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Coaches Education Program (CEP)

USA Hockey Coach Education Program (CEP)

USA Hockey and the Coaching Education Program require both certification and registration to be eligible to coach. Registration is done online on a yearly basis at www.usahockey.com. Certification is also required.

A few basic steps are as follows:

  • Find, register and attend the required certification clinic. You can only attend one clinic per season. A current list of clinics can be found by clicking here (The coaching clinic season for Levels 1-3 officially runs from September 1 to December 31): https://coursesearch.usahockey.com/
  • Complete the online age-specific module(s) for the age level of play you are coaching. Age-specific module only needs to be completed ONE time. (The online modules are only available from September 1 to December 31.)
  • Must attend the required clinic and complete the necessary online age-specific module(s) by December 31 of the current playing season to continue coaching on January 1.

View more details about USA Hockey's Coaches Education Program.