• Oversee master annual plan, annual calendar and budget.
• Oversee Executive Board and ensure execution of master annual plan and adherence to the calendar.
• Oversee Association and Team Volunteer Appointments.
• Ensure positive external affairs and communications with membership.
• Authorize expenditures.
• Ensure bonding of treasurer.
• Plan and conduct elections at annual meeting.
• Make volunteer appointments as directed by by-laws.
• Recruit quality people for Board.

• Schedule all ice rental, including practices, games and tournaments.
• Conduct regular referee meetings.
• Schedule a Mite, Squirt and House League All-Star Team Tournament.
• Oversee equipment room, conduct inventory and develop equipment control procedures.
• Make volunteer appointments as directed by by-laws.

• Work toward the establishment of two teams per level, i.e. Mite, Squirt, PeeWee, Bantam and Midget, with a minimum of 14 players per team.
• Recruit players to play on competitive teams.
• Provide quality programming and instruction that promotes player development, sportsmanlike conduct and team play.
• Select quality, USA Hockey certified coaches who are committed to player development, sportsmanlike conduct and team play.
• Conduct a coaching candidates meeting in July to communicate the responsibilities and requirements of serving as a coach. Attendance at this meeting is a prerequisite for coaching.
• Select coaches for all teams at August Board Meeting.
• Conduct tryouts for competitive teams.
• Conduct regular coaches clinics for SYHA coaches.
• Conduct parents meeting during tryouts.
• Oversee volunteer appointments for each team as directed by by-laws.
• Oversee submission of coaches’ annual plans outlining season objectives, including games to be played, tournaments, and fundraising activities.
• Coordinate summer hockey programs in coordination with Vice President of House League.

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• Develop and oversee internal communications plan including web site, monthly newsletter and other publications.
• Maintain Board Meeting minutes and communication.
• Develop and oversee community relations plan to include charitable and philanthropic work for local organizations.
• Make volunteer appointments as directed by by-laws.

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• Oversee Learn-to-Skate and Learn-to-Play programs along with the development of a mini-mite program for 5-6 year old players. The mini-mite program will play at least 5 home games.
• Ensure quality programming that teaches players the skills necessary to move to the next level of hockey in an expeditious and effective manner.
• Develop measurable performance skills for levels of hockey within LTS/LTP.
• Develop a system to evaluate players to see if they are ready to move to the next level; oversee periodic evaluations and communicate those results to parents and players.
• Recruit quality, USA Hockey certified coaches that are dedicated to the programs and that are committed to the success of the programs.
• Oversee an effective communications plan that informs parents and players about performance measures, hockey skills, hockey equipment sizing and fitting, hockey terminology, hockey rules, hockey conduct, SYHA functions and activities and other items as needed.

• Develop annual budget, maintain finances and make monthly financial reports. Serve as Registrar. Maintain individual membership registrations and team applications and process these in a timely manner.
• Support team treasurers and team accounts.
• File annual taxes and other reports as required by state and federal government.
• Oversee production of annual ad book.
• Set firm payment schedule and collection system where all monies owed are collected by 1 December.
• Report business sponsors to V.P. of Marketing within 14 days to update sponsor boards.
• Make volunteer appointments as directed by by-laws.

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• Establish a Lower and Upper House League. The Lower House League is an internal hockey program for Mite and Squirt players and will consist of a minimum of 4 teams of 15 players each. The Upper House League is an internal hockey program for PeeWee, Bantam and Midget players and will consist of a minimum of 4 teams of 15 players each.
• Provide quality programming and instruction that promotes player development, sportsmanlike conduct and team play.
• Select quality, USA Hockey certified coaches who are committed to player development, sportsmanlike conduct and team play.
• Provide for 1 practice and 1 game per week for each team by the 3rd week of the season.
• Communicate effectively with parents and players.
• Publish practice and game schedule for season by third week of season.
• Host a House League All-Star Tournament for both the Lower and Upper House League. These tournaments will consist of one SYHA all-star team and 3 other house league teams.
• Secure business sponsors for each House League team.
• Oversee volunteer appointments for each team as directed by by-laws.
• Coordinate summer hockey programs in coordination with Vice President of Competitive Programs.

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• Solicit and acquire business sponsors generating at least $10,000 annually for the Association. This is to include acquiring business sponsors for the House League; developing levels of business sponsorship; selling dasher boards as applicable and developing other fundraising programs.
• Develop and oversee external communications plan using radio, television and print media.
• Oversee member recruitment activities. This is to include the development and distribution of fliers to schools; placing registration materials at local stores and inline skating rinks in the area; conducting taste of hockey days and other special events geared toward increasing membership.
• Oversee business sponsor signs at both rinks of Nelson Center and ensure they are current.
• Oversee team fundraising activities.
• Oversee the sale of Springfield Kings merchandise by Association teams for the benefit of the teams with 10% of the profit going to the Association.
• Conduct annual meeting.
• Assist in registration of players.
• Oversee volunteer appointments as directed by by-laws.

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