Coaching Courses

What Do I Need? Where Do I Sign Up? What Do I Have?

Confed Hockey encourages our Coaches and Assts to take all the courses offered and will reimburse for completed courses for anyone that is on one of our Team Rosters.

So – What Do I Need? As A Coach? As An Asst?

RIS Coaches must be completed prior to being on the bench or the ice. All other Coaching Courses required must be completed by November 15.

U7-Discovery

  • ALL Team Officials (Coach or Asst Coach) Must have online RIS Coaches Course
  • Minimum of One Team Official (Coach or Asst Coach)  per 10 Players must have online Safety Course
  • Minimum of One Team Official (Head Coach and at minimum of one Asst Coach)  per 10 Players must have both:
     - Online Hockey Canada Coach 1 & U7 Player Pathway
     - In Person Hockey Alberta Coach 1 - Intro to Hockey (was Coach 1 - Intro to Coach).


U7-JR Timbits

  • ALL Team Officials (Coach or Asst Coach) Must have online RIS Coaches Course
  • Minimum of One Team Official (Coach or Asst Caoch) per 10 Players must have online Safety Course
  • Minimum of One Team Official (Head Coach and at minimum of one Asst Coach)  per 10 Players must have both:
     - Online Hockey Canada Coach 1 & U7 Player Pathway
     - In Person Hockey Alberta Coach 1 - Intro to Hockey (was Coach 1 - Intro to Coach).


U7-SR Timbits

  • ALL Team Officials (Coach or Asst Coach) Must have online RIS Coaches Course
  • Minimum of One Team Official (Coach or Asst Coach) per 10 Players must have online Safety Course
  • Minimum of One Team Official (Head Coach and at minimum of one Asst Coach)  per 10 Players must have both:
     - Online Hockey Canada Coach 1 & U7 Player Pathway
     - In Person Hockey Alberta Coach 1 - Intro to Hockey (was Coach 1 - Intro to Coach).


U9

  • ALL Team Officials (Coach or Asst Coach) Must have online RIS Coaches Course
  • Minimum of One Team Official (Coach or Asst Coach) per 10 Players must have online Safety Course
  • Minimum of One Team Official (Head Coach and at minimum of one Asst Coach)  per 10 Players must have both:
     - Online Hockey Canada Coach 1 & U9 Player Pathway
     - In Person Hockey Alberta Coach 1 - Intro to Hockey (was Coach 1 - Intro to Coach).

**Recommended to take online Hockey Canada Skills - Checking and  Hockey Alberta - Intro to Principles of Checking as will be required for Head Coaches in U11 and up



U11

  • ALL Team Officials (Coach or Asst Coach) Must have online RIS Coaches Course
  • One Team Official  (Coach or Asst Coach) must have Safety, Confed Hockey recommends 2
  • HEAD COACH needs Coach 2 – Coach Level, needs Checking Skills/Instructional Stream, can have Safety
    - Online Hockey Canada Coach 2 and U11 Player Pathway and Hockey
    - In Person Hockey Alberta - Coach 2 - Minor Leagues and Hockey Alberta  Intro to Principles of Checking
  • ASST COACH recommended to have all the same requirements of Head Coach at U11



U13

  • ALL Team Officials (Coach or Asst Coach) Must have online RIS Coaches Course
  • One Team Official  (Coach or Asst Coach) must have Safety, Confed Hockey recommends 2
  • HEAD COACH needs Coach 2 – Coach Level, needs Checking Skills/Instructional Stream, can have Safety
    - Online Hockey Canada Coach 2 and U13 Player Pathway and Hockey
    - In Person Hockey Alberta - Coach 2 - Minor Leagues and Hockey Alberta  Intro to Principles of Checking
  • ASST COACH recommended to have all the same requirements of Head Coach at U13


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