Step onto the ice confident in your ability to encourage participation amongst your athletes while helping them have fun!

This Coach 1 - Intro to Coach clinic is tailored for the coach who will be coaching U7, U8 or U9.

The Coach 1 - Intro to Coach Clinic focuses on getting your players moving in the right way and enjoying themselves while introducing them to the sport of hockey. You will also learn the fundamentals of fitness and how to be a positive role model to your athletes. 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The program is based with the players’ development in mind, starting with basic, technical skills. Upon completing this clinic you will be trained to: 

• Use HOCKEY CANADA resources to plan on/off-ice activities; 
• Communicate effectively with players, parents, officials and league administrators;
• Encourage participants and work within fair play guidelines; 
• Conduct safe, effective and age appropriate on-ice practice drills; 
• Apply an ethical decision making process. 

CLINIC STRUCTURE

All Team Officials are required to Complete the *HU - Planning a Safe Return to Hockey.

The *Coach 1 - Intro to Coach Qualification will be delivered as follows:

Step 1:

Register for the Hockey University *HU - ONLINE Coach 1 / Coach 2 course. Upon registration, the embedded Hockey University link can be found in your Clinic information email. This 4-hour online course must be completed in order to register for the *Coach 1 - Intro to Coach Qualification clinic.

Note: If you already have the Hockey University *HU - ONLINE Coach 1 / Coach 2 course, you are not required to take it again.

Step 2:

Register for the *Coach 1 – Intro to Coach Qualification clinic.

EVALUATION & CERTIFICATION

Upon completion of this clinic you will be considered ‘Trained’. Coach 1 'Certified' status is not required at any level of hockey in the OMHA.