USA Hockey mandates helmets for coaches Helmet Legislation USA HOCKEY COACHING PROGRAM During the 2006 Annual Congress, USA Hockey’s board of directors passed new legislation mandating that all coaches and instructors wear helmets during on-ice sessions. The complete legislation, effective at the start of the 2006-07 season, reads as follows: All ice hockey coaches and instructors of registered USA Hockey Youth/High School, Disabled, Girls’/Women’s 19 & Under and below programs must properly wear an ice hockey helmet during all on-ice sessions, including practices, controlled scrimmages and coach and referee clinics (seminars). “Every year there are injuries to coaches that could have been prevented by wearing a helmet,” USA Hockey President Ron DeGregorio said of the change in policy. “This legislation represents a positive step forward for the safety of our coaches.” USA Hockey is committed to making the sport of ice hockey as safe as it can possibly be, and is constantly working on ways to make the sport safer. The link below can provide you, the coach, with valuable information regarding managing and preventing injuries.

Scott McFarland
270 485-9064
2011/2012 OYHA Coach in Chief 


Link to Evansville coaching clinics on October 15th and 16th here


New for 2011/2012 coaching requirements