Requirements for Team Officials (Coaches, Trainers, Managers)
!!! IMPORTANT NOTE !!!
All bench staff must complete their certifications by November 1st or they will be removed from the bench due to lack of insurance. Uncertified and uninsured individuals are not allowed on the ice or the bench.
Returning CYO Coaches and Bench Staff
Please login using the same email as you have completed last year. Please note that police checks (Vulnerable Sector Checks) are only valid for 3 years. Year 1 requires the official document, if nothing has changed in Year 2 and Year 3, you only need to complete a waiver stating that nothing has changed.
New CYO Coaches and Bench Staff
You should have a Hockey Canada Registry (HCR) account already from when you registered your child. Use that same account to register yourself as a coach or bench staff from the link below. Do not create a new account. Select the position(s) desired based on your certifications. If you are both coach and trainer certified, choose both, do not register twice.
Further instructions with photos on how to register yourself as a member of the bench staff can be found here:
Coaches_and_Bench_Staff_Registration.
Minimum age requirements
The minimum age for certification is 16, and St Catharines Minor Hockey welcomes any of our U18 players who wish to help out in the younger divisions. Players must be
2 years older than the team with which they are the coach or trainer. Players need to be be an assistant coach or assistant trainer for one year before being allowed to take full responsibility for the team.
COACHES: U7, U9 - HOUSE LEAGUE AND RS ICEDOGS
- Hockey Canada Coach 1 - ONLINE COURSE $90 +tax
- Respect in Sport - Activity Leader - ONLINE COURSE $30
- OHF Gender Identity and Expression Course - ONLINE COURSE Free
- Police Vulnerable Sector Check - ONLINE SUBMISSION $30, Select "Volunteer with no monetary compensation". Once completed and you have the paper copy, scan and upload it to the OHF Vulnerable Sector Check website for your Hockey Canada Profile. NOTE: If your police screening asks you to provide a volunteer coaching letter, please email secretary@cyominorhockey.com.
COACHES: U9 TO U21 DIVISIONS - HOUSE LEAGUE, LOCAL LEAGUE, AND RS ICEDOGS
- Hockey Canada Checking Prerequisite - ONLINE COURSE, $14.75
- Hockey Canada Coach 2 - ONLINE COURSE, $100 +tax
- Respect in Sport - Activity Leader - ONLINE COURSE $30
- OHF Gender Identity and Expression Course - ONLINE COURSE Free
- Police Vulnerable Sector Check - ONLINE SUBMISSION $30, Select "Volunteer with no monetary compensation". Once completed and you have the paper copy, scan and upload it to the OHF Vulnerable Sector Check website for your Hockey Canada Profile. NOTE: If your police screening asks you to provide a volunteer coaching letter, please email secretary@cyominorhockey.com.
TRAINERS
- Level 1 Trainers Certificate- ONLINE COURSE, $20
- Respect in Sport - Activity Leader - ONLINE COURSE $30
- OHF Gender Identity and Expression Course - ONLINE COURSE Free
- Police Vulnerable Sector Check - ONLINE SUBMISSION $30, Select "Volunteer with no monetary compensation". Once completed and you have the paper copy, scan and upload it to the OHF Vulnerable Sector Check website for your Hockey Canada Profile. NOTE: If your police screening asks you to provide a volunteer coaching letter, please email secretary@cyominorhockey.com.
MANAGERS AND ON-ICE HELPERS
- Respect in Sport - Activity Leader - ONLINE COURSE $30
- OHF Gender Identity and Expression Course - ONLINE COURSE Free
- Police Vulnerable Sector Check - ONLINE SUBMISSION $30, Select "Volunteer with no monetary compensation". Once completed and you have the paper copy, scan and upload it to the OHF Vulnerable Sector Check website for your Hockey Canada Profile. NOTE: If your police screening asks you to provide a volunteer coaching letter, please email secretary@cyominorhockey.com.
