Current Section
Coaching Program
Kerry Russell
ACE Director for GTHA
Phone: 231-357-8570
Level 1 - Sept 25th at the Kaliseum in Kalkaska, MI
Levels 2 & 3 Oct 10th at Howe Arena in Traverse City, MI
Register online at the USA Hockey website
Sign Up early - These are the only clinics being offered in our area this year!
You can complete your coaching application online by clicking on the bar above or download the application below and drop it off at the GTHA office.
Anyone who wants to coach a GTHA house team must do several things;
- Complete and submit to the office, a GTHA coaching application
- Register with USA Hockey online. Your fee will be reimbursed when you submit your receipt.
- Complete the MAHA Background check and Ethics Form (www.maha.org) and submit a copy to GTHA office.
To be on a USA Hockey team bench during a game a coach must also have taken sufficient coaching education classes. Below is a chart showing the coaching level requirements for each age division. Coaches have until December 31, 2010 to achieve the correct certification.
Required Coaching Levels - All Coaches
| INITIATION | ASSOC. | INTERMED. | ADVANCED | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIVISION | CLASSIFICATION | LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 | LEVEL 4 |
| 8 & under (mite) | ALL | X | |||
| 10 & under (squirt) | B, A, AA | X | X | ||
| 12 & under (pee wee) | B, A, AA | X | X | X | |
| 14 & under (bantam) | B, A, AA | X | X | X | |
| 16 & under (midget) | B | X | X | X | |
| 16 & under | A, AAA, JV | X | X | X | X |
| 18 & under | BB | X | X | X | |
| Girl’s 14&u. | ALL | X | X | X | |
| Girl’s 16&u. | ALL | X | X | X | |
| Girl’s 19&u. | ALL | X | X | X |
