WHAT'S THE VALUE OF THE VOLUNTEERING PROGRAM/DIBS?

Providing concessions and (hopefully) realizing profits will help off-set costs, keep registration fees down and allow for future growth. Volunteering also allows the club to host more tournaments. Home tournaments provide revenue to the club through gate fees, spending money at concessions, and provides an economic impact to the community which we hope will allow us more opportunities for sponsorships in the future by business' that benefit. Home tournaments also cut down on travel costs for our families while still providing necessary game counts.  Our club is growing every year and we are always looking for ways to improve the program without raising fees.  The steps we are taking with concessions, tournaments and also advertising are to help keep costs down for families. 

WHAT JOBS WILL THERE BE FOR VOLUNTEERS TO WORK?

Any concession shift, table or box worker shift at any tournament will contribute to volunteer hours.  There will likely be additional DIBS hours available through the season that will be listed under DIBS shifts on the website. This does not include box workers or locker room monitors for individual team games.

Concession Shifts	2 hour shift	Sell food, beverages and merchandise. Must be 16 years old to work concessions. Please note - if we have volunteers under the age of 16 we would like to keep that number to an equal number of adults per shift.
Table Workers	2 hour shift	Assist teams with checking in. Collect any tournament fee’s not received yet. Handout welcome packets. Be a liasion between tournament staff and attendees for any information needed. An informational sheet will be available for you to follow.
Box Workers	2 hour shift	Run the clock during games, fill out scorebook, and run penalty box. This group will also be announcing during the game, playing music as needed and a script will be available for you to follow. Must be 18 years old to work the box.

 

HOW DO YOU SIGN UP FOR VOLUNTEER HOURS/SHIFTS?

All shifts will be found on the DIBS page.

They will be labeled under their respective tournaments and all other concession shifts available will be labeled under its own tab call concessions.  We will be tracking hours and need every family to do their part to make this a success for the kids.

Please note, you will need to be logged in to Sports Engine to see shifts.  They can be found under respective tournaments as well as concessions, this is on a first come, first serve basis. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR INDIVIDUAL TEAM SESSIONS. Only tournament and concession tabs count toward volunteer hours.

Doubling up on dib sessions is prohibited. Any sessions that overlap for an individual will be tracked as total hours worked. The only exception is for box workers who sign up for consecutive dibs on the same rink. This reduces the risk of being short on volunteers, allows for tournaments and concessions to run smoothly, and provides the opportunity for all families to complete the 12 hours required for the season.

HOW CAN FAMILIES "LEARN THE ROPES?"

There are scoreboard "cheat sheets" in each box at the rinks, they are also located on the website under "Scoreboard Help." A sample scorebook sheet is also located under the "Scoreboard Help" section on the website.  Concessions will have at least one trained shift leader on at all times.  There will be multiple people working concessions at a time.

CAN CHILDREN WORK THE REQUIRED HOURS OR "HELP" ON SHIFTS WITH PARENTS?

Safety is always our priority. Box workers must be 18 years old, nobody under the age of 18 can be in the box.  For concession and table worker shifts, the minimum age is 16 years and up. If a parent signs themselves and their player up for a concessions shift/table worker, it will count as two shifts. (12 hours will go faster if you're teaming up on your shifts!) Plus, many of our members asked us to make some of these opportunities open to players so they can get their volunteer requirements for church or other organizations. It also helps encourage the community feel we are striving for with this experience. The shifts will be varied from evenings during the week and weekends. There will be a variety of time slots available.  You do not need to work the entire 12 hours at once, just through the course of the season.

WHAT PAPERWORK OR CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED? 

Position Held	DIBS Hours Received	Deadline to Complete Requirements	Requirements
Team Manager (max. of 1 per team)	10 hours	December 31	Register with BHB, Background Check, and SafeSport Training
Locker Room Monitor (max. of 2 per team)	10 hours	December 31	Register with BHB, Background Check, and SafeSport Training
Coach (max. of 4 per team)	12 hours	December 31	Register with BHB, Register with USA Hockey, Coaching Clinic, Age Specific Module, Background Check, SafeSport Training and 80% attendance rate
Committee Member	12 hours	March 31	Active Member of the Committee
Other Approved Volunteer Positions	Varies	March 31	Varies

 

ARE THERE OTHER CLUBS WITH SIMILAR VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS?

Yes. Minot, Mandan, Fargo, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Dickinson, Watford City and West Fargo are among clubs with similar requirements.

WHO CAN I TALK TO ABOUT MY QUESTIONS?

Questions about DIBS can be sent to dibs@bismarckhockey.com.