"They say you're not a coach in the league till
you've been fired. I must be getting pretty good."
Terry Simpson

coaches


Requirements

 

Level of Hockey

Head Coach

Assistant Coach(es)

Initiation Program (6 yrs of age and under)

IP (must have)

IP (must have)

Novice

IP or Coach

IP or Coach

Atom

Coach

Coach

Pee Wee

 

 

AA Tier I 

Development I

Coach

AA Tier II & Below  (i.e. A, B, C, D)

Coach

Coach

Bantam

 

 

AA Tier I 

Development II

Development I

AA Tier II & Below  (i.e. A, B, C, D)

Coach

Coach

Midget

 

 

AAA    (male & female)

Development II

Development I

AA Tier I

Development I

Coach

AA Tier II & Below  (i.e. A, B, C, D)

Coach

Coach

Recommended for the following age divisions

 

 

Junior A

HPI

Development II

Junior B

Development II

Development I

Junior C

Development II

Development I

Senior AAA

Development II

Development I

Senior A,B,C,D

Development I

Coach

 

 

 

SHA High Performance Program

 

 

Sask First Male

Development I

Coach

Sask First Female

Coach

Coach

 

 

 

Team Western/Team Sask

HPI & Level III

HPI

Team Sask U18

HPI & Level III

HPI

 

**Coach is not a prerequisite to go into Developmental I
***Only Coaches who are Development I certified can enter into Developmental II.

Certification Dates
-Coaches needing Development I or II certification, deadline by February 1st of the current season.
-Coaches needing HPI certified, deadline by September 1st of the current season.
 -All Team Officials registered (with the exception of stick boys/girls under the age of sixteen (16) must have attended a Speak Out! or taken the online Respect in Sport workshop by February 1st of the current season.
-At least one team official listed as a coach on a minor hockey team must attend a Bodychecking clinic by February 1st of the current season.  (Female Minor coaches and Initiation coaches are exempt as no bodychecking is allowed in these divisions)
 
Please Note:  If you have just moved to Saskatchewan and have taken a Coaching clinic, Speak Out clinic or any clinic from a different province, your certification will qualify here.  Please contact your old Branch office and ask them to transfer your certification to Saskatchewan Hockey Association office.