USA Hockey Coaching Education Program strongly recommends that the following set of guidelines be used as a minimum criteria for districts and/or affiliates establishing mandatory coaching education requirement policies.

It must be clearly understood that any coaching education requirement policies established by a district and/or affiliate must be administered and enforced by that district or affiliate.

Below are minimum criteria for districts and/or affiliates establishing mandatory coaching education requirement policies.

All coaches (heads and assistants) must have the USA Hockey coaching education card by December 31 of the calendar year.