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I've got a question: Is there a way to find out if your kids head coach is actually certified through hockey canada coaching?

guest123 wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 9:37 am I've got a question: Is there a way to find out if your kids head coach is actually certified through hockey canada coaching?

You can reach out to your organization and they can confirm a coaches credentials, also every coach's/trainer's/manager's qualifications are printed on the official team roster. Easy to get away with being unqualified at younger age groups where they play half ice and no game sheets or tracking of any kind is really done.

That said, in 25 years I have only personally seen 1 instance where an organization listed a qualified head coach while someone else unqualified performed the role. They did become qualified after 2 years coaching young IP teams and are somewhere in the AA/AAA programming now.

If you have a concern with how someone is coaching you should chat with them or the organization sooner then later. If you don't speak up and get it on record nothing will ever change (it probably won't change anyway.. but action is better then no action).

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Guest wrote: ↑Thu Oct 20, 2022 8:46 am Board all resigned. Now they are out of the news. At the end of the day, none of this will make any difference whatsoever............

Meh, people are happy that the redundant, archaic and ineffective leadership is out. May change happen, how much will happen, time will tell. At least now there's a chance. The old crew literally HURT the game.

Here here

YES - wow - look at all the changes. White males removed from all the Hockey Canada ads on TV..............because that's the reality of hockey in Canada.

What a joke.

When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.

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Guest wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 3:38 pm The real issue is that hockey is so troubled at the youth level. Travel hockey should not be allowed until high school.

How is it troubled?

I agree, just curious what you think.

I don't think k we can tell people what to do with their time, money and children. Someone, preferably an entire league will put together a product that is in the best interest of the child, provides value for your money and time, sets goals that are one term, make FUN #1.

You can all that and be competitive and a strong desire to win to.

Your ideal hockey is not my ideal hockey. Take what you get and be happy that you get anything done for you at all.

What's your vision of ideal hockey. Take what you get and be happy? Seems you want a situation where there's no choice, and complete control goes to a few people, with no accountability.

If you're not prepared to work for it and make the changes you deem necessary, why should anyone pander to your likes? If you are asking others to do it for you, you get what they give and should be happy that they are not lazy like you, otherwise there is nothing, which is why you should be happy with what others provide for you.

guest123 wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 9:37 am I've got a question: Is there a way to find out if your kids head coach is actually certified through hockey canada coaching?

Your coach can't get on a Hockey Canada roster if they don't have the appropriate certifications through Hockey Canada. If you are in hockey outside Hockey Canada - toss a coin and hope for the best.

Guest wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 11:41 am

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 04, 2023 1:56 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 6:19 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Dec 13, 2022 7:59 am

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Oct 20, 2022 8:46 am Board all resigned. Now they are out of the news. At the end of the day, none of this will make any difference whatsoever............

Meh, people are happy that the redundant, archaic and ineffective leadership is out. May change happen, how much will happen, time will tell. At least now there's a chance. The old crew literally HURT the game.

Here here

YES - wow - look at all the changes. White males removed from all the Hockey Canada ads on TV..............because that's the reality of hockey in Canada.

What a joke.

When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.

Please - explain this privilege you speak of? I just pointed out that there is a HUGE inequality in terms of how hockey is portrayed in hockey commercials versus how it is in REALITY. Is that equality, or is it virtue signalling?