Locker Room Policy

Player Expectations: 

The use of team locker rooms is a privilege, not a right. Team(s) or individual team member(s) will be asked to remove gear, leave the locker room, and potentially face additional consequences if their behavior does not meet Warroad Youth Hockey and/or USA Hockey SafeSport policy expectations (*See USA Hockey SafeSport Program Handbook, updated January 3, 2023). Those consequences will be determined by the specific offense and the discretion of the team coach following guidelines set forth by the Warroad Youth Hockey Board. Expectations include, but are not limited to: 

• Only USA Hockey/WYH registered players are allowed in the locker rooms. 

• No physical misconduct such as fighting, slapping, boxing, wrestling, confinement, or other similar physical contact in the locker rooms that may constitute bullying, hazing, or harassment. 

• No verbal or emotional misconduct such as taunting, name-calling, or the use of ethnic, racial, or cultural slurs. 

• Display respectful language and behavior to coaches, managers, and teammates, on and off the ice. 

• Players should respect the rink and keep their assigned locker rooms clean. Throw away garbage, flush toilets, and store their gear appropriately (hanging items in stalls when possible). 

• No food/eating allowed in the locker rooms. 

• Leave others’ gear alone! Do not hide, damage, or remove others’ property from the locker room without their consent. 

• Absolutely NO cell phone use inside the locker rooms. 

• Players are NOT to be in locker rooms unattended. A monitor must be present. This may be anywhere from 30-45 minutes before a practice or game (Coach’s discretion).