Required Certifications (St Catharines Minor Hockey)

Requirements for Team Officials (Coaches, Trainers, Managers)

ALL HOUSE LEAGUE AND SELECT COACHES U6, U7, U9

1. Alliance Hockey Coach 1 - Intro to Coach - ONLINE COURSE $90 +tax
2. Respect in Sport - Activity Leader - ONLINE COURSE $30
3. Gender Identity and Expression Course - ONLINE COURSE Free
4. 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.

ALL HOUSE LEAGUE AND SELECT COACHES  U11 AND UP

1. Alliance Hockey Skills - Checking - ONLINE COURSE, $14.50
2. Alliance Hockey Coach 2 - ONLINE COURSE, $100 +tax
3. Respect in Sport - Activity Leader - ONLINE COURSE, $30
4. Gender Identity and Expression Course - ONLINE COURSE, Free
5. 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.

ALL TRAINERS

1. Level 1 Trainers Certificate- ONLINE COURSE, $20
2. Respect in Sport - Activity Leader - ONLINE COURSE, $30
3. Gender Identity and Expression Course - ONLINE COURSE, Free
4. 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.

ALL ON-ICE HELPERS (18+) OR TEAM MANAGERS

1. Respect in Sport - Activity Leader - ONLINE COURSE, $30
2. Gender Identity and Expression Course - ONLINE COURSE, Free
3. 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.

Registration for coaches, trainers, team managers, and on-ice helpers

All supporting bench staff must be registered in order to sign off on various waivers and for us to verify your qualifications and certifications, and vulnerable police check.  All CYO bench staff MUST BE CERTIFIED. No uncertified individuals are allowed on the ice. 

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.

All bench staff must upload their police check themselves to their Hockey Canada account through the OHF Vulnerable Sector Check website.

If approved, you have until NOVEMBER 1st to complete the courses or you will be removed from the bench until the courses are completed.




 

All certifications must be completed by November 1st. Those without complete certifications will be removed from the bench.

Minimum age requirements for Coaches and Trainers

CYO welcomes any of our U18 players who would like to help out as coaches or trainers in the younger divisions. The minimum age for certification is 16. Players must be 2 years older than the team with which they are the coach or trainer. Players will need to be be an assistant coach or assistant trainer for one year before being allowed to take full responsibility for the team.

All on-ice helpers must be a registered player with Hockey Canada (current season) and, if under the age of 17, must have the full face shield with chinstrap always done up.

Players are not allowed on the ice (practice or game) until the Zamboni doors are closed AND there is a minimum of either 1 certified bench person (coach, trainer, or manager) on the bench/ice, or the referees are present and on the ice.