SHA COACHING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM (revised January 2007)

Minimum Coaching Certification Level required:

Level of Hockey

Head Coach

Assistant Coach(es)

Initiation Program (6 yrs of age and under Intro to Coach ~ IP (must have) Intro to Coach ~ IP (must have)
Novice IP or Coach IP or Coach
Atom Coach Coach
Pee Wee CoachCoach
BantamCoachCoach
MidgetCoach Coach

Certification Deadlines

All required certifications must be obtained by February 1st of the current season.

All Team Officials registered (with the exception of stick boys/girls under the age of sixteen (16) must have attended a Speak Out! Workshop by February 1 of the current season.

At least one team official listed as a coach on a minor hockey team must attend a Bodychecking clinic by February 1 of the current season.  (Female Minor coaches and Initiation coaches are exempt as no bodychecking allowed in these divisions)


Please Note:  If you have just moved to Saskatchewan and have taken a Coaching clinic, Speak Out clinic or any clinic from a different province, your certification will qualify here.  Please contact your old Branch office and ask them to transfer your certification to Saskatchewan Hockey Association office.