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Stay
tuned for our upcoming Player Development Series. The
intent of this program is to provide development opportunities to
recreational and tier 2 competitive teams throughout the season.
The program will include goaltending sessions, skating
instruction, developing defensemen specialty clinics and
coaching clinics.
Coaching
Courses - Training
is required for all coaches, assistant coaches, trainers, and team
managers. Dates, times, and locations of upcoming sessions will
be posted as they become available.
Coaching
Resources - The
following Hockey Canada link has a number of resources for Coaches CLICK
HERE
If
you are aware of other coaching resources that you would like to
share with other coaches, please mail them to the web-master and we
will put the link on this page.
Coaching
Certification Requirements -
Chebucto Minor Hockey is required to comply
with Hockey Nova Scotia Coaching Certification Requirements which are
as follows:
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All Coaches, including assistants, at the Atom , Peewee , Bantam ,
Midget, and Junior Competitive Divisions within HNS must be certified
at the N.C.C.P. Development Level I Level Clinic;
•
All instructors at Initiation division (players aged 5 & 6) are
to be certified in the Initiation Program;
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All coaches at the Novice division (players aged 7 & 8) are to
be certified in the Initiation Program;
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It is recommended that coaches at the House/Recreational level from
Atom and up, be certified N.C.C.P. Development Stream A level Clinic;
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All bench officials/coaches, including assistants and trainers at
the "AAA", "AA", and "A" divisions at
all levels must be certified in the Hockey Canada Safety Program.
This certification must be renewed every three years and coaches are
responsible to verify their currency annually. Coaches/Instructors
who are required to requalify may do so by registering for any
scheduled Hockey Canada Safety Program clinic and attending the
afternoon session only. Individuals who attend the afternoon sessions
for the purposes of requalification must identify such at
registration and are responsible to bring their original Hockey
Safety Manuals to the clinic as they will not be supplied.
Individuals who register for the fill course will receive manuals at
the clinic.
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All teams at the "B" and Recreational divisions must have
at least one member of the bench staff certified in the Hockey Canada
Safety Program. Bench staff includes Head Coach, Assistant Coaches
and Trainer. (Note: Recreational divisions include the Initiation
Program and Novice division)
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It is recommended that all teams at the "AAA",
"AA", and "A" levels have at least one member of
the bench staff certified at the HCSP Level II. HCSP Level II is
available to individuals who hold a valid First Aid certificate and
CPR Level "C" from a recognized agency. HCSP Level II is
provided once an individual provides proof of certification. There is
no clinic training required for this certification. Individuals
interested in obtaining this certification may do so by providing
proof of the required qualifications to Hockey Nova Scotia. Contact
Hockey Nova Scotia at (902) 454-9400 for more information.
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A coach will only be required to attend a maximum of one (1)
certification clinic in any one (1) season. An example of this would
be if a coach is new and requires both the NCCP and the HSP, they
would take the NCCP Development Level I or Initiation Program clinic
(as applicable in year one) and the Hockey Safety Program Clinic in
their second season. This would allow the coach to be eligible for
both seasons.
For
more information visit the HNS web-page www.hockeynovascotia.ca
NSST
Resources -
Get all the information you need on Hockey Canada's National
Skills Standards and Testing Programme HERE.
Reimbursement
of Non-Parent Coaches for Out of Area Fuel & Accommodation Expenses
- As part of our
effort to attract, develop and retain coaches, the Executive of CMHA
passed a motion at the June 5, 2006 Meeting which requires that teams
with coaches who do not have children on the team will reimburse the
costs of hotel/motel and gas costs to those coaches traveling to
out-of-area tournaments from their fundraising budget.
This
change is in keeping with the practice of other Minor Hockey
Associations and is intended to provide a reasonable reimbursement of
expenses for coaches who would otherwise not incur the travel
expenses associated with out of area tournaments.
This
policy should be reviewed with parents at the beginning of the
season, included as part of the team budget, and managed accordingly
to ensure expenses and reimbursements are reasonable and fair.
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