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Memorandum of Understanding Co-Ed Dressing Room Policy
At the Atom level and below, mixed genders may change in the same room at the same time with the presence of two adults. Teams at the Pee Wee level and higher are to utilize the following procedures.
- When separate change areas or facilities exist for both male and females participants, males and females shall make use of these separate facilities. It is the responsibility of the coach to ensure all players are involved in both the pre-game and post-game activities.
- If the facility does not have separate change areas available, teams shall address the issue by having the players dress, undress and shower in shifts. It is the responsibility of the team to ensure the safety of individual players when they are dressing, undressing and showering.
- If options 1 and 2 are unavailable, not possible or unmanageable, than individual teams shall be free to relax these rules/guidelines to address the needs of all participants if the team agrees with an alternate plan.
- For a co-ed dressing room arrangement to exist at the Pee Wee Level or higher, teams may identify an alternate arrangement provided:
- it provides a safe and manageable sporting environment; and
- there is acceptance of the arrangement and signed consent by ALL parties involved including coaches, team officials, players, parents/guardians and the association/league; and
- a copy of the alternate arrangement along with all supporting Documentation be forwarded to the ODMHA and ODHA Director’s of Risk and Safety Management for review.
Effective date: 2004/2005 season
Policy Statement: All registered players within the ODMHA boundaries must wear a mouth guard during all sanctioned activities including the following:
- Conditioning camps
- Selection/Evaluations
- Pre season, league, play off and tournament games
- Practices.
Player Definition: Will include all of the following
- IP to Juvenile players
- All goal tenders
- All genders
Exceptions: Any players (i.e. mouth breathers, braces etc) who cannot conform to this policy must provide a letter from their dentist or doctor specifying the rational for not abiding by this policy. Both the player and his/her legal guardian(s) will be required to sign a release/waiver acknowledging that they understand the risk of not complying with this mouth guard policy. These two (2) documents must be completed before a player engages in any on ice activities.
Team officials will be required to manage this documentation and to have both available for review as required by on ice officials. Exceptions to this policy must be highlighted on the game sheet.
Recommendation: Any player IP to Atom may use either a custom fitted intra oral mouth guard or a boil and bite model. All players Peewee to juvenile should wear a custom fitted intra oral mouth guard. Although there are no requirements of colour, it is recommended that it not be red, translucent or clear in color. Mouth guards should provide not less than two (2) millimeters of shock absorbent thickness between the rear teeth of the upper and lower jaw of a player. Mouth guards do not need to be tethered to the facemask.
Maintenance: Because a player’s mouth will grow over the course of a season, it is imperative that mouth guards be checked to ensure the fit correctly. Mouth guards that can no longer protect the player should be replaced. A mouth guard may need to be replaced every three months.
Enforcement: Any infractions will be dealt with as illegal equipment by on ice officials.
View and download the Mouthguard exemption Form
