Coach Registration

All coaches who wish to coach at the travel team level (Squirts/10U, Peewee/12U, and Bantams) must have their coaching application completed by October 1st. The coaching application is part of the River Lakes Hockey online coaching registration.

All mini-mite and mite coaches must complete their coaching applications before the get on the ice.

All coaching applications must be submitted no later than December 1, 2025

USA Hockey is a leader across all youth sports in developing coaches through education, training and communication of the best practices. Minnesota Hockey, USA Hockey and the Coaching Education Program take great pride in ensuring youth hockey coaches are prepared to create a safe and positive learning environment for all participants. 

To meet these standards, a few basic steps are required for coaches to become certified. Even if you believe all certifications have been completed, check all steps below annually to confirm records are accurate.

Steps 1-6 MUST be completed before you can participate in any on ice activities:

1. Register with USA Hockey

2. Complete Background Screening (required every two years)

3. Complete SafeSport Training

4. Complete Concussion Training

5. Complete age appropriate ADM online coaching module

6. Register as a Coach with River Lakes Hockey

• Complete D5 Coaching Ethics Agreement
• Complete MN Hockey Coach Concussion Certification
• Upload Proof of Concussion Training Completion if you did not complete an ADM Module this year
• Complete Signed RLH Coaches Code of Conduct
• Complete RLH Coaching Application through registration

7. Take or update CEP Coaches Clinic

All items must be completed by December 15th

A RLH coaching application must be completed by all coaches (done through the RLH Coaching Registration). Completing an application does not guarantee placement on a team.

• All head coach placements will be selected by the PDC.
• All assistant coach placements will be selected by the head coach and are subject to review by the PDC.

You can log into your USA Hockey Coaching Profile to check on the following:

• CEP Certification
• Background Screening Compliance
• SafeSport Compliance
• Module Completion

Once you are logged in select:

• My Profile
• Coaching Information

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