The success of Cochrane Minor Basketball relies on the dedicated commitment of volunteers all of whom work for the benefit of our players and the community-at-large. In an effort to garner volunteer assistance, thereby making a basketball season possible and more enjoyable for everyone, Cochrane Minor Basketball requires all parents to volunteer time to help ensure an efficient and enjoyable basketball experience.
The volunteer fee of $150.00 per athlete will be charged at the end of the season if the volunteer commitment has not been fulfilled.
Notwithstanding time and score keeping commitments, for those of you who prefer to make a donation of $150.00 in lieu of volunteering, you may do so by choosing the volunteer opt out package at registration.
All Parent/Guardian email addresses will be entered during the registration process. U18 athletes are included and the player cannot fulfill the parent obligations.
A family is expected to volunteer in a minimum of 1 position per athlete unless they are fulfilling a position listed that covers the full obligation. The team’s manager will be in charge of assigning positions on each team, you may be asked to volunteer for something you did not sign up for as we only have so many volunteer jobs available for each team. It is each family’s own RESPONSIBILITY to meet the volunteer commitment and ensure that their hours are reported to their manager accurately. The time that you volunteer will be monitored by the Team Manager and will be reported to the Administrator at the end of the season. If the volunteer hours are not fulfilled, the family will be invoiced the volunteer fee at the end of the season.
If you are a Board Member, League Equipment Manager, Coach, Co-Coach, Assistant Coach or Team Manager you will automatically complete your volunteer commitment as these positions are for the full year and will exceed the 4 hour requirement.
Note that SCOREKEEPER/TIMEKEEPER - FAMILY PARTICIPATION IS MANDATORY for all teams, this is outside of your volunteer obligations. Coaches and Managers of teams are not included in the rotation, but each player's family outside of those members must take their turn time or score keeping.
Positions that are available to choose from are as follows and descriptions of these can be found on the volunteer descriptions page:
Executive and Committee Chairs (Full Volunteer obligation fulfilled for all family registrants)
Individual Team Roles (Full Volunteer obligation fulfilled for all family registrants)
Individual Team Roles (Credit for One Registrant)
**Some team managers have broken these down into the first and second half of the season for larger teams.
Other Roles (Credit for One Registrant)