Coaches, this page is for you.  All SAHA coaches can get their information off of this page.  Please make sure you check back periodically, especially during the season, for updates and information.

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1. REGISTER WITH USA HOCKEY 

• Must be completed before you can go on the ice.
• *SAHA will reimburse approved coaches for USA Hockey registration fee with paid receipt turned in to SAHA. 
• Send Jamie Crimmins your USA hockey number so you can be added to the official team roster.

2. COMPLETE A BACKGROUND CHECK

• Must be completed before you can go on the ice.
• Background checks are good for 2 years. A screen completed in the first quarter of the year is valid until 8/31 of the following year. If it is completed during the second through fourth quarters, then it is valid until 8/31 plus two years.
• *There is a $30 fee for background check. If you need a background check, you can turn in your background check receipt for reimbursement. If you are not due for one, you will not be reimbursed. CHECK WITH JAMIE CRIMMINS IF YOU ARE UNSURE IF YOU NEED ONE THIS SEASON!

3. COMPLETE SAFESPORT

• Must be complete ASAP and before first game.
• The Safe Sport Training and Refresher Training are each valid for 12 months.
• As of January 1, 2018, all relevant individuals who need to be SafeSport trained or are seeking retraining will need to complete the new SafeSport training, which features updated content. 
• Once you have completed the Core SafeSport Course, there will be a Refresher Course available for individuals who have previously completed the core Safe Sport course and need to retrain. Users completing the SafeSport refresher course will be trained for an additional season. After completing Refresher 3, you will take the Core Training for the next season.
• PLEASE NOTE that you will need your own USA Hockey Confirmation Number or Referee Number and your own email address to access the training. You can locate your number OR obtain a number here  membership.usahockey.com. If you will not be participating as a player, coach or referee, you can register at no cost under the ice manager/volunteer category to obtain your USA Hockey Confirmation Number.
• There is no fee for SafeSport.

4. COMPLETE APPROPRIATE MODULES AND CEP REQUIREMENTS

Below are links that will take you to a location where you can see what you have completed and when they will expire.

All coaches must enter USA Hockey's Coaching Education Program at Level 1, and must continue their education with a coaching clinic each year until, at a minimum, they achieve Level 4. Coaches of only 8 and Under players, as well as coaches of disabled hockey, may remain at Level 1 or other certification level, even if expired, until such time as they are coaching any older age level of play or something other than disabled hockey.

Approved coaches can receive reimbursement for USA Hockey registration, background check, clinics, and modules. Receipts are needed if you would like to be reimbursed. Receipts should be turned in to the main office mailbox in an envelope clearly labeled "COACH REIMBURSEMENT". If receipts are in before December 31st, you will receive a reimbursement check at the beginning of January. Receipts turned in after Dec 31, checks will be issued a few weeks afterwards. *You will only be reimbursed if you completed everything you needed to in order to be on an official USA hockey roster.

Coaches or Managers can reserve the meeting room or dryland  by contacting SIA office or Jamie Crimmins

The SAHA Development Committee/Board of Directors encourages teams to use the dryland area for shooting, stickhandling, and fitness training.  When league games start and ice time gets more scarce, we encourage this supplemental practice for you to have with your team. 

Please use this time to help your players work on their hockey skills.  There are stickhandling balls and weighted pucks in the coaching closet near the shooting corner, please ask the Rink Attendant to open it for you.  Please make sure to use the white pucks only in the shooting area.

Coaches must supervise this area when in use and be sure that everything is cleaned up when finished.  Please be respectful when using the area during game times.