Coaching Requirements

First off, Thank you for volunteering your time to coach youth hockey! We appreciate all of you.

Below is the list of requirements for coaches and links to acquire them.

The following must be completed prior to participating in any team activities.

You cannot be added to a roster until they are completed.

1. USA Hockey Registration
2. USAH National Screening
3. Safe Sport Training
4. Age Specific Modules
5. PA Act 153 Clearances

Coaching Education Clinics you have until December 15th to complete

USA Hockey registration is required for all players and coaches who take the ice. This is effectively your insurance that helps cover medical expenses in the event of a hockey related injury.

All adult coaches, officials, board members, employees, volunteers, and anyone else who will have regular contact with, or authority over, athletes under the age of 18 are required to submit to a background screen before any such contact with those athletes.

Safe Sport is an online module to help coaches and volunteers become aware of the information necessary to help prevent abuse from occurring in our sport.

Coaches must complete the Age Specific Module for the age division being coached. Once completed, the coach does not have to repeat that particular Age Specific Module again again. 

 All volunteers in PA must satisfy the requirements of PA ACT 15 for child abuse screening/criminal background check. (clearances good for 60 months) 

When you have these returned to you, please email copies to registrar@altoonatrackershockey.com

For fingerprints please use code: 1KG6ZJ

• Coaching clinics will be posted in July. The dates of when future clinics will be posted can be found below in the listed release date chart.
• Coaches have until December 15 each season to complete their coaching clinic requirement. 
• Most clinics will be virtual (online) clinics.
• You can attend any clinic, hosted by any District/Affiliate across the country. 
• Clinics are first come, first serve, and are not guaranteed to have seats available if the class roster is at full capacity. 
• There will be a variety of available clinic dates and times which will fit to every coach's schedule. 
• If you're unsure about which Level coach clinic you need to complete this year, log-in to your coaching profile page to see what level coaching certification you are. In the coaching clinic section on your coaching profile page, you will see the next clinic you are supposed to complete. If you are a new coach with no certification, please check out the CEP flow chart under the requirements tab to see which clinic you need to take.
• Make sure you register for the correct clinic level that you need.
• Coaches can only take 1 clinic per season.