DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF TEAM MANAGERS

The Team Manager is nominated by the Parents with the consent of the Executive and is formally ratified at the first Executive Meeting following the parental vote.
The Manager then works with the Coach and Assistant Coach to nominate/vote parents to other positions such a Team Treasurer, phoning assistants etc.
The Manager is the first line of communication with and for the parents with the Team Coach and others in the Association.
He/she is responsible for calling team meetings and the organization of parents for team activities and responsibilities.

The Team Manager is expected to read and be familiar with the Association Policy Manual and By-Laws.
His/her duties include:
• Prepare and organize team schedules. Supply those schedules to all team players, parents and coaches.
• Distribute any information to team parents and players.
• Organize off-ice officials (Timekeeper and Scorekeeper) for all home games.
• Assist the Coach with arranging and scheduling exhibition games, obtaining travel permit numbers and calling in game scores.
• Prepare an itinerary when the team is traveling and submit to the Divisional Coordinator as required.
• Forward a copy of all game reports for which permits have been issued to HNS.
• Arrange on-ice officials (Referee and Linesmen) for all home exhibition games as required with the Referee-in-Chief
• Make arrangements for all team fund raising in accordance with guidelines provided by the Association.
• Ensure any suspensions are adhered to. Failure to adhere to suspensions may result in longer suspensions to both player(s) and/or coaching staff.
• Ensure the team has a suitable First Aid kit at the bench each game and practice. Be aware of emergency procedures at the home and away rinks, keeping handy the phone numbers for ambulances and other emergency services.
• Maintain a complete set of any Parental Consent forms and Medical History forms. These must be available at every game and practice. Ensure, in the event that an injured players is transported to the hospital without the presence of his/her parent, that a responsible adult accompanies the player and that the necessary Medical Report form is available for completion by the attending physician.
• Ensure that Association rules and policies are adhered to.
• Ensure all Fair Play requirements are carried out by the team.
• Collect and remit any payments to the Treasurer as required.
• Arrangement through the Ice Coordinator for all extra ice time and the payment of all ice bills with the team treasurer. ** ESMHA endeavors to purchase extra ice and divide equally amongst teams interested in extra ice. This may not always be possible; therefore an arrangement will be made with Rink Staff. ESMHA will not be responsible for non-payment of fees owed for extra ice rentals
• Set-up a telephone or e-mail “Team Distribution List” in order to distribute information to parents and players.
• Ensure team treasurer supplies team budgets to the Budget Coordinator on time.
• See that care is taken of uniforms and other team equipment before, after and between games. If possible two parents from each team will be entrusted with the care of team jerseys (home and away) for the duration of the upcoming season. If unable to secure two parents, a rotational schedule will be made will all parents.
• Ensure that the properly completed game report has been delivered to the on-ice officials at least five minutes before each home game.
• Maintain copies of game reports.
• Assist the coach and team treasurer with the preparation of a budget and be responsible for obtaining the approval of the Budget Coordinator.
• Make all team members (coaches, players and parents) are aware of the policies of the Association and report any deviation to the appropriate Divisional Coordinator.
• Make arrangements for all team fund raising in accordance with ESMHA Policy.
• Ensures that the Team Treasurer provides a monthly statement of account activities and balances to the parents of the team.
• Ensure that all of the rules and policies of the Association are carried out and that any deviation from these is reported to the Divisional Coordinator.
• Managers are to ensure through direct confirmation with the team coaching staff that all Association goal tender equipment, sticks, pucks, pylons and sweaters are returned to the coaching staff at the end of the playing season. Parents who signed out the gear themselves should be given a receipt if returned to team management. It is preferred that they be asked to deal directly with the Equipment Manager to avoid misunderstanding of responsibility for equipment return.
• Ensure players leave the dressing room in an orderly manner prior to leaving the facility.