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Lubicon · 06-02-2017, 03:53 PM

For Alberta, coaching certification requirements can be found here
https://www.hockeyalberta.ca/coaches...-requirements/

I only coach community level hockey so it's fairly basis (Coach Level/Speak Out, Respect in Sport, Safety (ie First Aid type stuff), and Checking Skills. If you coach higher levels then you need some additional high performance type certification.

Honestly the certification (in my opinion) has very little to do with coaching skills (other than checking skills). Sadly most of it has to do with how to stay out of trouble or in others words stuff like bullying, harassment, respect etc. Unfortunately that seems to be part of the coaching world now and the other ongoing thread about the high school phys-ed teacher is a perfect example of why. Fortunately most of the minor hockey organizations are very good at providing their coaches with material, drills, plans, ideas, guidance etc. on actually coaching skills and all stuff on ice. There is good training there and a gold mine of on line resources.

06-02-2017, 03:53 PM	#5
Lubicon Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2015 Exp:	For Alberta, coaching certification requirements can be found here https://www.hockeyalberta.ca/coaches...-requirements/ I only coach community level hockey so it's fairly basis (Coach Level/Speak Out, Respect in Sport, Safety (ie First Aid type stuff), and Checking Skills. If you coach higher levels then you need some additional high performance type certification. Honestly the certification (in my opinion) has very little to do with coaching skills (other than checking skills). Sadly most of it has to do with how to stay out of trouble or in others words stuff like bullying, harassment, respect etc. Unfortunately that seems to be part of the coaching world now and the other ongoing thread about the high school phys-ed teacher is a perfect example of why. Fortunately most of the minor hockey organizations are very good at providing their coaches with material, drills, plans, ideas, guidance etc. on actually coaching skills and all stuff on ice. There is good training there and a gold mine of on line resources.