High Performance 1

The High Performance 1 Seminar delivers a comprehensive coaching education curriculum through approximately 40 hours of virtual and in-person classroom time. Presented by professional coaches from various levels of high performance hockey, the content of this clinic provides an advanced foundation for coaches of high performance athletes. More info...

Clinic Components

Virtual and in-person classroom instruction
Written assignment (due by December 15 of the season that immediately follows the clinic they attend)
Field Evaluation (coordinated by BC Hockey and completed by a BC Hockey appointed evaluator)
Completion of applicable Coaching Association of Canada online evaluations:
- NCCP Make Ethical Decisions (MED) Online Evaluation
- NCCP Managing Conflict Online Evaluation
- NCCP Leading Drug Free Sport

Clinic Curriculum

Coaching Pathways
Mental Preparation
Pillars of Performance
Team Building
Advanced Skills Analysis
Leadership Techniques in Coaching
Game & Bench Management
Make Ethical Decisions
Managing Conflict
Puck Skills
Shooting & Scoring

Developing Defencemen
Goaltending
Player Evaluation & Selection
Skating
Effective Use of Technology
Defensive Team Play
Planning, Teaching, and Evaluating
Power Play
Penalty Kill
Offensive Team Play
Defensive Team Play
And more...

Requirements

National Coach Certification Program (NCCP) requirements relating to High Performance 1 Certification indicate that:

All head coaches who coach U15 AAA, U17 AAA, U18 AAA, Female U18 AAA, CSSHL and Junior A teams that compete in Inter-provincial or National Championships or the highest level as determined by the Hockey Canada Provincial Member, must be High Performance 1 Certified. It is recommended that all assistant coaches be at minimum Development 1 trained.

All head coaches registered to teams leading to competition in Regional or National Championships (including all HCAS registered teams) must either be trained or certified at the High Performance 1 level by December 1 of the current season (BC Hockey Policy 10.04). Coaches are considered High Performance 1 "trained" after attending all modules of the HP1 seminar.

To obtain "certified" status, coaches must submit and pass the written assignment, pass the field evaluations, and pass the required online modules (Make Ethical Decisions, Managing Conflict, Leading Drug Free Sport) by October 15 of the second year after their seminar attendance date (BC Hockey Policy 10.04).  

HP1 certification qualifies seminar delegates to coach the following categories:

Junior A (head coach)
CSSHL (head coach - U18 female prep, U18 prep, U17 prep, U16 prep, U15 prep, U15)
AAA (head coach - Female U18, U18, U17, U15)

Team Designation	Role	Courses Required	Certification Pathway & Regulation
U15 carded	Head Coach	Development 1 or High Performance 1; Instructional Stream – Checking or HU – ONLINE Checking	Appendix B, D, E Regulation 3.1/3.3
U15 AAA	Head Coach	High Performance 1; Instructional Stream – Checking or HU – ONLINE Checking	Appendix C, D, E Regulation 3.4/3.3
U18 - carded	Head Coach	Development 1 or High Performance 1	Appendix B, E Regulation 3.1
U18 AAA	Head Coach	High Performance 1	Appendix C, E Regulation 3.4
Female U18 AAA	Head Coach	High Performance 1	Appendix C, E Regulation 3.4
CSSHL – U15, U15 Prep, U16, U16 Prep	Head Coach	High Performance 1; Instructional Stream – Checking or HU – ONLINE Checking	Appendix C, D, E, Regulation 3.4/3.3
CSSHL – U17 Prep, U18 Prep, U18 Female Prep	Head Coach	High Performance 1	Appendix C, E, Regulation 3.4
U21 – carded	Head Coach	Development 1 or High Performance 1	Appendix B, E, Regulation 3.1
Junior A	Head Coach	High Performance 1	Appendix C, E Regulation 3.4
Junior B - Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL)	Head Coach	High Performance 1	Appendix C, E Regulation 3.4

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All candidates applying for NCCP High Performance 1 will be subjected to a review and selection process by the BC Hockey Coaching Program. Not all applicants will qualify to attend the NCCP High Performance 1 Seminar.