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Coaches & Player Development

STEPS TO BECOME A COACH WITH LHA:

Most importantly, thank you for all your time.  The players and association greatly appreciate it.

BEFORE STEPPING ON THE ICE: 

1. You must register yourself as a COACH with USA Hockey.  There is a $47 charge for the registration and to be provided with your own 14 digit registration number.

a) Go to USAHockey.com  and click "Register Now"

b) Click on “REGISTER NOW” and follow the prompts

c) Once complete, you will receive your USA Hockey #. You will need this for our Coaching Application.

d) Fill out the LHA Coaching Application

NOTE: If you did not have your USA Hockey number when you completed the Coaching Application, please email your USA Hockey number to Administrator as soon as this is completed (no later than October 1, 2023)

2.  Complete a USA Hockey Background Screening. The cost of this is $30 (Anyone that has lived outside of the USA in the past 7 years will be required to complete a more detailed screening, costing $150). This screening will be good for TWO seasons.

PLEASE NOTE: The current processing time of the background screening is 10-14 days. You will not be allowed to be added to a team roster or step on the ice with your team until this screening is complete. 

3. Complete the USA Hockey Safe Sport Training. This is required every year. 

PLEASE NOTE: You will not be allowed to be added to a team roster or step on the ice with your team until this training is complete.

4. Complete the Online Age-Specific Modules for the level(s) that you plan to coach. The cost per module is $20.

PLEASE NOTE: You will not be allowed to be added to a team roster or step on the ice with your team until this training is complete.

5. Begin the Coaching Certification Process. You can find more information by Clicking Here

When you are complete with all of your requirements, you may submit your receipts for USA Hockey Registration, Background Screening, and Modules to receipts@lakevillehockey.org for reimbursement of costs incurred.

If you are a returning coach and need to renew or continue your Level Certification, you MUST have this completed by December 31, 2023 or you will be redlined for the remainder of the season. There are no exceptions to this rule. 

Not sure what you need?  Check here ---> CEP# List

The results will summarize your CEP level, age modules and expiration dates.

** If you are coaching Mites or Mite Preps, you can have an expired Level certification.  This is the only level that will allow you to coach with an expired certification.  You do however have to complete the mite module, Concussion Training, Safe Sport and Background screening if you haven't already.

 

2023-24 Coaching Application

Please use the link below to complete your online coaching application for the 2023-24 season.  If you have a USA Hockey number already (its alpha numeric with the last few characters being part of your last name) please enter it during the registration. 

If you have not yet registered with USA Hockey, this will be REQUIRED if you are selected as a coach. By October 31, 2023 you must complete the following requirements:

  • Register for a 2023-2024 USA Hockey number
  • Complete any required USA Hockey coaching certification courses
  • Complete age appropriate module(s)
  • Complete your SafeSport Certification (required annually)
  • Complete your USA Hockey Background check (required annually)

Failure to complete ALL of these requirements by October 31st will result in your removal as a coach and inability to participate in team practices and games.

The Registration "Coaches & Player Development" is not currently available.

LHA Background Screening

Lakeville Hockey Association and MN Hockey requires any and all persons involved with the organization to submit a background screening. This includes ALL members of the LHA Board, Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Team Managers.

If you did NOT complete a background check with USA Hockey last year you will need to complete another background check. If you are not sure when your background check was completed, please email registrar@lakevillehockey.org your USA Hockey Number and we will check for you.

You can complete the background check here:  https://www.usahockey.com/backgroundscreen

Background screenings only need to be completed every 2 years. 

NOTE:  In order to be on the ice, bench or roster, your name must show up on the Cleared List.

SafeSport Program Training

USA Hockey has rolled out a new program for all USA Hockey registered coaches, officials, employees and volunteers called Safesport.  There is no cost to this training. The training is comprised of short video segments that take approximately 90 minutes to complete.  You do not have to complete the entire 90 minutes at one time, you can break it down into sessions.  The training must be completed before you will be added to a team roster or any interaction with the players.

The SafeSport Training is required every year. If you did the SafeSport Training for last season you will only need to complete the refresher course. The refresher only takes about 15 minutes. When you log in to SafeSport, it will tell you which course you need.

Go to the training website -->  SafeSport Program Training

Under “dashboard”, click on the “click here to view your completed courses”


COACHING CLINICS

Need to find a coaching clinic to attend to obtain or renew your Level Certification.  Click here  --->  Coaching Clinics

AGE SPECIFIC MODULES

Need to complete an age specific module?  Modules only need to be completed one time during your coaching career (rules as of now).

USA Hockey Modules -->  Modules

LHA Coach Documents

LHA Coaches please make sure to also check out these resources for our tips and player development: