Hello Woodbury Hockey Parents and Players -
As we begin our PreSeason, we want to remind you of our policy and practices for supervising and monitoring locker rooms, permission for parents to be in the locker rooms and our expectations for player behavior at our rink(s) and in the locker rooms. Our policy and standard of practice is designed to maintain personal privacy as well as to reduce the risk of misconduct in locker rooms.
Locker Room Monitoring: Generally WAHC is assigned 2 locker rooms for each hour of scheduled ice. We will have limited use of the locker rooms – generally 30 minutes before and following an on-ice session. We will have 2 Volunteer Locker Room Monitors (LRM) assigned per scheduled pre-season or tryout ice time. LRMs will be stationed in each locker room to monitor behavior. Supervised locker rooms will be available to players no more than 30 minutes prior to the on-ice session. LRMs will remain in the locker room until approx. 30 minutes after the scheduled ice session – or until all players have left the team room if sooner. Our LRMs are required to have completed the USAHockey background screening and Safesport training.
Cell Phones and Other Mobile Recording Devices: Cell phones and other mobile devices with recording capabilities, including cameras/video are not permitted to be used in the locker rooms. If phones must be used, we ask the players to take them outside of the locker to use. Players not abiding by this policy, will be asked to bring their cell phone to the Player Check-In table and parents will be notified.
Inappropriate Behavior, language and horse-play: We expect our players to be respectful teammates and exhibit the same good behavior you as parents expect from your children. We cannot tolerate inappropriate language, gestures, and other rough-housing behavior in our locker rooms. Players not abiding by this policy will be asked to leave the team room and parents will be notified.
Parents In The Locker Rooms: Except at the 8 & Under age groups (e.g. Girls 6U/8U), we discourage parents from entering locker rooms unless it is truly necessary. If a player needs assistance with his/her skates or gear, we ask that our parents let the LRMs know beforehand that they will be helping the player – and our LRMS will assist to make sure appropriate arrangements are made. In PreSeason and Regular Season instances, we would ask that the player meet the parent right outside the locker room doors to tie skates, snap helmets. It is very important, in these instances where assistance is needed that the parent(s) remain near the entrance to the locker room, so that the player does not wander far searching for the parent(s) – creating an unsafe environment. During TRYOUTS, we will ask our players to come to the Lobby area to have their skates tied.
Males In The Girls Locker Rooms: For 10U and above, there will NOT be ANY males in the locker rooms. During the regular season, for a player still needing assistance from her dad to tie skates, fit gear or make helmet adjustments, she will take her skates, gear, helmet just outside the locker room door for her dad to assist. As previously noted, It is very important , in these instances where dad is needed, that dad remain by the entrance to locker room, so that the player does not wander far searching for dad – creating an unsafe environment. During TRYOUTS, we will ask our players to come to the Lobby area for assistance with their gear and to have their skates tied.
Male coaches will only enter a dressing room, IF ALL the girls are fully dressed, AND if there is a female LRM present. The female LRM will remain in the locker room during this time. For this reason, it is very important that the girls arrive in enough time - prior to the scheduled ice time to allow them to get dressed and have skates tied 15 minutes prior to the ice time – should the coach/on-ice instructor want to talk before the session.
Attending to Injuries: The volunteer LRM will be present in the locker room while the coach and/or EMT is assisting the player.
This policy will be strictly enforced; it is in place to help our players feel more comfortable in THEIR locker room. We understand that these arrangements may not be the most convenient and may require a little extra time, but we believe that this is the most reasonable way to accommodate and respect all of our players. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation. If you have any questions or concerns, please email administration@woodburyhockey.com.
Respectfully,
The WAHC BOARD