1. Register with USA Hockey as a Coach - Annual Process
   • https://membership.usahockey.com/
2. Complete the online SFYHA Coach Registration
   • Register Here 
   • You will not be considered for a SFYHA position(s) until you have completed the application. No fee.
3. Complete the online Background Screening - before getting on the ice. 
   • https://www.usahockey.com/backgroundscreen
   • Every other year requirement. 
   • No fee.
4. Complete online SafeSport Training  - before getting on the ice.
   • https://www.usahockey.com/safesporttraining
   • Annual requirement - every 12 months.
   • There is a core course plus three refresher courses. Once you have completed all four  of these courses then you start with the core course again.
   • No fee.
5. Complete the Age Specific Module as required for the level you are coaching - before getting on the ice.
   • https://www.usahockey.com/agespecificmodules
6. Register and complete CEP status by December 31, 2024 as required for the level you are coaching.
   • Classes will be virtual and in person for the 2024-25 Season
   • https://www.usahockey.com/coachingclinics
   • https://coursesearch.usahockey.com/

Always use your full legal name for all online registrations through USA Hockey.

Per Memo from USA Hockey to local association Registrars - April 13, 2020

"EVERY COACH WHO IS ON THE ICE OR BENCH FOR YOUR PROGRAM MUS BE REGISTERED AND CLAIMED AS A COACH THROUGH THE REGISTRY."