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Coach Registration

STEP ONE: USA Hockey Registration

CLICK HERE to complete the USA Hockey Registration. You will need the USA Hockey confirmation number to complete your background screening and CIHA registration. Cost is $40 plus any affiliate fees.

STEP TWO: MN Background Screening

 Click Here to complete the MN Hockey Background Screening. USA Hockey is now screening coaches nationally every TWO years.

The form is completed electronically via MN Hockey.  A confirmation number will be sent to you via email upon completion.

CLICK HERE to verify the status of your background screening.

STEP THREE: SafeSport Training

CLICK HERE to complete the SafeSport Training.

ALL COACHES are required to complete the SafeSport Training program every two years.  You must have the SafeSport Training completed by December 31.

STEP FOUR: Certification Clinic

CLICK HERE to register and attend the required Coaching Certification Clinic. (Cost is $40 plus any lunch fees if applicable) You can only attend one clinic per season. (The coaching clinic season for Levels 1-3 officially runs from September 1 to December 31.)

STEP FIVE: Online Age-Specific Module

CLICK HERE to complete the online Age-Specific Module for the age level of play you are coaching. (Cost is $10 per module) (The online modules are available from September 1 to December 31.)

STEP SIX: Concussion Training

CLICK HERE to complete the online Concussion Training. The first form the coach must fill out and attach the certificate of completion. That certificate can also come from another concussion course they may have completed if they coached this past spring, summer or fall. A coach is not participate in any team activities until the registrar has the form and certificate in hand. The concussion training will be required every season.

STEP SEVEN: Coach Registration