Coaching Staff Registration Process
IMPORTANT: The OWHA and HGHA policy is that ALL team staff who will be behind the bench, on the ice, or in the dressing room need to submit a clear police records check, including vulnerable sector screening (VSC).
PLEASE FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO BECOME A ROSTERED VOLUNTEER FOR ANY TEAM: This includes coaches, assistant coaches, trainers and managers.
1: Please fill out the coaching application found under the Coaching/Staff tab on the website first.
2: Once you have been notified that you have a coach or team staff position: Please use this link and fill out a letter that can be used to apply for your police record check/vulnerable sector for free:
3: Use this link to apply online for your vulnerable sector check: https://opp.ca/index.php?id=147
Your Vulnerable Sector Screening is valid for 3 years from date of issue, but you will need to submit a Criminal Offence Declaration on years 2 and 3 found here: https://cloud.rampinteractive.com/huntsvillegha/files/INFO/OWHA%20Criminal%20Offence%20Declaration%20Form.pdf
4: You will need to complete the online course "Respect in Sports for activity leaders" You can access it from this link: https://owha.respectgroupinc.com/koala_final/
5: Once you have your VSC and/or Criminal declaration, and Respect in sport for activity leader certificate, please go to http://huntsvillegha.
If you have a login for the RAMP system from registering your daughter or yourself in previous years, please use that login and password. If you have never used the system please create a new account. Use the forgot password link if needed..please DO NOT create a duplicate account.
6: Once logged in use the COACH/STAFF REGISTRATION option and enter all of the requested information - including updating your certification information. Please ensure you fill in the Respect In sport, date completed as well as any trainer/coaching certifications you may have that are not showing on your profile.
7: The NCCP (National Coaching Certification Program) certificate number is a required field. For assistant coaches, managers and trainers that don't require any NCCP certification, please enter 000000 in this field.
8: At any time you can go back into your RAMP profile, by signing in to your account. You can click on "my family members" on the left side of the first page, and then click "edit" under your players name to add or change any information 9: Once you have registered as staff, the HGHA registrar can assign you to a team and submit the roster for OWHA approval. Once approved you will be able to assist with the team on the ice and on the bench. We very much appreciate all of our volunteers, and thank you for supporting girls hockey in Huntsville!
For any questions or help with staff registration, please email the registrar at hgha@hotmail.ca
