All coaching staff including Trainers and Assistant Coaches must have current certification (see OMHA link below for clinic dates & locations). In many cases, refresher clinics are also required.
Please check the expiry date of your certification. Cayuga Minor Hockey provides financial assistance for most clinics.
NEW for 2019-2020 Season:
Coaches, Trainers and Managers must be 19 years of age or older.
Assistant Coaches must be 16 years of age or older.
All bench staff must be a minimum of 4 years older than the players they are coaching.
NEW for 2020-2021 Season:
The following OMHA document provides details on the training required this season:
2020-2021-TEAM OFFICIAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS-APPENDIXA-COVID.pdf
Questions regarding required certifications or eligibility for reimbursement of clinic registration fees can be directed to any of the following Board Members:
President - Trevor Metcalfe
Centre Contact - Katherine Hedley
Coach Administrator - Kevin Jenkins
ALL BENCH STAFF are required to complete the online Gender Identity course (one time only) in addition to Coach Certifications.
Use the following link to the Hockey Canada ehockey site. From there, sign into your ehockey account (or you can create one if you've never signed up for a clinic) then take the Gender Identity course from there.
https://ehockey.hockeycanada.ca/ehockey/Account/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fehockey%2f
Online registration and payment or more information regarding course dates and locations, can be found on the OMHA website - click here OMHA