GAME PLAN2019-2024

On frozen backyard ponds and community rinks, our sport defines us. Our passion for the game drives our players, volunteers, coaches and their families, one practice, one game, one season at a time.

We serve our hockey community of more than 90,000 players and their families in 223 local minor hockey associations to create the best minor hockey experience in Canada.

WeWe believe the skills needed to become great players, are the same skills they need to become great people.

LEADERS IN COMMUNITY SPORT

The 2019-2024 Business Plan will provide our organization with a road map to make our game better. It will guide our decisions, actions and interactions into the future and will create a framework for resource allocation across the organization.

AsAs you explore the Plan, you will see that it outlines our ambitions through four key strategies. Recognizing the scale of the task at hand, we have identified areas that we feel have significant transformational potential.

ThankThank you to the many stakeholders who have collaborated in the development of our Business Plan. As partners in hockey, we recognize the significant role all stakeholders will play in executing the Plan. We look forward to working with the entire hockey community to create the best minor hockey experience in Canada.minor hockey experience in Canada.

Bob HillPresident

Peter Harmsen Committee Chair

Ian TaylorExecutive Director

GAME PLAN | 2019- 2024

MISSION

Our purpose is to create the best minor hockey experience in Canada, doing everything for the betterment of the game, creating better people and stronger communities.

VISION

To be the leaders in community sport.

VALUES

PASSIONATEPassion for the game of hockey drives our volunteers, coaches, players and their families.

COMMUNITYHockey lives deep throughout Canada. Our sport plays a critical Hockey lives deep throughout Canada. Our sport plays a critical role in building stronger, healthier communities. We understand the values instilled through hockey helps build lifelong relationships, character, self-esteem and good citizens.

LEADERSHIPWe work in partnership with Hockey Canada, our leagues and member Minor Hockey Associations to create Canada’s best minor hockey experience and grow the game. We must lead and administer the sport with a service focused mindset and a compassion for everyone who gives their time.

HONEST & APPROACHABLEHONEST & APPROACHABLEIn serving our hockey community of more than 90,000 players in 223 member Minor Hockey Associations, we oversee important issues and do so with honesty, integrity and openness in the best interest of our game.

TELL OUR STORYEnhance our member value proposition.4

ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENTTransform the organization to deliver on strategic initiatives while meeting our mission.3

REVENUE GENERATIONDiversify revenue generation to better support our strategies and organizational effectiveness.2

GROW THE GAMEEnsure hockey continues to be the sport of choice for active families in Ontario by investing in programs that focus on the recruitment of new players and the retention of existing players.

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

• Inventory existing programs & best practices to find new players.• Build & execute a transitional program template for the First Shift Program. • Simplify the path to get into & stay in the game.• Increase Recreational Hockey program footprint.• • Review Representative Hockey programs.• Assist in the delivery of the Try Hockey Program. • Consistency in scheduling Non-traditional hockey program delivery.• Invest in finding out why players are leaving the game with a focus on Novice & Bantam age groups.• Define seasonal structure for each age group.• • Regional House League structure/regional program/advancement.

HOW WE WILL ACHIEVE THIS:

GROW THE GAMEEnsure hockey continues to be the sport of choice for active families in Ontario by investing in programs that focus on the recruitment of new players and the retention of existing players.

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• Increase in total participation by 5%.• Engage 10% of First Shift Program Associations to implement transitional 'second shift' program.• Deliver a communications package to Associations to attract new players.• Complete review of each category by 2021 to implement recommendations.• Interact with 5 sport bodies to determine best practices.• Connect with 50 schools through the Try Hockey Program.• Create a toolbox for associations to access non-traditional hockey programming templates.• Implement Hockey Canada pathways.•• Deliver a value added Recreational Hockey program.

HOW WE WILL MEASURE SUCCESS:

REVENUE GENERATIONDiversify revenue generation to better support our strategies and organizational effectiveness.2

• Deliver $500,000 in new revenue.• Secure two funding grants to grow programming capacity.• Reduction of 5% on identified activities/processes cost.

HOW WE WILL MEASURE SUCCESS:

• Grow business development partnerships.• Access grant opportunities.• Financial responsibility.

HOW WE WILL ACHIEVE THIS:

ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENTTransform the OMHA to deliver on strategic initiatives while meeting our mission.3

• Create a comprehensive Organization chart.• Define roles & responsibilities for entire oranization chart.

HOW WE WILL MEASURE SUCCESS:

• Clearly define boundaries. • Governance review of the structure of the OMHA.

HOW WE WILL ACHIEVE THIS:

TELL OUR STORYEnhance our member value proposition.4

• Build & deliver a communications tool to promote benefits of membership.• Build & deliver a Model Minor Hockey Association Program.• Identify all non-sanctioned programs.

HOW WE WILL MEASURE SUCCESS:

• Define & promote benefits to membership.• Model Minor Hockey Association Program.• Recruit non-sanctioned programs.

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