence steps in to help…

3. Club Excellence is designed to
So USA Hockey developed the Club Excellence platform to better equip youth hockey associations with the knowledge and tools to offer the best youth sports program in their community. This online portal gives youth hockey boards access to suggested best practice tasks and a variety of resources.
Club Excellence is designed to
equip youth hockey associations with the knowledge and tools to offer the best youth sports program in their community

4. Previous Communication Structure
Families
Local Associations
Affiliates
Districts
USA Hockey

5. Communication Structure
Club Excellence
Districts
Local Associations
Families
Affiliates

6. Volunteer Development
Areas of Focus
Administration
Strategic Planning
Financial Development
Governance
Hockey Development
ADM
Coaching Education
Participation Growth
Volunteer Development
Consumer Education
Volunteer Recruitment and Retention
Tasks and resources can generally be put into three categories: Administration, Hockey Development, and Volunteer Development.

7. Job Descriptions

8. Task Lists

9. Resource Center

10. ‘16-’17 Summary 437 registered associations
31% of the 1,431 USA Hockey youth hockey associations
42 MAHA associations gained access
39% of the 109 MAHA youth hockey associations

11. New Features for 2017-18 Add new tasks and hide tasks as needed
Ability to develop custom roles and job descriptions
Review an individual’s progress on tasks
Gain quick access to Affiliate specific resources

12. Impact Attract & retain leadership
Raise the bar for the experience being offered
Bite-sized resources & action items
Enhanced communication
Embrace your role

13. Looking Ahead Deliver content by Affiliate and association structure
New positions include:
On-Ice Safety Coordinator
Goaltending Development Coordinator
Association Assessment Tool

14. Get Started Register Confirm Invite
The currently serving President or Vice President may register at
Confirm
USA Hockey will confirm the registration, prompting an with additional information on logging in to your portal
Invite
Log in to your portal and invite your fellow board members to join
We recognize the importance of volunteers. They:
Are the main point of contact for our customers
Sell our sport
Represent our brand
Implement our organizational programs & philosophies
Club Excellence steps in to help…

15. Brittany Bobak CONTACT US Kevin Erlenbach Brittany.Bobak@USAHockey.org
(719)
(719)