Player Development Committee

The Player Development Committee (PDC) is a standing committee of volunteers consisting of eleven (11) members, each serving two year terms. Interested members are to apply to the President and the PDC Chair on an annual basis. Applications are due at the end of February; new members or re-elected members will be recommended from the PDC each year in March and submitted to the Board of Directors for a vote at the March meeting, and take office in April. This committee will be overseen by the Director(s) of Hockey for the association.

The Player Development Committee’s mission is to provide oversight of the hockey program. It is committed to improving the skills of each and every player within the River Lakes Hockey Association. The PDC must devote equal time, attention and effort to provide the best possible learning environment for each skater and each level of play.  The PDC orchestrates player development, selection of coaches, on-ice instruction, and execution of evaluations/player placement.

To ensure the committee represents the whole of the association, the following criteria apply to all selections:

• The committee shall emphasize diversity, representing a variety of school districts within the River Lakes Hockey, Inc. geographical area.  These areas are defined as Albany Avon; Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa; Eden Valley Watkins; New London Spicer; Paynesville, and ROCORI. 
• It shall be the goal of the PDC that each gender-based competitive level of play (Bantam, Peewee, Squirt, 15U, 12U and 10U) be represented by at least one committee member.  Based on their children’s association enrollment, a member may represent two levels of play.  It is the preference of the Board of Directors that no more than three members represent the same level of play.
• Term length shall be two years.  Members may serve consecutive terms. 
• The PDC chair is selected by the PDC committee who then recommends their selection to the Board of Directors for a vote of approval. The PDC chair must have been a member of the PDC for at least one year before serving as the PDC chair.
• The members of this committee shall have a strong hockey background and meet the requirements of Minnesota Hockey and USA Hockey.