Summary of new CEP requirements for coaches which will be effective for the 2012-13 season.
There are four requirements for coaches:
- Register with USA Hockey as a Player/Coach (only one registration required for both).
- Submit a CORI form to Earl Corey at .
- Comply with Coaching Education Program requirements – Coaching Level Clinics
Coaching Level Clinics
1st year coach – must take Level 1 classroom ($40) – Good for 1 season.
2nd year coaching – must take Level 2 classroom($40) – Good for 1 season.
3rd year coaching – must take Level 3 classroom ($40) – Good for 2 seasons.
4th year coaching – MAY take Level 4 classroom.
5th year coaching – MAY take Level 4 classroom or must take the Level 3 Track 1 online re-certification. – Good for 2 seasons.
6th year coaching – MAY take Level 4 classroom.
7th year coaching – MAY take Level 4 classroom or must take the Level 3 Track 2 online re-certification.
8th year coaching – MAY take Level 4 classroom.
9th year coaching – MUST take Level 4 classroom.
You may only take one classroom level clinic a year.
After the third year, coaches of Tier I and Tier II (National Tournament Bound) 14U, 16U and 18U/19U teams must complete Level 4 in their fourth year. All other coaches may take the Level 4 clinic the fourth or subsequent year. For all other coaches who do not wish to attend the Level 4 clinic in their fourth year, the initial Level 3 classroom clinic will be valid for TWO YEARS only, not three as in our current system. Once that expires, you must take the Level 3 Track 1 online re-certification. That will be good for TWO YEARS only. Once that expires, you must take the Level 3 Track 2 online re-certification. That will be good for TWO YEARS only. Once that expires, you must take the Level 4 clinic. No exceptions. Note: the current online re-certification course is Track 1. If you have already completed that, you will need to take Track 2 the next time you re-certify online.
- Comply with Coaching Education Program requirements – Age-Specific Online Modules
Age-Specific Online Modules($10 each, available September 1)
In addition to the Level clinics above, you must also take these online modules according to the age group you are coaching. For example, if you are coaching a mite team and a peewee team next year, you must go online and complete the mite module and the peewee module. There are no requirements for re-certification at this time. Level 4 and 5 coaches must also comply. There is no limit to the number of age-specific modules that you can take in a year.
Grandfathering in the new coaching education program only allows you to enter the program at your current level, it does not exempt you from any of the requirements going forward.