Co-Ed Changing Policy
The Ajax Pickering Summer Hockey League follows the Hockey Canada Policy on Co-Ed change rooms (see below) with one additional option.
"Female Players under 11 may elect to change in the designated Female Change room but no males may enter the room under any circumstances."
HOCKEY CANADA CO-ED DRESSING ROOM POLICY
The following is the policy of Hockey Canada with respect to co-ed dressing:
Hockey Canada firmly believes in accommodating both genders in our great
game. We further believe in balancing this goal with the safety, privacy, modesty
and wishes of ALL our members without compromising the aspects of
camaraderie, social integration and bonding inherent in a team sport. This policy
attempts to meet all these goals while providing a safe and respectful
environment for our participants.
1. Hockey Canada stresses the importance of coaches in ensuring both
male and female players have equal access to pre and post team
sessions and to all team related activities.
2. Hockey Canada recognizes the physical limitations of some facilities and
encourages our members to work with local facility management to ensure
that appropriate changing facilities are available to both genders.
3. Hockey Canada allows co-ed dressing room situations to exist at the
Initiation Program, Novice and Atom levels, 5-10 years of age provided
participants in a co-ed situation either arrive in full equipment or wear at a
minimum gym shorts or long underwear as well as a full t-shirt (no tank
tops) all of which must be in good condition and without holes/tears.
4. At the Pee-Wee (11 years old) level and above the following conditions
will apply in all co-ed team environments:
- Females and males will change in separate rooms
- Both genders shall congregate in one dressing room fully
prepared to participate in the game/practice not more than
15 minutes prior to the scheduled ice time unless otherwise
indicated (to be there earlier) by the coaching staff.
- The lesser represented gender shall depart the dressing
room not more than 15 minutes after the game/practice
unless otherwise indicated (to stay longer) by the coaching
staff.
- The gender in the majority shall not begin changing,
helmets, gloves and skates excepted, prior to the departure
of the lesser represented gender.
- When necessary, due to facility limitations, dressing and
showering shall be done in shifts with the gender in the
majority dressing and showering first. Once the room with
shower facilities has been fully vacated the lesser
represented gender may use the shower facilities.
It is the belief of Hockey Canada that these provisions adequately address issues
of team unity/camaraderie and provide for the modesty/privacy of all participants.
Note: Hockey Canada Branches that have mediated Human Rights settlements
within their Province/Territory with respect to specific co-ed dressing room
parameters are exempted from this policy within their jurisdictions and may
continue to adhere to previously mediated settlements.
"Female Players under 11 may elect to change in the designated Female Change room but no males may enter the room under any circumstances."
HOCKEY CANADA CO-ED DRESSING ROOM POLICY
The following is the policy of Hockey Canada with respect to co-ed dressing:
Hockey Canada firmly believes in accommodating both genders in our great
game. We further believe in balancing this goal with the safety, privacy, modesty
and wishes of ALL our members without compromising the aspects of
camaraderie, social integration and bonding inherent in a team sport. This policy
attempts to meet all these goals while providing a safe and respectful
environment for our participants.
1. Hockey Canada stresses the importance of coaches in ensuring both
male and female players have equal access to pre and post team
sessions and to all team related activities.
2. Hockey Canada recognizes the physical limitations of some facilities and
encourages our members to work with local facility management to ensure
that appropriate changing facilities are available to both genders.
3. Hockey Canada allows co-ed dressing room situations to exist at the
Initiation Program, Novice and Atom levels, 5-10 years of age provided
participants in a co-ed situation either arrive in full equipment or wear at a
minimum gym shorts or long underwear as well as a full t-shirt (no tank
tops) all of which must be in good condition and without holes/tears.
4. At the Pee-Wee (11 years old) level and above the following conditions
will apply in all co-ed team environments:
- Females and males will change in separate rooms
- Both genders shall congregate in one dressing room fully
prepared to participate in the game/practice not more than
15 minutes prior to the scheduled ice time unless otherwise
indicated (to be there earlier) by the coaching staff.
- The lesser represented gender shall depart the dressing
room not more than 15 minutes after the game/practice
unless otherwise indicated (to stay longer) by the coaching
staff.
- The gender in the majority shall not begin changing,
helmets, gloves and skates excepted, prior to the departure
of the lesser represented gender.
- When necessary, due to facility limitations, dressing and
showering shall be done in shifts with the gender in the
majority dressing and showering first. Once the room with
shower facilities has been fully vacated the lesser
represented gender may use the shower facilities.
It is the belief of Hockey Canada that these provisions adequately address issues
of team unity/camaraderie and provide for the modesty/privacy of all participants.
Note: Hockey Canada Branches that have mediated Human Rights settlements
within their Province/Territory with respect to specific co-ed dressing room
parameters are exempted from this policy within their jurisdictions and may
continue to adhere to previously mediated settlements.