Coaches: Age Specific Modules Due Date EXTENDED to January 31, 2012
Dec. 21, 2011

Please read the letter from Mark Tabrum, the Director of USA Hockey Coaching Education Program, which he he says USA Hockey has extended the deadline for completing the Age Specific Coaching Modules to January 31st!.

Dear Coach:

I hope you are having a great season so far and that your players are improving and having fun. This season has brought many exciting changes to USA Hockey’s Coaching Education Program. We would like to thank and congratulate the more than 40,000 coaches who have completed the new online age-specific modules. We appreciate the time and effort they have put into becoming the best possible coaches they can be.

We also realize the time commitment involved in being a volunteer youth coach and that everyone has commitments outside of the hockey world. In an effort to allow all coaches the time needed to complete this new requirement, USA Hockey has extended the deadline for completion of the online age-specific modules to January 31, 2012. With the staggered release of the modules last fall, USA Hockey feels this extension is necessary to honor the various time commitments of our coaches, especially during the holiday season.

We have noticed that you are registered as a coach for the 2011-12 season but have yet to register for any of the online modules. If you are coaching a youth or girls' team you must complete your age-specific module or modules by January 31, 2012. (You do not need to complete a module if you are coaching a college or adult team.)

Beginning February 1, 2012, USA Hockey’s policy is that coaches who have not completed the certification and online age-specific module requirements will no longer be able to participate in team activities, including but not limited to: games, practices and off-ice activities.

You will need your USA Hockey membership confirmation number in order to register for the modules. Please click here for information on retrieving that number or to register with USA Hockey.

If you have your USA Hockey confirmation number in hand, click here to begin the registration process for the online age-specific modules. You will be asked to create a separate login to access the modules. This login is separate from and does not access the USAHockey.com site.

Thank you for being an integral part of the USA Hockey family and for making the commitment to become the best possible coach you can be.

Sincerely,

Mark Tabrum

Director, Coaching Education Program