CEP Requirements - Levels and Prerequisite Coaching Education Required Levels USA Hockey requires that the following set of coaching education levels must be the minimum criteria. All coaches (head and assistant) must have their USA Hockey Coaching Education Program card by December 31 of the calendar year. Level of Play | Coaching Education Program Level | 8 & Under (Mite) | Level 1
(All 8 and Under Programs) | 10 & Under (Squirt) | Level 2
(Prerequisite Level 1) | 12 & Under (Pee Wee) | Level 3
(Prerequisite Level 1 and 2) | 14 & Under (Bantam) | Level 3
(Prerequisite Level 1 and 2) | 16 & Under (Midget) | Level 3
(Prerequisite Level 1 and 2) | | 18 & Under (Midget) | Level 3
(Prerequisite Level 1 and 2) | 16, 18 & Under (Midget)
(Tier I and Tier II
National Tournament Bound) | Level 4
(Prerequisite Level 1, 2 and 3) | High School | Level 3
(Prerequisite Level 1 and 2) | Junior Tier I & II | Level 4
(Prerequisite Level 1, 2 and 3) | Junior Tier III (all levels) | Level 4
(Prerequisite Level 1, 2 and 3) | | Girls' 8 & Under | Level 1
(All 8 and Under Programs) | Girls' 10 & Under | Level 2
(Prerequisite Level 1) | Girls' 12 & Under | Level 3
(Prerequisite Level 1 and 2) | Girls' 14 & Under | Level 3
(Prerequisite Level 1 and 2) | | Girls' 16 & Under | Level 3
(Prerequisite Level 1 and 2) | Girls' 19 & Under | Level 3
(Prerequisite Level 1 and 2) | Girls' 16, 19 & Under
(National Tournament Bound) | Level 4
(Prerequisite Level 1, 2 and 3) |
Education and Coaching Prerequisite
Education and coaching prerequisite requirements are noted in the Coaching Education Chart above. These requirements must be strictly adhered to. The Southeast District follows the recommended USA Hockey requirements listed above. In as much as local Associations interview and choose their coaches, it is incumbent upon those Associations to ensure their coaches are certified at the proper level with respect to the age level they are participating. The local Association shall ensure all coaches are properly certified by December 31st of each season. In the event that a coach is not properly certified, the coach shall not be eligible to participate in any post season play. Should the coach be making satisfactory progress toward attaining the proper level of certification, he or she may obtain one (1) temporary coaching card during his or her career. Beginning January 1 of each year, a coach who has not met the required level of certification with respect to the age level they are coaching, the “Association” must remove that coach from the roster of that team immediately. |