Hello PCMHA Families

Well the world is certainly a different place today than it was when our 2019/2020 season was nearing competion, and we are all in unprecedented times.

Port Coquitlam Minor Hockey now joins these unprecedented times.

As we all do our part to lessen the exposure to COVID-19, we are now quite aware of the significant sacrifices involved to “flatten the curve” and of course, we do not know how long this will be the case.
Hockey season ended early, we are lucky many of our teams finished up in time, but some did miss tournaments and wind ups.

Our facilities that we use are now closed in effort to stem the spread of the virus. These “interruptions” are having a real effect in terms of our members’ ability to earn a living, run their businesses, take care of their families and other priorities.

In the meantime, this is what we will do to help our members.

REGISTRATION:
This will be made available by April 15/2020. Please continue to register your player for the 2020/2021 hockey season. If you cannot make the payment due to these unstable times, that is okay. If you can, please do. We would rather get members registered in order to plan for the season – however that may look.

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
We will still hand out our awards and scholarships, obviously at later dates, when we can gather as a group again.

GEAR RETURN
As in the last email sent out earlier please hold onto gear until we can gather again.

PLANNING FOR THE 2020/2021 SEASON
We will continue to plan for a regular season. We will work together as an executive via email to get programs and procedures together for our hockey community; hopefully we will be back on the ice in September.

MOVING FORWARD
Practice our motto PASSION, PRIDE, PLAY.
PASSION: for the game we love and want to get back to playing, practice social distance to flatten the curve.
PRIDE: for the game of hockey in Port Coquitlam, make our community proud, wash our hands and do not gather in groups (ideally try to interact only with people in your immediate family and homes) .
PLAY: practice your shot, practice safe social distancing – one hockey stick apart and practice great hand washing.
We will get through this. PCMHA is built on caring, compassionate people, and we will need to look out for each other.
Stay safe & well.

Sincerely
PCMHA Hockey Executive.

Due to the public gathering restrictions put in place by British Columbia health officials as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently unable to proceed with our Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held on May 6, 2020. The Annual General Meeting has therefore been postponed to a further date to be announced.

Our Executive Committee will be monitoring the COVID-19 public gathering restrictions to determine when the Annual General Meeting date can be re-set and will post the new date on our website once determined.

As the 2019-20 season comes to a close I would first like to thank all of our Coaches for their time a dedication to another season. While I hockey does not come without its bumps and bruises, ultimately there is one group of people that can pull a team through the hard times. Thank you all for your efforts.

As we close this season and move forward to next season; I would like to ask our parent group for some feedback on the season. Please feel free to complete one of the attached forms and email me at coachingcoordinator@pocominorhockey.com.

These evaluations are viewed as constructive and may be used in our coach selections for coming seasons. While we accept not all opinions will be in a coaches favour, their dedication to our association is considered and these evaluations could also be used in a proactive and developmental manner.

Thank you for your input

Here is an opportunity to learn more about this exciting way to go to school!

National Coaches Week is a week to celebrate the tremendous positive impact coaches have on athletes and communities across Canada. This week is an opportunity to recognize coaches for the integral role they play by simply saying #ThanksCoach.

Coaches from September 21-29, 2019, you can access the eLearning page in the Locker to take FREE NCCP online training! NCCP Making Head Way in Sport, NCCP Coaching Athletes with a Disability, NCCP Coach Initiation in Sport, NCCP Emergency Action Plan.

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Get involved with the conversation on Twitter #ThanksCoach # CoachesWeek

And a big thank you to all the Pirate Coaches for their time and efforts this season.