Center State Youth Hockey: Welcome

Center State Youth Hockey Association is a Tier II hockey organization that draws players from a wide area in the Central New York region.  Center State is proud to offer hockey programs for all levels of play.  Our programs include: Learn to Play, Mites, Squirts, PeeWees, Bantams, and Midgets, with Squirt through Midget programs offering both house level and competitive hockey teams.  Center State Stampede home ice is located at the Morrisville State College Iceplex in Morrisville, New York.  Our season runs from September thru March each winter.  Prospective players and coaches will find registration information in the registration and coaches links to the left.

The following board positions are up for election.  We will be accepting nominations for these positions over the next couple of weeks.  Please send nominations for any of these positions to will@mccrink.com.  You may also self nominate.  We are looking for members who have a desire to help make Center State a great organization for our children to learn and play hockey.

Board Positions Open for Nomination:

 Secretary

The Secretary of the Association shall perform the usual duties of the secretary and which includes taking minutes of all meetings. The Secretary will also serve as the Communications Director and is responsible for all communications for the Association and is the spokesperson for all media outlets. The Communications Director shall be the Webmaster for the Association’s Web page.

Treasurer

The Treasurer of the Association shall receive all the money that is brought into the organization and deposit the money into federally insured bank accounts. The Treasurer shall pay all bills and keep books balanced and up to date. The Treasurer shall present monthly financial statements to the board, assist in the preparation of the budget, and present an annual report at the fall meeting. The Treasurer shall also set fundraising goals for the year in coordination with the Director of Fundraising. The President and the Treasurer are the only two official signers for the organization. He/She shall at any reasonable time exhibit the books to any officer upon a reasonable request.

Concession Director

The Concession Director is responsible for the coordination of Colgate concession fundraising activities. This person will work with the team parents to provide service help to the Sodexho/Marriott team.

Director of Fundraising

The Director of Fundraising will work toward gaining sponsors for the Association and is responsible for all fundraising activities with the exception of Colgate concession activities. The Director of Fundraising shall also set fundraising goals for the year in coordination with the Treasurer. The Director of Fundraising will put a committee together to help in reaching fundraising goals for each season.

Registrar

The Registrar is responsible for registering all players into the Association. The Registrar is expected to register all players, coaches and teams with USA Hockey and other appropriate leagues, (State Bound, Snowbelt) by the deadlines designated by those organizations.

Tournament Director

The Tournament Director, with the assistance from the team parents, is responsible for organizing all facets of the tournaments that the Association hosts. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to, scheduling dates for the tournaments, procuring teams for the tournaments, making tournament programs, appointing team chairpersons, setting-up grievance committees, and procuring shirts, trophies, etc. There will be a tournament committee for each tournament the Association holds. This Committee is expected to be made up of parents of the teams participating in the tournament.

Scheduler

The Scheduler is responsible for coordinating the schedule for all Association team’s home and away league games, as well as practices. The Scheduler will be responsible for communications with the team coordinators.

Director of Youth Hockey

The Director of Youth Hockey shall be appointed to assist in the overall development of the youth hockey program. Responsibilities include, developing curriculum, assisting with team and coach selections, monitoring games and practices, assisting with practices, assisting with referee development, assisting with the enforcement of rules and policies, promoting youth hockey, and running Initiation programs/learn to play. The Director of Youth Hockey is a non-voting participant at Association board meetings.

Voting will be conducted during the month of May, new board officers will begin their term starting in June 2013.

Thank You all for your support of Center State Youth Hockey.