Coach Certification Requirements

Hockey Alberta is responsible for the training and development of coaches, including all NCCP levels, the Hockey Canada Safety Program and the Checking Skills Program. All coach clinics/qualifications (including Respect in Sport-Activity Leader and Police Information Check), as well as rostered team history, can be viewed on your Hockey Canada Registry 3.0 (Spordle) account.

For instructions on how to view your coaching qualifications/CRC on HCR 3.0 Spordle, please review this HCR3.0 Access Guide. If you coached with another association, or were a player yourself, and have an existing Hockey Canada Registry profile, please contact the Millwood's Hockey Registrar at seeraadmin@shaw.ca to provide your profile information.

Course Information:

• Coach 1 - Intro to Coach - This course is not only targeted to the inexperienced coach. This program shows coaches how to teach hockey's basic skills, while keeping the theme of their practices with an emphasis on fun and fundamentals.  Coach 1 reviews the basic tools they will need in the areas of leadership, communication, teaching skills, and lesson planning. All this is taught with the special considerations of the youngest athletes in mind.
• Coach 2 - Coach Level - Emphasizes basic skills and the importance of having players develop confidence, self-esteem and a love for the game.
• Checking - Will cover the basic tools to teach Checking skill acquisition to players. This includes the four skills of checking (tactical skating, body positioning, angling and stick checks), contact confidence, checking safety, checking skills drills, plus roles and responsibilities of the coach and players. An emphasis is placed on the basic checking skills, and the importance of having players develop confidence, respect, and an awareness of the checking process

SEERA Hockey will host in house clinics for next season for the following courses (dates and time TBD):

• ​Coach 1 - in-class and on-ice
• Coach 2 - in-class and on-ice
• Checking - in-class and on-ice

Note: When you register online please only complete the ONLINE Modules to start. There will be an in-person clinic you will need to attend as well. Dates will be emailed / posted when available.

Manuals with progressive practice plans are provided at each in-person clinic, these help to eliminate much of the planning necessary to ensure a fun and effective practice and remove much of the demand from coaches who often find themselves with little time to plan their practices.

To register for a coaches clinic and/or get more information visit the Hockey Alberta Coach Clinic Information page.

Coaches are also required to complete the Respect in Sport Activity Leader course. Please see the RIS Activity Leader page for more information. The RIS-Activity Leader certification must be valid for all coaches before they are allowed on the ice with a team, as you will not be rostered without this qualification.

Police Information Check

As is standard for all minor sports, ALL coaches must complete a Vulnerable Sector Police Information Check (aka PIC) in order to coach minor hockey. Please see the Police Check page for more information.

Course Fees Reimbursement:

Fees for required Coaching clinics will be reimbursed by Millwoods Hockey for courses taken during the season by ROSTERED team officials only. To be reimbursed, please complete the Coach Reimbursement Form and forward, along with copies of applicable receipts to the Registrar for review and subsequent approval.

Note:  Reimbursement requests will not be accepted after March 30 of the current season.

Please contact the Registrar for any questions.
Registrar: Kerri Bishop
Email: seeraadmin@shaw.ca