To register for Coaching Courses/Clinics and Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders please use the following link: OWHA Clinics and Certifications
To register for the Trainer Course or Trainer Recertification please use the following link: OWHA Trainer Course and Information
Please note the following:
- For our youth league, a current police check with vulnerable sector screening and Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders is required for ALL bench staff including coaches, assistant coaches, trainers, team managers, on ice staff, volunteers, as well as den mothers (moms supervising in the dressing room).
- All team staff listed above must submit their police check with vulnerable sector screening and declaration to the VSC Screening Portal HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR VSC VIA THE PORTAL
- Trainers with a minimum Level 1 certification are required for all teams. For all youth league teams, the trainer must be female; for the Senior Women over 19, male or female trainers are permitted. Courses can be completed online (see link to course above).
- Head coaches are appointed for one season and are required to complete the appropriate level NCCP coaching course. Coaches must have the appropriate coach certifications for the team levels that they will be coaching. Please click on the following link for information on current OWHA coaching requirements OWHA coaching information and requirements
- NHGHA will reimburse for Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders, the Trainer's Course and Coaching Courses. To receive reimbursement, please complete a Volunteer Reimbursement form (see information below). Copies of your receipt (proof of payment) and certificate (proof of completion) must accompany the form.
- Please note, a refund for a course will be issued only if we have a valid Police Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening and all other required certifications on file; we do not provide reimbursement for the cost of the police check.
- All volunteers, please complete this form Volunteer_Reimbursement_Template_2023.pdf and email it along with your receipt(s) and certificate(s) to administrator Carolyn Tegelaar at [email protected].