Coaching Updates | 2025-26 Season
USA Hockey Coaching Updates | 2025-2026 Season
As of today, July 15th, all clinics for levels 1 - 4 are now open. Click Here For More Info.
USA Hockey’s Coaching Education Program will hold virtual clinics for CEP Levels 1 through 4.
- Coaches have until December 15th to complete their coaching clinic requirement.
- Most clinics will be virtual (online) clinics unless it is being hosted by an NHL affiliate.
- You can attend any clinic hosted by any District/Affiliate across the country.
- Clinics are first-come, first-served.
USA Hockey Leanings Management System
USA Hockey has launched a new Learning Management System (LMS), now called the USA Hockey Learning Center, for the 2025–26 season. This upgraded system is designed to simplify and centralize the coaching education process.
To get started, visit the USA Hockey Learning Center at learning.usahockey.com.
New 6U/8U Curriculum
USA Hockey is launching a new 3.5-hour coaching clinic specifically for those working with 6U and 8U players. The course is shorter and lower in cost than traditional certification clinics and focuses on age-appropriate coaching strategies, ADM principles, and cross-ice hockey drills.
Only coaches actively working with 6U or 8U teams will be eligible to register for this course. If you meet that criteria, it’s a great way to fulfill your certification or earn continuing education credit in a more targeted format. Registration opens today, July 15, 2025.
Rule Changes: Effective August 1, 2025
The USA Hockey Congress voted on the 2025-29 Playing Rules Changes at the 2025 Winter Meeting on January 19, 2025. Click here to view a summary of all accepted rule changes.
USA Hockey Coaching Requirements
Click Here for Coaching Education Program Requirements 2025-26