Coaching Application
Welcome Coaches to the 2024-2025 season!
We want to thank all coaches that coached at all levels last year and hope to see you all applying this year.
All applications are due by August 19, 2024.
Application Process
We encourage all WCYHA members who would like to apply for coaching to do so.
Coaches at the 4U-8U levels
Those coaches looking to coach should apply, as on-ice help is extremely crucial to development and practice coverage. We prescribe to the “all hands on deck” approach for these levels.
4U-8U coaches can start on their certification requirements right away.
Coaches at the 10U-14U levels
Applying puts your name on the list and does not necessarily guarantee you will be selected to be a rostered or skill night coach. All applicants should complete their SafeSport and Background check.
Once all applications have been received, the Director of Hockey and the Coaching Director will confer to identify head coaches and skill night coaches for 10U-14U.
All selected 10U-14U head and skill coaches will then be notified to complete their USA Hockey age module and any USA Hockey Coaching level course coaching requirements.
Rostered assistant coaches, practice coaches, and off-ice coaches will be selected by the head coach after tryouts. Those selected coaches will also be notified to complete their USA Hockey registration and other coaching requirements.
Coaching Options
Application options are a head coach, assistant coach, skills night only, or Off-ice coach.
Head Coach: Primary coach of a travel team (10u-14u), plans team practices, rostered bench coach.
Assistant Coach: Rostered bench coach, assisting head coach with practices and team development. 2-3 assistant coaches will be selected per team at head coach's discretion.
Skills Night: Should have high hockey knowledge and ability to adapt drills for skill groups, identify, instruct and correct bad habits.
Practice Coach: A non-rostered coach available to help at team practices. Head coaches will be notified of all practice coaches available to their team.
Off-Ice coach: A new option that the head coach can use, in exchange for a 3rd assistant on the bench, for any off-ice training (shooting room time), video collection and classroom help, or locker room help.
Volunteer Hours
10U thru 14U
- Rostered Coach: 30 hours (max. 4 coaches per team)
- Non-Rostered Coach (Practice, Skill night, or Off-Ice): 15 hours
8U
- 8u Lead Coach: 30 hours
- 8u Coaches: 15 hours
- Selected Travel Coach: additional 5 hours
4U & 6U
- 4u & 6u On-Ice Coach: Full credit (appropriate to level)
Coaches with multiple levels will only be credited with the highest level they are coaching. (Ex. Coaching 6u and Rostered coach at 10U will receive 30 hours for coaching.)
Certifications
For all coaches selected at the Mini-Mite level and above (Ice and Ice-Lynx); you need to complete the following:
- Register with USA Hockey as a coach (membership.usahockey.com/)
- Complete Safe Sport certification by the start of the season (https://courses.usahockey.com/public)
- The SafeSport Training and Refresher Training are each valid for one season.
- Complete the age appropriate module by the start of the season (usahockey.com/agespecificmodules)
- Complete your background screening by the start of the season (https://courses.usahockey.com/public)
- Screenings are valid for two seasons
- Complete your coaching clinic by 12/31/24 (usahockey.com/coachingclinics)
- Both virtual clinics and in-person clinics are available.
Intro to Hockey, Little Ice/Lynx & Mighty-Mite coaches only need to complete Safe Sport training and the Background Screening.
Coaches at the Mini-Mite and Mite levels may remain at Level 1 (or their current level) as long as that is the only level they are coaching, even if their certification has expired.
Related USA Hockey Links for Coaching requirements:
2024-2025
2024-2025 COACHING APPLICATION
Please complete this registration by August 19, 2024, to be considered for a coaching position for the 2024-2025 season.
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