Coaching Requirements
USA HOCKEY/MID-AM DISTRICT/CSHL (tjo-8-15-24)
COACHING REQUIREMENTS FOR 2024-25 SEASON
All requirements must be completed for ALL coaches (head & asst) before they may be added to a team roster except req. #5, which must be completed by Dec 31.
Requirements
1. Register as a coach with USA Hockey. Cost $51 ($46 to USAH and $5 to Mid Am). It takes about 15 mins all on-line. Good for 1 yr.
2. Complete the USA Hockey Background Screen Program. Cost $30. It takes about 30 minutes all on-line. Good for 2 years.
3. Complete the USA Hockey Safe Sport Program Training. Free. Must be taken every year. A person must first take the course known as “SafeSport Core Training,” which takes about 1-2 hours online. After that, a “SafeSport Refresher Course” is available each subsequent year for a person that has completed the SafeSport Core Training. The Refresher Course takes 30 minutes or less to complete.
4. Complete the USA Hockey Online Age-Specific Module (“ASM”) for the age level you are coaching. Cost $20/module. It takes approximately 6-7 hours, all on-line. An ASM only needs to be completed once per age level.
5. Complete the USA Hockey Coaching Education Program (“CEP”). Cost $60. All courses are on-line. It takes approximately 6-7 hours over two nights. There are 5 levels of the CEP starting at level 1 (entry level) and culminating at level 5, the highest level. A coach must enter CEP at level 1 and must continue his education with a coaching clinic every year until he achieves level 4. A coach may attend only one CEP per year. Once level 4 is achieved, a coach needs to take level 5 within 3 years or take 5 credit hours of continuing education every 3 years. Once level 5 is achieved, a coach needs to take 5 credit hours of continuing education every 3 years.
6. Complete the Ohio Concussion Training Module. Free. It takes about 1 hour, all on-line. Good for 3 years.
7. Comply with Ohio Lindsay’s Law on Sudden Cardiac Arrest (“SCA”). Watch the video. Read the coach information sheet. It takes about 20 min, all on-line. Good for 1 yr.
8. Wear a helmet for all on-ice activities. All ice hockey coaches must properly wear an approved ice hockey helmet during all on-ice sessions.
Coaching Resources
1. USA Hockey Mobile Coach Application.
2. USA Hockey Mobile Rulebook.
5. Cleveland Suburban Hockey League website.