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Coaching Information Page

Joe Schiller

District 15 Coach in Chief

Phone: 218-234-5928


2023-2024 Coaching Guidelines in District 15

Coach Registration

BEFORE YOU START: ENSURE YOU HAVE A SPORTSENGINE ACCOUNT LINKED TO District 15.

  1. Create a SportsEngine Account if you don’t already have one.   

  2. Link your profile to your home association if you aren’t already. 


Next Steps to Become a USA Hockey Coach

USA Hockey and the Coaching Education Program require both certification and registration to be eligible to coach. Registration is done online on a yearly basis. Certification is also required. A few basic steps requirements are as follows:

USA Hockey Requirements (Must be completed before participating in any team activities)

  1. Register as a member of USA Hockey. (Cost is $46 plus any affiliate fees if applicable). Click here for more information.
  2. Complete and pass the background screening ($30). Click here.  **A government issued ID will be required to be uploaded at the time of registration. You can upload a digital image of your ID (driver’s license, passport or non-driver state ID). Please have a jpg, pdf, bmp, gif, tif or png file that is less than 4MB on your computer prior to beginning your registration.**
  3. Complete the USA Hockey Safe Sport Training (no cost). (Required every year and cannot be added to a roster until completed). Click here for more information.
  4. Complete the online age-specific module(s) for the age level of play you are coaching. (Cost $10 per module and only needs to be completed once per age level. Must be completed PRIOR to participating in any team activities and cannot be added to a roster until completed) Click here to register for the modules.
  5. Complete Concussion Certification (no cost).  This part is now State Law! The form and training information can be found in the coaches registration and below.  Please return all forms to your association. (Certification is good for 2 years)  https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/coach.html

  6.  Find, register and attend the required certification clinic (cost $60).  You can only attend one clinic per season and all coaches start at Level 1. You can take clinics from April 1-Dec. 31 each season. Click here to locate a clinic.

Coaching Education Program Certification Clinic Requirements (Must be completed by Dec. 31, 2023)


You can only obtain one CEP level per year, and you must start at level 1 and progress your way annually through the levels if you continue to coach every year.  Registration through USA Hockey must be done every year in conjunction with the CEP Courses. Exception is for Mite/Mini-Mite/8U/6U - as long as you're at least level 1 certified you do not need to advance to level 2 until you coach a travel aged team, but you still need to register with USA Hockey as a coach.

For complete USA Hockey rules regarding the CEP please visit this link. https://www.usahockey.com/rules