Chevrolet Safe and Fun Hockey is providing all five-year old players (born in 2006) across Canada with an opportunity to get their first hockey helmet for free!!!

Here's how it works:

All players born in 2006 who register to play hockey with Hockey Canada in the 2011/2012 season will be eligible to receive a free Bauer helmet from Chevrolet. Parents who sign up at www.chevrolethockey.ca can pick up their Chevrolet Safe and Fun Hockey package containing a certificate for the new Bauer 2100 hockey helmet from their closest Chevrolet dealer. The certificate can be exhcanged for the helmet at the designated Forzani retail outlet in their local area, including Sport Chek, Hockey Experts, Sport Mart, InterSport and Sports Experts.

In the 2010/2011 season, over 23,000 five-year olds were registered with Hockey Canada!!

PMHA had Dr. David Rhine present his "Concussions in Hockey" seminar October 12, 2011. Since this seminar took place, PMHA is working together with Dr. David Rhine to offer concussion testing to your player. For this season it is optional for team/individuals to have the baseline testing. PMHA together with Risk Management is working to have testing mandatory for rep teams for the 2012-2013 season.

Information has been sent to each of your team head coaches and managers. Please contact them for information to find out about the teams getting tested. Or if you would like to have your player tested, please contact Dr. Rhine for individual service at djrhine1@shaw.ca.

WHEN IN DOUBT, SIT THEM OUT!

BC Hockey, in partnership with Respect Group Inc., announced June 16, 2011 that the Respect in Sport (RIS) Parent Program will now be offered to all parents who wish to become certified through the online interactive resource.

“Building on the success BC Hockey has had with the introduction of the online e-learning tool ‘Respect in Sport for Team Officials’, BC Hockey is making available to Minor Hockey Associations, and our members, a similar optional tool for parents,” said BC Hockey Officer at Large Neil McNabb.

As with the coach/leader RIS program, the parent program’s goal is to educate, empower, and create a culture of respect. It is an online training program available on the BC Hockey website focused on helping parents become better Sport Parents by providing information on a parent’s natural influence over their child, and the role they play in their child's enjoyment of a sport or activity. The program also provides parents with tools to evaluate their own behavior.

The one (1) hour certification program is intended to encourage positive sport behaviours, and to enhance communication between parents, coaches, and officials. Unacceptable parent behaviour is most often cited as the top reason coaches, managers, and officials leave a sport, highlighting the need for a sport-specific program designed to help parents set realistic expectations, and to ensure their children have fun and learn the value of sport participation.

The optional course is $12.00 plus all applicable taxes per person. Once the course has been completed, the certification does not expire.

RIS Parent Program

Respect in Sport is Canada’s only online bullying, abuse, harassment and neglect prevention program. It was founded in 2004 by Wayne McNeil and former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy. It was developed in consultation with the Canadian Red Cross to protect youth, inform leaders, and mitigate an organization’s liability.

For more information about BC Hockey, please visit the BC Hockey website at www.bchockey.net or email info@bchockey.net.

Penticton Minor Hockey is proud to be a recipient of the Community Game Grant to help aid our programs & association!
http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/gaming/grants/forms-guidelines.htm

Volunteer Clinic Registration

Volunteers Registering for Respect in Sport, Hybrid, Dev 1 or Safety Clincs are to register at www.bchockey.net under the "Clinics" tab. Please contact administrator for Hockey ID # before registering.

Volunteer Clinic Refunds

Volunteer Clinic Refunds will be issued after confirmed clinic attendance from BC Hockey & OMAHA (with confirmation of post tasks submitted to BC Hockey) only. You must be an active volunteer to receive refund. Dev 1 & Safety Clinic volunteers must be rostered to a specific team in order to receive a refund.

Submit  "electronic receipt" from BC Hockey to PMHA Treasurer in order to receive refund. Receipts must include registration with clinic name, volunteer name, date and $ amount.

Receipts must be submitted no later than March 31st. Refunds will NOT be eligible after this date.

Please forward receipt to:
eldarn@shaw.ca