Discipline, Grievance and Incidents

It is the policy of the Jamestown Hockey Booster Association that any individual participating in the activities of the Association, including, but not limited to, players, coaches and parents exhibit the qualities of good sportsmanship and civil behavior and abide by the Code of Conduct of the Association. It is the intent of the Association to provide a fair and impartial review procedure to determine whether members have been involved in misconduct while participating in activities USA Hockey or any other participating event. It is not the intent of this policy to constitute a complete and final list of infractions that may be deemed inappropriate by the JHB. This policy will merely be used as a guideline. All infractions, regardless of severity, will be reviewed by the disciplinary committee on a case by case basis. An individual is participating in sponsored activity if he or she is a spectator, a parent, a volunteer minor game official (time-keeper, scorekeeper, penalty box supervisor or other off-ice official), a player or coach on an Association team or in attendance at any event sponsored by the Association.

When it is found that a member has violated the Code of Conduct, the Association will discipline the individual in accordance with the procedures and penalties set forth in this policy and guideline

All members of the Jamestown Hockey Booster association are encouraged to report any behavior issues promptly before they are allowed to escalate further. The following guidelines have been established for reporting incidents of misconduct:

1. Parents should report issues to Head Coaches
2. Assistant Coaches should report issues to Head Coaches
3. Head Coaches should report issues to Parents, Coaching Director, and Association Board Representative.

(Note) If circumstances deem that a parent/guardian has opposition to reporting infractions to a Head Coach, then that parent/guardian should then bring their concern directly to the Association Board Representative. 

There are two methods of reporting infractions:

1. Complete the complaint form found on the last page of the JHB Handbook and email to the JHB Board of Directors at bd@prowl-hockey.com
2. Click the link below to complete an online copy of the complaint form. This form will be automatically sent to the JHB Board of Directors.