SYHA COACHES MEETINGS 2009-10:

1. Sunday, 9/13, 5:30 pm, UNION College Garnet Room:  A kick off meeting where you will be able to complete your USA Hockey registration and NYSAHA screening with billing direct to SYHA - no reimbursements needed! :)
2. Sunday 6/14, 7pm, UNION College Garnet Room:  Guest Speakers Wally Bzdell, Nate Leaman, Ben Barr. Topic:  Setting Goals and Limits for your players.

SYHA COACHING REQUIREMENTS:

All head and assistant coaches AND helpers on the bench must:

1.         Be registered with USA Hockey as a player/coach for the current season.  Schenectady Youth Hockey Association will reimburse its rostered coaches for this expense.  Once you are registered and are listed on an approved USA Hockey team roster, it will trigger your accidental insurance coverage for that team's activities. 

           Click Here to register with USA Hockey.  When you receive your confirmation number, please email your USA Hockey confirmation with the bar code on it to Claire Oliver at coliver4@nycap.rr.com.

          If you are already registered with USA Hockey as a PLAYER/COACH through another organization or association (ie, a men's hockey league), please let us know.  You only have to register once, but we need to obtain information from you in order to put you on the roster.  Please note:  registration as an OFFICIAL is a separate process and does not fulfill the requirement to also register as a player/coach.

2.        Complete the NYSAHA Screening.  New York State Amateur Hockey Association requires that all rostered coaches and other helpers who have contact with the players complete an online screening process.  A few important things to note about this:

• Your screening is good for two seasons.  If we have your valid confirmation number from last year, you do not have to do this again this year.  To check if we have a confirmation number for you, contact Colleen Grabb at mgrabb@nycap.rr.com
• WARNING!!  MAKE SURE to WRITE DOWN YOUR CONFIRMATION NUMBER when you receive it at the end of the process!  You cannot go back and retrieve it again later, and you are not sent a confirmation by any other means.
• You will be asked for a major credit card and be billed $13 at the end of the process.  Schenectady Youth Hockey Association pays for this expense.  If you had to use your own credit card to complete your screening, send your request to be reimbursed, along with your confirmation number, to Colleen Grabb at mgrabb@nycap.rr.com. 
• Completing the screening process is very quick.  You will be asked to provide your SSN, name, address, and date of birth.   Click here to get started and follow the process below:
  •  click on "Screening Policy" on the left-side menu bar
  • scroll down the list and click on the link for "Screening Direct Link"
  • select Volunteer Self Screen
  • Security Code:  NYSAHA2008
  • From the drop down box, select "Schenectady YHA" and click Next
  • At the bottom of the Disclosure and Release page, type your name where it says "Signature" and SYHA where it says "Company"
  • Select the check box next to NYSAHA Volunteer program
  • Complete the requested information on each page and click next to complete the process.
  • WRITE DOWN YOUR CONFIRMATION NUMBER and email it to Colleen Grabb at mgrabb@nycap.rr.com.

3.         Obtain the appropriate USA Hockey Coaching Education Level.  USA Hockey requires that coaches attain the certification levels listed below by December 31st of the current season.  For more details regarding the USA Hockey Coaching Education Program, or to find clinics being offered nearby, click here.  Plan ahead!  Clinics are generally only offered from Sept-Nov in a handful of locations around the state.   Note:  When you register for a clinic, please use the exact same name as you did for your USA Hockey registration or the USA Hockey database will not contain your up to date coaching certification number.

          SYHA will reimburse our rostered coaches for the cost to be certified at the required level.  Please send your receipt showing the cost of your certification clinic to Colleen Grabb at mgrabb@nycap.rr.com.

          You may renew your Level 3 Certification by taking an online exam rather than attending a clinic.  Click on "Coaches" at  www.usahockey.com for more information.

           4.          All requests for reimbursements  will be processed in November.  Thank you very much for your time and efforts coaching our players, starting with all of these administrative items!