2024-25 Coach Application Form

To proceed with this application and be considered for coaching, you will need to:

1) provide your Hockey Canada ID number AND

2) provide proof that you have completed the following basic certifications:

1. a valid Respect in Sports for Activity Leaders (RIS-AL)
2. a valid Criminal Record Check (CRC), or confirmation of a pending CRC
3. Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT)

If you are a new coach starting from scratch, please complete the basic certs in the order above (A, B, C). Once you complete the Respect in Sports cert, it will generate a Hockey ID number. This will be used to credit your profile when you take the CATT, and when your CRC clearance letter comes in, and you will need it to register for your coaching clinics.

3) CRITICAL WAIVERS in HCR have been signed.

LINK TO CERTIFICATIONS PAGE: https://www.ridgemeadowshockey.com/certifications/

NEW Criminal Record Checks - take a screenshot of the confirmation screen from BC Services - it will be required to complete this application.

Please click this link to find out what certifications are required for coaching in A:

LINK TO BC Hockey Coach Requirements

NOTE: Coaches are obligated to ensure they have all the required certifications for their role.

Coaches must provide a screenshot of their Spordle accounts showing that they have AT MINIMUM the following basic certifications to be considered for a coaching position:

1) a valid Criminal Record Check (CRC) in Spordle, or a screenshot of confirmation screen from BC Services

2) a valid Respect in Sports for Activity Leaders (RIS-AL)

3) completed CATT

4) Critical waivers are SIGNED and you have no outstanding tags on your HCR profile (see photos below).

INCORRECT:

CORRECT:

The screenshot must show your name, and the full screen including the name of the cert and the validity/expiry dates.

COACHES HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO:
1. Treat everyone fairly within the context of their activity, regardless of gender, place of origin, color, sexual orientation, religion, political belief or
economic status.
2. Direct comments or criticism at the performance rather than the athlete.
3. Consistently display high personal standards and project a favourable image of their sport and coaching:
a) Refrain from public criticism of fellow coaches, especially when speaking to the media or recruiting athletes;
b) Abstain from the use of tobacco products while in the presence of his/her athletes and discourage their use by athletes;
c) Abstain from drinking alcoholic beverages when working with athletes;
d) Discourage the use of alcohol in conjunction with athletic events or victory celebrations at the playing site;
e) Refrain from the use of profane, insulting, harassing or otherwise offensive language in the conduct of his/her duties.
4. Ensure that the activity being undertaken is suitable for the age, experience, ability and fitness level of the athletes and educate athletes as to
their responsibilities in contributing to a safe environment.
5. Communicate and cooperate with registered medical practitioners in the diagnoses, treatment and management of their athletes’ medical and
psychological problems. Consider the athletes’ future health and well-being as foremost when making decisions regarding an injured athlete’s
ability to continue playing or training.
6. Recognize and accept when to refer athletes to other coaches or sport specialists. Allow athletes’ goals to take precedence over their own.
7. Regularly seek ways of increasing professional development and self-awareness.
8. Treat opponents and officials with due respect; both in victory and in defeat and encourage athletes to act accordingly. Actively encourage
athletes to uphold the rules of their sport and the spirit of such rules.
9. In the case of minors, communicate and cooperate with the athletes’ parents or legal guardians, involving them in management decisions
pertaining to their child’s development.
10. Be aware of the academic pressures placed on student-athletes and conduct practices and games in a manner so as to allow academic success.

COACHES MUST:
1. Ensure the safety of the athletes with whom they work.
2. At no time become intimately and/or sexually involved with their athletes. This includes requests for sexual favors or threat of reprisal for the
rejection of such requests.
3. Respect athletes’ dignity; verbal or physical behaviors that constitute harassment or abuse are unacceptable.
4. Never advocate or condone the use of drugs or other banned performance enhancing substances.
5. Never provide underage athletes with alcohol.

I have read and understand the above statements and agree to conduct myself in a manner that demonstrates the standards established in the Coaching Code of Conduct and Coaching Code of Ethics.

UPON SUBMISSION OF THIS FORM, YOU WILL BE REDIRECTED TO A TEAMSNAP FORM THAT WILL UPDATE YOUR WAIVERS FOR THE YEAR. THIS IS A MANDATORY STEP TO BEING ROSTERED. PLEASE COMPLETE AS SOON AS YOU ARE REDIRECTED.