To be a volunteer with BLOMHA in any capacity, you
must have a valid VSC & complete the required certifications.
VSC INFO -
- Starting in the 2024-2025 season, every single volunteer with BLOMHA must submit a valid Vulnerable Sector Check to the OHF (not BLOMHA). If you have not completed this, you are not insured and are not eligible to participate in any capacity with a team. This is new as of 2024-2025 and any VSC you may have submitted in a previous season is no longer valid.
- More information can be found
here on the OHF website.
- You
can still submit the VSC that you have used in a previous season (2022 onward is valid), you just need to submit it appropriately to the OHF via instructions below.
Please note: None of these instructions indicate you are to upload your VSC to "documents" on your HCR profile. DO NOT DO THIS.
Please note: Most VSC's have a password on them. This password is typically your birthday, and the OHF will take that from your HCR profile so that they can open it. If they have a problem opening your VSC, they will reach out to you directly.
VSC INSTRUCTIONS:
1
. If you already have an older VSC completed in 2022 onward: You will fill out this digital form, and then also submit
your VSC here. Ensure that you receive a confirmation email. If you don't receive a confirmation email, please email
[email protected]. Do not email the office or anyone affiliated with BLOMHA - all VSC questions must be directed to the OHF.
2.
If you have a VSC that has been completed in the last three months: Upload it here. Nothing else is required, just ensure that you receive a confirmation email. If you don't receive a confirmation email, please email
[email protected]. Do not email the office or anyone affiliated with BLOMHA - all VSC questions must be directed to the OHF.
3.
If you don’t have a VSC yet: Contact your local police station and apply for one. Once they return your VSC to you, submit it at
this link.
When you submit a VSC to the OHF via these links, you will receive a confirmation email. If you don’t get one, you must follow up with [email protected] to see if they have received it. You specifically must reach out to them. Please don't reach out to BLOMHA with any questions related to a VSC, we are not involved in the process and will be unable to assist. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the OHF, they have hired staff members specifically to assist with this process.
CERTIFICATION INFO & INSTRUCTIONS -
- Please see the certification requirements for house league bench staff positions on the document listed below. Each course name links directly to the course.
- You do not need to inform the BLOMHA office that you have completed a certification(s).
- Please note that HU Online Coach1/Coach 2 is an old pre-requisite for Coach 1 and Coach 2. It is not a coaching certification on it's own and in 2024 is no longer used as a relevant certification.
- To see if you have completed a certification, log into Spordle, navigate to "members" on the left, select your initials, and click "view profile." Now you will navigate to the "qualifications tab."
- Please note that if the course is only listed as "attendee," you have not completed it, so your certification is not yet valid.
- You can re-enter courses that are offered through Hockey Canada by navigating to the "calendar tab." For external certifications, please return to the course website and log in, and ensure you complete the entirety of the course and click through all modules.
- Click here to submit your receipt to receive HALF of your certification(s) reimbursed by BLOMHA. Receipt is necessary. BLOMHA will reimburse the first half one season, and the second half the following season if you choose to return and volunteer again. VSC's are not reimbursed by BLOMHA.
- CLICK HERE if you need to make a HCR profile - complete the free bench staff registration.
CLICK HERE FOR 2024-2025 HEAD COACH, ASSISTANT COACH, TRAINER & TEAM MANAGER CERTIFICATIONS.