We are very excited to kick off this year's newsletter, but we need your help to continue to make this a success and a valuable and worthwhile tool for everyone. I am putting out a call for content and your submission of story ideas and features for the various sections.
You’ve already seen what the content will include. However this year we need for you to be proactive in providing us information for Coaches' Corner, Team Spotlights and Tournament coverage and photos.
1.) Team managers, Board members, coaches and parents can submit story ideas/outline of what you propose you’d like featured or included in the newsletter. We’ll need you to provide contacts for us to talk to so that we can obtain additional information for the feature, if needed.
- Submit all story ideas and content to newsletter@omgha.com.
2.) Listed below are the sections of the newsletter, what they will feature and how you can get your team, article, tip, event, etc. included in the Hockey Timeout Newsletter. Attached is the Editorial Calendar for this year. Note the deadlines for information.
– Team spotlight: Feature teams and their highlights. We encourage the Team managers to work with parents in putting together a feature on their team and provide photos with captions, what is special and unique about the team, etc.? The editors will help in writing the articles, we just need the content. They don’t always have to be about winning a game but maybe overcoming some obstacle, team building highlights, awesome plays by the team, etc. See Editorial Calendar for the spotlight focus.
– Coaches Corner: Feature different coach/coaches in each issue with questions/answers. Team managers have coaches fill out the answers to questions and submit along with a photo. See Editorial Calendar for which level coach will be highlighted. Featured coaches will be based on submissions.
- How long have you been coaching hockey?
- What do you like best about coaching?
- Did you have a favorite coach(es) growing up and what did you like about them?
- Do you have a favorite success story with one of your kids you’ve coached?
- What advice do you give to your players on the first day of practice?
– Events: Tournament coverage and upcoming schedules. Team managers will need to send in any tournament scores to CONTACT on a timely basis to be included in the next month's issue. We also would like any fun/interesting highlights and photographs from the tournament to include in the newsletter.
– Announcements: Cover camps and clinics, concessions, MGCC ice events
– Board updates: Q&A, specific update items, priority information to share, meeting highlights, events
– Community Involvement, Volunteer and fundraising: Q&A, reminders, fundraising ideas/successes
– Tips: Got a good tip for others? Share it with us.