NOTE: These instructions are for the coaching application only and are different from the registration process for enrolling your son or daughter to play with NUSE.
STEP 1: USA HOCKEY REGISTRATION
Go to the USA Hockey website and register as a coach. Be sure to PRINT and SAVE your confirmation code. You will need the confirmation number for Steps 2 and 4 below.
The registration for USA Hockey requires a $47.00 fee. Your USA hockey registration fee will be reimbursed.
To be reimbursed please send your USA Hockey registration receipt using the coaches reimbursement form on the NUSE website found under the coaches tab.
STEP 2: NUSE COACHING APPLICATION
Click on the NUSE Coaching Application. During this registration session you will need to enter the USA Hockey Confirmation Code that you received. You will need to complete Steps 1 and 2 before the 2023-2024 season to be considered for coaching.
STEP 3: MN HOCKEY BACKGROUND SCREENING FORM
Background screening is required for all Minnesota Hockey coaches and is valid for two (2) years. A background screening must be completed and approved before you can take the ice or be rostered on a team.
Information and the application for a background screening can be found on the USA Hockey website.
The fee for USA Hockey background screenings is $30 . Reimbursement for background screenings should be requested and covered out of NUSE funds.
STEP 4: SAFESPORT
All coaches must complete SafeSport training each season prior to taking the ice with a team.
SafeSport training is a free online training course. The initial certification and subsequent refresher certification are valid for one (1) year. It is required that all coaches complete either the initial certification or refresher course each season. Coaches cannot be rostered on a team until SafeSport certification is complete. Certification should be completed by December 31.
Start your SafeSport training through the USA Hockey website. You will need your USA Hockey confirmation number from Step 1 to register.
STEP 5: COACH EDUCATION PROGRAM (CEP) CLINICS
Certification Levels Changed with the 2021-22 Season.
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.
There is no correlation between CEP levels and team level (Mite, 10U, Bantam, etc.). CEP levels are more closely related to the number of years one has been coaching.
Levels 1-3 are each good for one season*; there are no longer online refresher courses for Level 3.
Level 4 is no longer a 2-day course; it is now the same length as levels 1, 2 and 3.
Level 4** is valid for three (3) seasons and Level 5 is valid for 5 seasons, as indicated by the expiration date. Before the expiration of their level, coaches must take 5 credit hours of continuing education to renew their certification.
The USA Hockey clinic listings will indicate all continuing education offerings and the credit value of each. The Coaching Education Program retains the responsibility for defining continuing education credit values, including clinic or online course work.
**Grandfather Clause - For coaches who received Level 4 or Level 5 PRIOR TO January 1, 2021, your certification is still valid indefinitely (the 3 or 4-year change does not apply). Coaches with CEP 4 or 5 who coach Tier I and Tier II teams will be required to do continuing education moving forward.
*Mite/6U/8U: Coaches of Mite/8U or younger can coach with an expired CEP Level Certification.
Most CEP Clinics are virtual. Coaches can sign up for a clinic offered anywhere in the country as long as it's the appropriate level. Clinics, especially for the early levels, tend to fill quickly, so register ASAP. or and complete their course level as soon as possible.
You can check on the status of your SafeSport and Background screening, as well as add classes on your USA Hockey Coaches Profile page. Once you login, click on My Profile, then click on Coaching Information.
Certification must be completed by December 31.
If you are not sure what level you have or what your CEP number is, you can use the USA Hockey Online Coach Lookup to find your information. If you need more information on what you need to do this year, instructions are available on the USA Hockey CEP page.
All USA Hockey Coaching Education Program (CEP) Certification opportunities are posted on the USA Hockey website.
STEP 6: AGE/GENDER MODULE
USA Hockey requires all coaches to have the required age-specific modules completed to be rostered on a team. Age modules must be completed by December 31.
Age-specific modules are online trainings specific to the level of play one is planning to coach. Age-specific module training does not expire. Coaches must complete the new age-specific modules if they are coaching a team level they have not previously coached. Age-specific modules are separate from the CEP certification levels.
Coaches may complete more than one age-specific module in any given season. The online modules must be completed before participating with the team and must be completed to be rostered on a team.
STEP 7: CONCUSSION TRAINING
Minnesota Hockey requires all coaches to complete concussion training prior to being rostered on a team. The required concussion training form and training information can be found on the Minnesota Hockey website.
Coaches can send the completed form and the certificate of completion to the NUSE Coaching Coordinator coaches reimbursement form on the NUSE website found under the coaches tab. Both the form and the certificate of completion documents must be received before a coach can be rostered. Concussion training is good for two (2) years.
