Hi everyone,
Hope you are all excited about the first regular season game starting, just around the corner. We have a few reminders for you in advance of that.
- All games are on Sunday this weekend. This is only due to the Election. Mites, Jr, and Sr Squirt will typically be on Saturdays. Please ensure you check the schedule online (Regular Season Game Schedule – Richmond Cosom Floor Hockey Association (rcfha.org)) regularly for up to date information.
- Teams have been finalized at this point, but we are still looking to recruit players to fill out teams that are short. If you have any friend or family members interested in playing, please encourage them to sign up. A reminder that Youth division recruiters bringing in a brand new recruit will receive a gift card for their efforts.
- Please consider stepping up to be a Team Manager for your team. Our coaches have the hard task of supervising and teaching your kids. Having a Team Manager makes it that much easier for them. Typically the Team Manager role sends emails on behalf of the coach, informs parents about any news, and assigns a scorekeeper from the team for each game. If you are interested in helping out, please let your coach know asap.
- To be able to run games, we require parent volunteers to scorekeep or timekeep. If your coach hasn’t assigned a scorekeeper or timekeeper for each game, our Referees will ask parents to volunteer for this. I would suggest creating a rotating schedule, so everyone has an assigned week to scorekeep/timekeep. We understand you may not be familiar with our scorekeeping/timekeeping system, but we have Executive at each game who are willing to show you how.
- A reminder that your child will be picking up their jersey on Sunday. Please make sure to arrive at least 15-20 minutes early before your game to pick it up. You can pick up your jersey at the location your game is at this Sunday.
- Mites players will not be serving penalties this week. Our Referees will call the penalty, but the players will sub off and talk to their coach about the penalty. Please expect that during the 2nd week, that penalties will be called and served.
- A reminder that as a condition of entering any School District gym, food is not allowed inside the gymnasium. If you need to have a snack/meal, please exit the gym and eat in the foyer.
- Finally, as another condition of entering any School District gym, not only are you subject to the Gym Code of Conduct, but you are also responsible for following the Parent, Coach, and Player Codes of Conducts. This includes respect towards our Referees. A reminder that these Referees are often children, most of which have been hired in their first job. Please consider this before confronting a referee. They will try their best, but will make mistakes. Please be understanding of this, as they are kids, like your own.
If you have any questions, you are always welcome to contact me or find me during the games. I am always willing to chat!
Enjoy the start of the season, and have fun!
Piradeepan Uthayakumar
President
Richmond Cosom Floor Hockey Association
president@rcfha.org