Coaching Opportunities

Welcome to Willmar Hockey! We are excited to offer opportunities at the Bantam A level and below for boys hockey and 12UB level and below for girls hockey for the upcoming 2025-2026 season.

Qualified candidates should encompass:

• Previous experience playing and/or coaching at the appropriate level is preferred.
• Positive leadership and sportsmanship while teaching and mentoring your team.
• Passion, high energy, and commitment.
• Partners well with parents, staff, community leaders, etc.
• Foster positive personal growth and development for all athletes.
• Represent the WHA in a positive manner with other associations, referees and community.
• Assistant coaches are encouraged to apply and be added to existing staff’s based upon individual fit.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Ability to coach all aspects of hockey operations that include but are not limited to; practice planning, skill development, video review, practice and game schedule arrangements.
• Ability to engage with players and families appropriately on and off-ice.
• Ability to commit to 4-6 practice/games a week on average, including weekend availability due to tournaments and games.
• Participate and collaborate across WHA for player development opportunities.
• Team managers, and scheduling will be coordinated for you

If interested, please reach out to HOC Director Justin Jorgenson if you have any questions.

1. Register as a member of USA Hockey @ www.usahockey.com. 

2. Send via e-mail the USA Hockey registration confirmation # to Shannon Lindquist (s.lindquist16@gmail.com)

3. Create an account @ usahockey.com.  Go to coach’s tab on the top, then select Coach/Clinic Login on the lefthand side. That will bring up a screen where you can log in or create a Login Profile. You will need to do this  before completing the following steps. All these items will show up in your Coaches Profile as items to complete.

4. Complete the background screening form. https://www.usahockey.com/backgroundscreen

5. Complete the USA Hockey SafeSport Training. This can be found in your coach’s profile on the USA Hockey website.

6. Complete the coaching module online @ www.usahockey.com for the level you will be coaching at (8&under, 12&under and 13&over). If you have already coached at this level ~ you do not have to do this again. You can find these modules via your USAH profile. Plan 8-10 hours per module. You can start & stop the modules; they do not need to be finished in one sitting. 

*** THE ABOVE 6 STEPS MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE YOU CAN BE PLACED ON A TEAM ROSTER OR BE ON THE BENCH DURING A GAME ***

7. MN Hockey requires all head and assistant coaches to complete concussion training every 2 seasons. If you have completed an age specific module this season or last, you would be considered trained. Any concussion training program is fine as long as a certificate of completion can be printed/emailed to the association. The CDC offers one HERE.

8.Register & attend a coaching clinic, make sure you get registered for a class ASAP, they fill up fast and we would like to have everyone registered for a class by 10/1. This MUST be done to be on the ice and on a team roster. You can find these classes here https://www.usahockey.com/coachingclinics.

9.Coaches obtaining a Level 4 will be valid for 3 seasons, coaches will need to take 5 hours of continuing education to advance the expiration to the next three-year cycle.