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Get Certified to Coach This Season!

By Minnesota Hockey, 09/14/18, 3:45PM CDT

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USA Hockey and Minnesota Hockey take pride in being leaders across all youth sports in developing coaches through education, training and communication of best practices. The USA Hockey Coaching Education Program (CEP), led by Minnesota’s State and District Coach-in-Chiefs, hosts nearly 100 coaching clinics each year with the goal of ensuring youth hockey coaches in Minnesota are prepared to create a safe and positive learning environment for all participants. 

If you’re interested in coaching this season, here’s a check list of requirements you will need to complete. 

1. Register with USA Hockey

2. CEP Clinics

Dates, times and locations for over 40 CEP clinics are now available on the USA Hockey website, with more to be added soon. Clinics will be held through December at locations around Minnesota.  Remember, coaches must attend one clinic each year until they at least reach a Level 3 certification by USA Hockey, and they must attend a clinic prior to December 31st. To find a clinic near you, click here.

3. Age-Specific Online Modules

USA Hockey’s age-specific coaching modules provide coaches with everything they need to know for their team’s age group.  The modules for the 2018-19 season are available now.  Coaches must complete the appropriate module(s) for their age level(s) prior to taking the ice.  Once completed, the age modules do not expire.

4. Screening and SafeSport

Coaches are required to complete the online Minnesota Hockey background screening and SafeSport Training every two seasons.  Both the screening and SafeSport training must be completed prior to stepping on the ice with your team.

5. Concussion Training

All coaches are required to receive training regarding concussions at least once every two seasons.  Each coach shall complete and provide a coach concussion acknowledgement form to the association prior to participating in any team activities. Training can be completed through USA Hockey’s online age modules, the Center for Disease Control, the National Federation of State High School Associations, or training provided through other youth sport programs.

TWO GOALIE COACHING CLINICS SCHEDULED IN September

Two USA Hockey Coaching Education Program (CEP) High Performance Bronze Level Goaltender Development Clinics, designed to teach youth hockey coaches of all skill levels how to effectively work with and develop goalies, are scheduled for September 29 at Cullen Sports Center (formerly Moorhead Youth Hockey Arena) in Moorhead and September 30 at the Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center.

The clinics include classroom presentations and on-ice sessions where participants will have the opportunity to try various goalie-specific skating movements and assist in running a goalie development session with local goalies. 

For more details, including information on CEP credit, click here

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