In order to provide a great experience for our players, TBirds relies on families to volunteer at the Association  and Team levels.

Program Requirements

Our volunteer program consists of two key components - Association level and Team level

Association Level

We ask each family to contribute a minimum of 3 hours to Association-wide activities. These could
include helping with the balancing or tryout processes, Photo Day, RecFest, tournaments, fundraising events, or other Association events.

Only roles listed on the official volunteer sign up site will receive credit for the hours.

Examples of potential volunteer opportunities:

• Event on-site shifts such as check-in table at various events, timekeeper at tryouts or balancing, photo day, tournament rink supervisor, two deep for camps/clinics, Purdy's support, etc.;
• On-ice assistance for U7-U9 skill groups;

 

• Roles that fulfill the requirement for both Association and Team volunteer hours:
  • Division Manager, Thunderbird Risk Manager, board member, etc.
  • Head coach
  • Assistant Coach (maximum 3 per team)
  • Team Manager (maximum 1 per team)
  • HCSP (maximum 2 per team)

 

Team Level

An additional 4 hours minimum is required at the team level.
This may involve managing the clock during games, helping with team administration, or organizing team
events. Some examples are listed below.

1. Rostered team staff
2. Treasurer
3. Volunteer Coordinator
4. Team Communications person
5. Fundraising lead
6. Timekeeper Coordinator
7. Scorekeeper Coordinator
8. Two Deep Coordinator
9. Equipment manager
10. Referee Coordinator & payments
11. Social Coordinator
12. And so many other options

Note: All families in U11 Recreational and U7-U9 are required to help host the TBird tournament. This is mandatory for all who participate in the tournament. 

 

Fee Refund

• As part of the program, a $150 fee will be collected with the initial registration for each player, to a cap of $300 per family.
• All families who meet the requirements for Association and Team Level volunteering will receive a refund of the volunteer program fee.
• Volunteer refunds will likely occur in December and March.
• If a family does not fulfill the required Association and Team hours,  no refund will be processed. The program requires a full commitment to be eligible for a refund.

 

Opt-out option

For any family that does not want to volunteer for the association elements, you may email registration@vancouvertbirds.ca and you will not receive the reminders.

However, note that there are no exceptions to assisting within your team environment(s) so team level support is still required to be fulfilled by all as part of ensuring your child and all their teammates have a great season.

 

Volunteer Sign-up Process

• All Association volunteer opportunities will be posted in our volunteer portal. Families will be able to sign up online for any available volunteer opportunities.
• Team volunteer roles will be coordinated within the team. Parents will need to register their team volunteer role and hours using our volunteer portal.
• Team managers will provide an update to the Association noting any families that did not volunteer within the team environment.
• The software program will track hours and families will be able to see all upcoming roles.

 

To sign up for a role:

• Click here to sign in, your username is your email which you used for TeamSnap registration and password is the SAME as your username
• On the HOME page, there will be a list of Tasks where volunteers are needed
• Go down to the bottom of the page and click on Register

For more information, please use the START GUIDE or contact us at registration@vancouvertbirds.ca