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Checking

The Hockey Canada Checking Skills Programs is an education program for the volunteer coach on all minor and female hockey teams coaching at levels that require Checking Skills. The goal of the program is to have you, the Coach, ensuring Checking safety is your primary responsibility and first priority when teaching checking-related activities. The program will allow you to utilize and proactive, teaching approach about the progression of Checking skills required by players to participate in the game of hockey in a safe and fun manner,

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Clinic Components

  • Introduction to Checking Skills
  • The Fundamentals - Skating and Angling
  • Stick Checks
  • Contct Confidence and Body Contact
  • Body Checking
  • Goaltending
  • Hockey Canada Network App
  • Maltreatment
  • Emergency Action Planning
  • U11, U13, U15/U18 Pathways

Team Designation

Role

Courses Required
U11 Head Coach

One (1) of the following:

Coach 2 - Coach Level

OR

Hockey Canada Coach 2 & Hockey Canada Coach 2 - U11


AND


One (1) of the following:

Instructional Stream - Checking

OR

HU - Online Checking

OR

Hockey Canada Skills - Checking
U13 - Recreation Head Coach

One (1) of the following:

Coach 2 - Coach Level

OR 

Hockey Canada Coach 2 & Hockey Canada Coach 2 - U13


AND


One (1) of the following:

Instructional Stream - Checking

OR

HU - Online Checking

OR

Hockey Canada Skills - Checking
U13 - Carded Head Coach

Development 1


AND


One (1) of the following:

Instructional Stream Checking

OR

HU - Online Checking

OR

Hockey Canada Skills - Checking
U15 - Recreation Head Coach

One (1) of the following:

Coach 2 - Coach Level

OR

Hockey Canada Coach 2 & Hockey Canada Coach 2 U15/U18

AND


One (1) of the following:

Instructional Stream Checking

OR

HU - Online Checking

OR

Hockey Canada Skills - Checking
U15 - Carded Assistant Coach

One (1) of the following:

Development 1

OR

High Performance 1

AND

One (1) of the following:

Instructional Stream - Checking 

OR

HU - Online Checking

OR

Hockey Canada Skills - Checking
U15 AAA Head Coach

High Performance 1

AND

One (1) of the following:

Instructional Stream - Checking 

OR

HU - Online Checking

OR

Hockey Canada Skills - Checking
CSSHL - U15 AAA, U15 Prep Head Coach

High Performance 1

AND

One (1) of the following:

Instructional Stream - Checking 

OR

HU - Online Checking

OR

Hockey Canada Skills - Checking