Coaching Information

All coaches must enter USA Hockey’s Coaching Education Program at Level 1, and must continue their education each year until they achieve Level 4. A coach may attend only one certification clinic per year (not including age-specific requirements). Coaches who do not coach in continuous years must re-enter the program at the next level when they resume coaching responsibilities.

In addition to the training in the paragraph above, coaches must also complete age-specific training components specific to the level of play they are coaching, if they have not already taken that component. This requirement applies to all coaches at all levels, 1 through 5. Coaches may complete more than one age-specific component in any given season. Once you have completed a level (8U, 10U, etc.) you do not have to take that one again the following season. 

Below are links for items. 6U and older need to complete all items. Instructional coaches only need USA Hockey Membership, Background Screen, and Safesport.