2007 - 2008 Coaches Survey Results

Evaluations and Convening

In this subject category we received a very favorable feedback on the enormously large effort the our volunteer coaches do here.

Reset assured that we will always to be looking to improve the Evaluations and Convening process. Improvements are made each season and then reviewed.

Coaching At Meadowvale

The coaching part of the survey was divided up into three parts:

Teaching - 88.5 % rated the Teaching skills of Meadowvale coaches as above average.
Organization - This again was very positive with 90.0 % of the survey respondents indicating that Meadowvale's coaches were above average in their organization skills.
Leadership - This is where Meadowvale coaches excelled: 95.5 % of survey respondents thought that the Leadership skills of Meadowvale’s coaches were above average.

Conclusions
Overall, the participation and feedback from the survey was overwhelmingly positive. It did not matter which division you were in or at which skill level. We received a balanced return rate resulting in a good cross reference. As a whole, survey respondents felt that 97.8 % of Meadowvale coaches were at or above average with an overall satisfaction rate with Meadowvale of 96.4 %. This is a fantastic news considering that Meadowvale is the largest association in Mississauga, and all of our Coaches, Assistant Coaches, Trainers, Managers and Board Members are volunteers. Common concerns about Meadowvale's policies and procedures have been added to our FAQ web page.

http://www.meadowvalehockey.com/faq.htm

Wrap Up
Have any constructive ideas on how things can be improved? Would you like to get involved? Don’t have the time! Then think of all the hours that your coaches, staff members, board of directors put in each season. All of these hours are volunteered. No one receives any compensation for travel expense, meal allowances, free enrollment, etc. All time and expenses are volunteered to make your hockey experience better.
Meadowvale is always looking for volunteers. You can help out by being a Head Coach, applications are available each season just after the New Year on the web site. Or if you are interested in helping out on a team please contact the Head Coach to offer your services. Meadowvale does provide reimbursement for all training costs.
The Meadowvale Board is always looking for eager volunteers to help out. The time to get involved is at the AGM held at the end of the season. This year’s AGM is April 30; details will be on the web site soon. Just sent an e-mail to the President president@meadowvalehockey.com asking that your name be added to the ballot for the Board of Director election at the AGM.
So why not get involved?